Next Open Forum
2.30pm Tuesday 6th JAugust 2024
Tuesday 6th August 2.30pm
Guest: NHS SLaM Quality Improvement Lead
Topic: Mental Health Act Reduction Project
Agenda
2.30pm: Introduction from the Chair
2.40pm: Your Shout
2.50pm: Voice of Change: Hear Us Campaign Project
3.05pm: Guest: SLaM Mental Health Act Reduction Project
3.35pm: Screen Break
3.45pm: Dates for your Dairy
4.00pm -4.30 pm: Prize Draw and Any Other Business
This month unfortunately we will no longer be joined by Victoria the Patient Engagement Lead from South Coast Ambulance Service as advertised.
Instead we will be joined by Cat from SlaM who is the Quality Improvement Lead. Cat will be speaking about the Mental Health Act Reduction Project. We will hear about how the project aims to reduce mental health sections. After the presentation there will be a group discussion. The MHA Project team are keen to get feedback on their project from Mental Health Service users and their Carers.
Voice of Change
We now have a new segment on the Open Forum. Hear Us’ new Campaigns Project segment, Voice of Change, is a platform dedicated to the voices of service users and community members of Croydon. This segment is a chance to:
Voice questions to SLaM staff, commissioners, or councillors.
Highlight issues you have heard about or experienced in mental health services.
Recommend campaigns for Hear Us to collaborate on with other organizations.
Advocate for the change you want to see.Learn about how to contribute to the campaigns project.
In line with the Hear Us ethos, our number one priority for campaigning is co-production with people who have lived experience of using and needing mental health services in Croydon. That is why we are urging all members of Hear Us to attend the Open Forum and share your perspective and insights during Voice of Change, because it is your voices that inspire change. No Campaign, No Gain!
The Hear Us Mental Health Open Forum is designed primarily for mental health service users to come together and discuss services that affect them. However, we welcome carers, staff and anyone interested in mental health to join us.
This forum allows us all to meet, ask questions and debate with commissioners and service providers. We invite statutory services like Croydon Council and SLaM (South London and Maudsley NHS Trust) as well as voluntary services such as Mind, The BME Forum and APCMH to name but a few.
Amy Kirksmith
Open Forum Coordinator
Hear Us
Orchard House
15a Purley Road
South Croydon
Surrey
CR2 6EZ
Tel: 020 8681 6888
Email: forum@hear-us.org
Webpage: www.hear-us.org/forum/