Mental health pilot scheme
A PROJECT by the 2gether NHS Foundation Trust is one of 30 from across the UK to be chosen for a national initiative to improve the quality of healthcare.
Selected for the Health Foundation's Shine programme, it is testing new approaches to delivering healthcare that will either support patients to be active partners in their own care, improve patient safety or improve quality while reducing costs.
The coaching for recovery project by 2gether will see the establishment of academic-style courses at venues in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire, educating people with long-term mental health conditions on ways they can improve and maintain their wellbeing.
Project lead and mental health nurse Tim Coupland, of 2gether, said: "We are delighted to have been chosen as one of just 30 projects nationally to participate in the Health Foundation's Shine programme this year."
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Terms: Terms and conditions are when order is complete in full 5% discount will be given with this voucher!
Contact: 01452 223149
Valid until: Sunday, June 30 2013
Each course will run for a maximum of five days, with approximately 15 students attending each course.
Comments
by bonnie54
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 1:48PM
“Will believe this when I see it! Another course (amongst all the many others) is just not always the answer, & I speak from 5 years of bitter experience. Each case should be taken on it's own merits and if the patient needs one to one interaction, then that is what they should get (not always forthcoming), also when the course (being made to do), clearly has not benefited, then clearly further signposting should be made (which seldom is). In short, listen to what the patient is saying, not tell them what & how they are feeling or what they should be doing or thinking. Also, why tell patients to fill in the IAPT PHQ-9 Questionnaire then ignore the disturbing results, & even going as far to put said results in writing to the patient, whilst still not doing anything about it! (again through long term bitter experience). You may be lucky enough for letters of help to be sent to your clinician, only to get them all ignored. Why not even ask the patient what they want or need (now there's logic for you, probably too logical)! Good luck on this one!”