Run, walk or stroll for South London and Maudsley
Posted: August 8, 2014 Filed under: Events, Opportunities - Voluntary | Tags: cricket, events, fundrasing, Opportunity, Royal parks Half marathon, Run, south london and maudsley, Sports, walk or stroll for South London and Maudsley Leave a commentDo you love running or know someone who does?
We’re looking for people to run, jog or stroll for South London and Maudsley, and help us to provide even more world class care that goes above and beyond. Whatever your level of fitness, we’ve got two great upcoming events that you can take part in.
Royal Parks Half Marathon, 13.1 miles – Sunday 12 October. *Registration closes Wednesday 20 August*
This is one of the most scenic half marathons in the running calendar, taking in some of the best sights of central London. Check out the photos from 2013.
Visit our website for more information. Or, sign up today for just £50, and try to raise £400.
Or, if you’re not ready for a half marathon but still want to get involved, please join us at the first ever Kia Oval 5k Fun Run on Saturday 13 September. Whether you love to run or prefer to stroll, we’re inviting everyone to the official test ground for the England Cricket Team. Visit our website to register and for more information.
*Early bird registration closes Wednesday 13 August and under 16s take part for FREE!*
Do you know someone who’d like to take part in either of these events? If so, please forward this email on. Our events are open to everyone!
With best wishes,
Paul Munro
Events Manager
020 7848 7431
Mental Health Training – this week Thursday
Posted: February 25, 2014 Filed under: Southwark, Training | Tags: Course, Healthwatch, Healthwatch lambeth, Healthwatch Southwark, Mental health awareness, Mental Health Training, Opportunity, Service Users, south london and maudsley, Training 1 CommentHello there
Healthwatch Southwark has got five free (no cost)n spaces for Mental Health Awareness Training that is happening this Thursday 27th February from 9.30am- 2pm. As one of our priorities is around Mental Health we thought it useful to know about the basics around the subject. More details are attached.
Mental Health Awareness course Feb 2014
Sorry for the short notice but if you are interested please get in contact with either me, Chip or Sec-Chan- 020 7358 7005. This is joint training with members of Healthwatch Lambeth delivered by service users and South London and Maudsley staff.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Alvin
Alvin Kinch | Healthwatch Southwark Manager | Healthwatch Southwark | 1 Addington Square, Camberwell, London, SE5 0HF | d: 020 7358 7005 | t: 020 7358 7020 | f: 0845 305 2160 | www.healthwatchsouthwark.co.uk
Like discussing issues and finding solutions? Join our Small Groups Network– 25th Feb
‘1000 lives’ – Tell us your story to improve health services, Healthwatch Southwark is listening!
More groups have shared their work for the Value the VCS campaign, view the film clips here. value@casouthwark.org.uk @valuethevcs
After the meeting about adult mental health services
Posted: February 10, 2014 Filed under: Lewisham | Tags: adult mental health services, Anxiety & Personality Disorder treatment team, consultant psychiatrist, Crisisandassessment, GPs, Home treatment services, lewisham, Lewisham Mental Health & Wellbeing Stakeholders, Mind, mood, NHS mental health services, Service Users, south london and maudsley, summary of discussions Leave a commentHello everyone,
I am emailing as you took the time to come to a meeting about mental health services in Lewisham, or you have expressed interest in being kept informed as the work progresses.
For those that were able to come on Jan 14th, – thank you for coming to hear the update and give your views.
I have attached a summary of the discussions that we had and the information that was given. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you would like any more information about this work. There are a number of documents and reports available.
summary of discussions Jan 15th 2014
With best wishes,
Alice
Alice Glover
Patient & Public Involvement Lead – Mood Anxiety & Personality CAG and Psychological Medicine CAG
email: alice.glover@slam.nhs.uk tel: 020 3228 0959
113 Denmark Hill |The Maudsley Hospital | Denmark Hill | London | SE5 8AZ
Jobs and one voluntary opportunity
Posted: February 5, 2014 Filed under: Job Vacancies, Opportunities - Voluntary | Tags: Bromely & Lewisham, Croydon, Drug and Alcohol Recovery worker, Job vacancies, Leading Mental Health Charity, Menatl Health Support Worker, NHS Job Index, Opportunities, Peer Support Coordinator, Peer Support Manager, south london and maudsley, Voluntary, Volunteer Data Service Administrator Leave a commentSome job Ads may very expire soon
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Department Co-ordinator – Leading Mental Health Charity
http://www.mind.org.uk/vacancies-and-volunteering/department-co-ordinator/
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Bromley & Lewisham Mind: Peer Support Manager
http://www.mind.org.uk/vacancies-and-volunteering/bromley-lewisham-mind-peer-support-manager/
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Bromley & Lewisham Mind: Peer Support Coordinator
http://www.mind.org.uk/vacancies-and-volunteering/bromley-lewisham-mind-peer-support-coordinator/
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PR & Communications Officer
Location: Southwark, London
(CALM, the campaign against living miserably, is a charity dedicated to preventing male suicide in the UK, which accounts for around 77% of all suicides.)
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Drug and Alcohol Recovery Worker–South East London
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Discharge Co-ordinator
EmployerKing’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
http://jobs.kch.nhs.uk/job/-v300307?_ts=28
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NHS Job Index (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust)
http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/cgi-bin/advsearch?vpd_code=334
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Volunteer Data Service Administrator – North Westminster Drug & Alcohol Service
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Mental Health Support Worker – Croydon
Via Matthew
Review & Proposals for changes to The Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Trust-Wide Internal Structure & The Involvement Register
Posted: October 1, 2013 Filed under: News | Tags: CAGs, involvement register, Mental Health Foundation, Opportunities, Patient and Public involvement, peer review, ppi, Proposal, Review, service user advisory group, Service user feedback, SLaM Feedback, SLaM Twig Ops, south london and maudsley, SUAGs, Volunteer opportunities Leave a commentSummary
Review & Proposals for changes to:
The Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Trust-Wide Internal Structure
&
The Involvement Register
Summary of Key Changes:
South London and Maudsley Mental Health Foundation Trust is reviewing its Trust-wide Patient and Public Involvement Structures. We want to hear your views on them.
The key proposed changes are:
- The introduction of a new Patient Experience Group with responsibility for overseeing and co-ordinating all PPI (public and patient involvement) activity in the Trust. Trust Wide Involvement Group (TWIG) – Operations and the Trust Wide Involvement Group (TWIG) will be absorbed in to this group. Local CAG Service User Advisory Groups (SUAGs) activity will not be affected by these changes although the development for the new PEG governance should improve Trust wide effectiveness of the CAG’s SUAGs.
- Improvements to the Involvement Register to make it more efficient and to open up opportunities to more people. The key changes are:
- A tightening of the criteria relating to people who are suitable to join the IR
- Clearer definitions on what activities will attract payment via the IR
- Individuals will be allowed to work up to 30 hours a month limit via the Involvement Register. This will not affect most IR members.
- Introduction of two payment rates – £10 an hour for most activities and £15 an hour for more complex work such as chairing meetings.
- To review members every 2 years to assess support and developmental needs.
- Every 2 years review the membership of internal service user and carer meetings. For example, the tenure of Chair or Co-Chair should be assessed every 2 years.
- Strengthening of the support and supervision provided to people on the involvement register
- Developing the availability of training and our links with the recovery college
- Increased signposting to other opportunities such as volunteering and employment opportunities.
- PPI initiative to enable staff across the trust to understand and utilise the re-development of Real Reward and Recognition policy.
These recommendations are first and foremost as a direct result of The Francis Report (2013). However, these recommendations are influenced from a number of engagement/ consultation focus groups with service users, carers, and staff over a considerable period of time, which includes informal discussions and anecdotal evidence from all parties. In principle, the recommendations have been agreed by the Trust Executive following an engagement process
For more detail, please read the full Public and Patient Involvement document. This can be accessed on the SLAM website and the TWIG Ops Blog.
We would now like to hear your feedback. You can do this in the following ways:
– Attend our feedback event on Thursday 14th November, Ortus Centre, 10-12 followed by lunch. Book your place by contacting Mariana Bakewell (Tel: 020 3228 1667/ PPITeam@Slam.nhs.uk)
– Send your written comments to Dr Ray Johannsen-Chapman (Strategic Lead for PPI),
– Talk to one of the PPI Leads – contact details are below.
The dead line for feedback is Friday 22nd November.
Full document here as PDF: ThePPIIRReview-1
Above summary here as a PDF: SummaryPPI&IRReview-1
Bupa partners with NHS for mental health services
Posted: September 11, 2013 Filed under: News | Tags: BUPA, Bupa Partners, Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Mental Health, mental health services, NHS Foundation Trust, south london and maudsley, Tavistock & Portman NHS 1 CommentBupa has announced it will partner with South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust to provide mental health services.
The two foundation trusts will provide clinical advice on mental health services to Bupa, to help it achieve its ambition to be “a world leader in mental healthcare” according to a statement.
The organisations involved have expressed hope that the partnership will help build understanding of the relationship between mental and physical health and how integrated services for mental health can be developed.
Dr Katrina Herren, medical director of Bupa Health Funding, said: “Through our work with the Tavistock & Portman and South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts we are looking forward to significantly improving and differentiating Bupa’s mental health services.”
Via http://www.healthinvestor.co.uk via Matthew
Mood, Anxiety & Personality Services – SLaM mental health service user and carer advisory group – summary of discussions – August 2013
Posted: September 6, 2013 Filed under: Good practice, News | Tags: advisory group, carer, Community mental health service, discussion, Feedback, MAP CAG Advisory Group, MAP CAG Brief, Mental Health, mood anxiety & personality cag, Psychological Medicine, Service user feedback, service user involvement, SLaM, south london and maudsley Leave a commentHello all,
The departments that manage the services at South London & Maudsely NHS Foundation Trust have ‘advisory groups’ where service users and carers come together to advise on and discuss developments. The Mood, Anxiety & Personality (MAP) department advisory group produces a brief summary of their discussions. The purpose is to let interested people know what is being discussed. Please circulate as appropriate.
With best wishes,
Alice
Alice Glover
Patient & Public Involvement Lead – Mood Anxiety & Personality CAG and Psychological Medicine CAG
email: alice.glover@slam.nhs.uk tel: 020 3228 0959
113 Denmark Hill |The Maudsley Hospital | Denmark Hill | London | SE5 8AZ
The Service User and Carer Advisory Group is part of the Mood, Anxiety & Personality (MAP) Clinical Academic Group – an organisational structure which manages services for mood, anxiety & personality disorder across the South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM). Most advisory Group members have experience of using mental health services or of being a family member/carer of someone who does. Other members include senior managers. We meet every month and our aim is to keep the views of service users at the heart of all service developments and improvements. To make sure that people know what we are discussing in our meetings we have developed this short briefing sheet:
1) Six service user/carer consultants were present at the August meeting, plus the Clinical Governance Project Officer, the Deputy Director and the Head of Pathways for Lambeth Community Services. Apologies were received from 6 service user/carer consultants and one staff member.
2) 2 group members have met with the deputy director to generate ideas for the development of personality disorder services. This follows work from the recent steering group.
3) A group member and the clinical governance officer presented their work to assess people’s experience of reception/waiting areas in community mental health teams/ resource centres. Some of the issues raised included the difficulties of talking through a glass barrier, the difficulties of old buildings, inconsistency of information displayed and quality of welcome. The advisory group will offer feedback on the recommendations which will be discussed at a senior management meeting in September.
4) We discussed ways to encourage teams to engage more people in completing satisfaction questionnaires. Some of our ideas included using peer supporters to get feedback, and giving people the opportunity to give feedback online.
5) 3 group members will be accompanying staff on visits to check the quality of services.
6) We heard that the working group for patient information in psychological therapies services has completed the leaflet for people referred to the service. It is now with the borough services which will be adding local information prior to printing. In September, the group will start work on a leaflet about different types of therapies and a welcome pack for people who have been assessed.
7) The working group for service user experience in psychological therapies has finished an exercise to get wider feedback on proposed quality indicators for the service. Members of the working group will present the quality indicators to staff at the Integrated Psychological Therapies Team operational meeting.
8) 2 members of the group have met with the Consultant Psychiatrist who is leading work to develop pathways for bi-polar and recurrent depression disorders. They will be part of a steering group working on this. Further work will include focus groups to start the process of understanding peoples experience of using services.
PDF here: Briefing Sheet August 2013
Recovery College Manager Post…
Posted: September 3, 2013 Filed under: Job Vacancies | Tags: Job Opportunity, Job Vacancy, NHS, Opportunities, Recovery College, Recovery college Manager post, SLaM, south london and maudsley Leave a comment…is now up on the NHS Jobs site: http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/cgi-bin/vacdetails.cgi?selection=913181711
Best Wishes
Tony Holmes
Social Inclusion and Recovery Volunteer
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Maudsley Charity
Corporate OT | 1st Floor Admin | MaudsleyHospital | Denmark Hill | London | SE5 8AZ
Telephone: 020 3228 2175
Community Mental Wellbeing Event – Audio
Posted: August 27, 2013 Filed under: Audio / video / reflections / talks, Carers, Events, Southwark | Tags: Carers, maudsley hospital, mental wellbeing, ORTUS, Service Users, south london and maudsley Leave a commentAn audio blog of this event by Matthew.
THe Community Mental Wellbeing Event was held at ORTUS, Maudsley Learning Centre, Maudsley Hospital on 23rd August 2013.
Empowering Family and Carers Event – 30 July 2013
Posted: August 17, 2013 Filed under: Audio / video / reflections / talks, Carers, Croydon, Events | Tags: Carers, Carers Trust, Croydon, family and carers, Mind in Croydon, SLaM, south london and maudsley, suite, triangle of care 2 CommentsAn audio blog by Matthew.
This event was held at Mind in Croydon to inform and support carers. There were presetations and also opportunities for carers to talk to professionals about Care and Treatment, Welfare and Benefits, Patient Advice and Liason Service, Peer Support and lots more… Mind in Croydon provided delicious refreshments and made us all feel very welcome.
This is a lovely and personal audio blog by Matthew who helped to run the event and did a great job taking photos and recording audios of the presentation.
There are also photos of this event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.593758800666890.1073741849.476820022360769&type=3
Kate Hoey “furious” about plans to merge local hospitals
Posted: March 15, 2013 Filed under: News | Tags: Guy's, Guy's and St Thomas', Kate Hoey, King's Health partners, Kings College Hospital, merger, south london and maudsley, The King's Fund Leave a commentVauxhall Labour MP Kate Hoey has launched a blistering attack on plans to create the biggest NHS trust in England by merging Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals with King’s College Hospital and the South London and Maudsley mental health trust.
Speaking in a Commons debate on transparency in the NHS on Thursday afternoon, Ms Hoey said: “What has been called the King’s Health Partners has sought to bring together the research work at King’s College medical school with others, and the body is now growing to be almost an entity in itself, making decisions, sending out publicity and getting further and further away from the foundation trust.”
She added: “One thing the King’s Health Partners are doing in the name of foundation trusts is steamrolling ahead to bring about a merger of Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals, which is a huge trust, King’s College Hospital, which is another huge trust, and the South London and Maudsley trust. It is believed that the merger will somehow lead to a “world-class” – I do not know how many times members have heard the term – hospital.
“I am furious and angry – as are, I think, all five of the MPs representing the area – at how this merger has been handled.
“The lack of openness has been appalling and there has been no public board meetings or disclosure of information about the proposed changes. The proposals have been either badly put forward or not put forward at all.
“The board at Guy’s and St Thomas’ has an occasional surreal meeting as a showcase for public involvement, but it never discusses the real issues. It opens meetings for the public only when it suits the board.”
Ms Hoey said she had recently received a letter from their chairman of Guy’s and St Thomas’, Sir Hugh Taylor, who “wrote to say that the project is forging ahead with a full business case”.
“William McKee, who brought together trusts in Northern Ireland, has been appointed and we are told that he is going to spend at least £5 million to bring about the business case to show why this will be such a wonderful idea,” said the MP.
“Simon Hughes and I have written back asking who is actively responsible, how the money from the different bodies is being allocated, what the precise budget will be and how it will be spent by whom. The whole accountability thing is there in a nutshell. Who is actually accountable?
“Does the Secretary of State have any say whatsoever? No. Apparently he is only interested if the move will clearly not be good for patients in clinical terms.
“I know that the establishment of such a large trust will be totally against the interests of people. Trusts cannot operate on such a large scale. One chief nurse cannot be responsible for all those hospitals.”
Health think tank The King’s Fund recently carried out a review of the merger proposals. It warned that if the merger does not proceed then the status quo may be unsustainable as the pressures on the NHS increase. The report also noted that the anticipated benefits of the merger needed to be better explained in order for local stakeholders to feel confident that they would be achieved.
#RT via http://www.london-se1.co.uk
King’s Health Partners: hospital merger could be completed in 2014
Posted: July 31, 2012 Filed under: News | Tags: Guy's and St Thomas', King's Health partners, Kings College Hospital, merger, news, south london and maudsley Leave a commentPlans to merge Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust with King’s College Hospital and the South London and Maudsley Trust have moved a step closer.
The boards of Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS foundation trusts have each agreed to continue exploring plans for an organisational merger and a strengthened partnership with King’s College London, their joint academic partner.
The proposal is set out in a strategic outline case which was approved by each of the boards and King’s College London, although the college would not be a legal partner in any merger.
“The new organisation would mean better care for our patients, a faster translation of research into treatments and an integration of mental and physical health rarely seen elsewhere,” says Professor Sir Robert Lechler, executive director of King’s Health Partners.
“It would give us the opportunity to create a world leading institution, capable of attracting the best clinicians, that our patients, communities and staff can be proud of.”
If a full business case for this proposal is approved by the boards of the organisations and the regulators, the merger could take legal effect in 2014 – though the partners have warned that uncertainty created by the Government’s NHS reforms could delay the process.
The new organisation would have a turnover of about £2.6 billion and around 29,000 staff, but – it is claimed – would be structured so that decisions were taken locally, giving staff greater autonomy and making the organisation more accountable to its patients and commissioners.
The partners have also made clear that key services such as accident and emergency and maternity units would still be provided at both St Thomas’ Hospital and King’s College Hospital.
SLaM moves closer to merger with Guy’s, St Thomas’ and King’s hospitals
Posted: February 22, 2012 Filed under: News | Tags: academic health sciences, Guy's, health sciences centre, King's Health partners, nhs trusts, south london and maudsley, St Thomas' Leave a commentKing’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) was set up in 2009 as a joint organisation comprising three NHS trusts – Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley – and King’s College London.
Now all four partner organisations have unanimously endorsed a recommendation from the King’s Health Partners Board to prepare a strategic outline case to assess the benefits, costs and risks of establishing a single organisation.
“What we are considering isn’t just another NHS merger – not only are we approaching this from a position of strength financially, but we will be creating a totally new type of organisation that brings closely together mental and physical healthcare with research, education and training at its highest level,” says Professor Robert Lechler, executive director of King’s Health Partners.
“Working as one, alongside our university partner King’s College London, will mean we have the potential to fully transform the delivery of healthcare to our local patients and beyond, creating a system rated amongst the best in the world.
“This is a hugely significant moment for our AHSC. However, it is only the first step along the road to integration. As we develop the strategic outline case we will be engaging with staff and patients as well as healthcare providers and commissioners in south London to ensure that our new organisation is able to deliver the very best patient care possible and speed up the time it takes for research discoveries to become routine clinical practice.”