Kent Hope is a newly formed Community Interest Company. They currently offer a range of services for residents in the Canterbury district including psychodynamic counselling, drama therapy, music workshops, meditation, tai-chi and holistic therapies; all for a small donation of £3/£5.
Read more on their website.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Service user and carer involvement - 15 Steps Challenge
We all know that first impressions count and when walking on to a
hospital ward the first “15 Steps” will give you an impression of what
is happening on the ward. The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
are developing the 15 Steps Challenge, a tool to support ward walk
arounds, looking at productive wards from the patient perspective. The
programme identifies simple things like protecting meal times,
protecting drug rounds and preventing interruptions at staff handovers.
The Strategic Health Authority (SHA) are working with mental health trusts across the south of England in developing this tool for mental health, as it was originally developed for Acute Trusts. The Kent & Medway Partnership Trust (KMPT) have adapted this tool slightly to fit in with the productive mental health ward and will be part of the SHA’s work, but in the meantime will use the tool developed.
The process will be that a team of people consisting of non-executive directors, carers and services users, directors, service managers etc. will visit one to two wards every month to audit against the 15 steps criteria (no more that 4 people will be in any team). A programme will be produced and co-ordinated through the Compliance and Risk Management Team who will also work in getting teams together. A briefing session will then be delivered by the Deputy Director of Nursing to the teams.
The dates for the team briefings aimed at a more in-depth explanation of the process are 11th April in Canterbury at 2pm for 90 minutes &10th April at West Malling at 2pm for 90 minutes.
Anyone interested in getting involved in the team visits should contact Janet Lloyd, PPCI Manager Kent & Medway Partnership Trust, via email or on 01227 812034
The Strategic Health Authority (SHA) are working with mental health trusts across the south of England in developing this tool for mental health, as it was originally developed for Acute Trusts. The Kent & Medway Partnership Trust (KMPT) have adapted this tool slightly to fit in with the productive mental health ward and will be part of the SHA’s work, but in the meantime will use the tool developed.
The process will be that a team of people consisting of non-executive directors, carers and services users, directors, service managers etc. will visit one to two wards every month to audit against the 15 steps criteria (no more that 4 people will be in any team). A programme will be produced and co-ordinated through the Compliance and Risk Management Team who will also work in getting teams together. A briefing session will then be delivered by the Deputy Director of Nursing to the teams.
The dates for the team briefings aimed at a more in-depth explanation of the process are 11th April in Canterbury at 2pm for 90 minutes &10th April at West Malling at 2pm for 90 minutes.
Anyone interested in getting involved in the team visits should contact Janet Lloyd, PPCI Manager Kent & Medway Partnership Trust, via email or on 01227 812034
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Wine and Wisdom evening
Don't miss the Wine and Wisdom evening, this Friday 16 March!
A Friends for Mental Health (East Kent) Fund-raising Event
FRIDAY 16 MARCH 2012
7.00pm for 7.30pm start
Main Hall St Martin’s Hospital, Canterbury CT1 1AZ
Admission £6.00 per person which includes supper
RAFFLE
To book your place or table please phone 01227 812042
COME ALONG AND JOIN IN THE FUN
A Friends for Mental Health (East Kent) Fund-raising Event
FRIDAY 16 MARCH 2012
7.00pm for 7.30pm start
Main Hall St Martin’s Hospital, Canterbury CT1 1AZ
Admission £6.00 per person which includes supper
RAFFLE
To book your place or table please phone 01227 812042
COME ALONG AND JOIN IN THE FUN
Are you a mental health service user or carer?
Would you like to ask a question or raise an issue about Kent & Medway Partnership Trust (KMPT) services with senior management?
Andy Oldfield, Assistant Director for East Kent Community Services
Cathy Nyemeck, Service Manager for Canterbury, Coastal & Swale Recovery Services
Michelle Webb, Service Manager for Canterbury, Coastal & Swale Access Services
will be available to talk to you on 30th May 2012, from 2.30pm - 4:30pm
at
Main Hall, St Martin’s Hospital,
Littlebourne Road, Canterbury, CT1 1AZ
Andy Oldfield, Assistant Director for East Kent Community Services
Cathy Nyemeck, Service Manager for Canterbury, Coastal & Swale Recovery Services
Michelle Webb, Service Manager for Canterbury, Coastal & Swale Access Services
will be available to talk to you on 30th May 2012, from 2.30pm - 4:30pm
at
Main Hall, St Martin’s Hospital,
Littlebourne Road, Canterbury, CT1 1AZ
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