Carers' Council

The Carers' Council is an internal Trust committee established to enable carers and the Trust to work in partnership to develop and improve the services offered by the Trust.

Members of the council are either carers of current service users or those who have received services within the last three years.

The Carers' Council sets out a work programme each year which sees speakers attend meetings to give presentations on a variety of different topics, for example, Trust treatment priorities, getting people back to work and recovery strategies.

How to become a member

You are eligible to join the Carers' Council if you are caring for a person currently receiving services from the Trust or who has received services within the last three years.

If you would like to come along to a meeting to see what it is all about before deciding to join, please contact Gemma Bell on 01603 421191 or email gemma.bell@nsft.nhs.uk

If you decide to join the council after attending your first meeting, you will be asked to complete an eligibility form to confirm that you meet the eligibility requirements and to provide your contact details so that meeting papers can be sent to you. Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at Hellesdon Hospital.

2011 Meeting Dates and Venues