Service User Involvement

How can you get involved?

The Trust actively encourages involvement from service users and carers in the running of the Trust and the development of services. Here are some of the ways in which you can get involved:

Joining the Trust’s Service Users’ Council
Being a member of one of our committees, steering groups or project teams
Sitting on interview panels for new staff or for promotions
Being a member of the Trust
Being a governor of the Trust

We are pleased to hear from anyone who is or has been an in-patient or out-patient within the last four years. We are particularly keen to hear from young people, elderly and disabled people and people from ethnic minorities.

Events/Groups to join:

Research and Development Service User Group

This meets bi-monthly. This group provides an opportunity for service users and carers to give their views on current mental health research related issues. Next meeting on Thursday 18 March in the Eaton Room at Hellesdon Hospital. For further details, please telephone 01603 421552.

Service Users’ Council

The Service Users' Council is an internal Trust committee established to enable service users and the Trust to work in partnership to develop and improve the services offered by the Trust. Members of the council are either current service users or those who have received services within the last four years

Dementia Focus Group

This meets bi-monthly at The Julian Day Treatment Service, Julian Hospital, Bowthorpe Road, Norwich. At the meetings you will hear about various dementia projects, keep updated on local initiatives and have the opportunity to network with other carers, representatives from voluntary organizations, such as the Alzheimer's Society and Norfolk Link, as well as representatives from Norfolk PCT, people with dementia and staff within the Mental Health Service. Meeting dates for 2010: 7 April, 2 June, 4 August, 6 October, 1 December. If you would like to attend any of the meetings, please call 01603 421686. The Dementia Focus Group welcomes carers and people with dementia.