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Food Provision In Nottingham (Homeless & Vulnerable)

Locations:

"How The Workforce Can Support Recovery" *

Recovery: from research evidence to clinical practice and organisational transformation

Health Service and Population Research Summer School, at King's College London

A five day course with various lecturers, including, on day four, Dr Julie Repper, (Director of the Nottingham Recovery College), on the topic of "how the workforce can support recovery"

Date: Mon June 25th until Fri June 29th 2012

'Some experience of the mental health system will be needed, but the course is intended to be relevant to mental health staff from any professional background; service managers; students; clinical, academic and service user researchers.'

Organiser: Dr Mike Slade

Faculty: Prof Dinesh Bhugra, Dr Jed Boardman, Prof Tom Craig, Sally Gomme, Dr John Larsen, Dr Julie Repper, Dr Glenn Roberts, Dr Diana Rose, Dr Prof Geoff Shepherd, Dr Heather Straughan, Prof Graham Thornicroft

Day 1 Monday June 25th "What is recovery?" (Lectures) Six sessions: 1) What is personal recovery? (Lecturer: Dr Mike Slade ~ 9.30-10.30am); BREAK: 10.30 until 11am; 2) Recovery and user-led research (Lecturer: Dr Diana Rose ~ 11am-12 noon); 3) Recovery and peer leadership (Lecturer: Dr Heather Straughan ~ 12-1pm); LUNCH: 1pm until 2pm; 4) Recovery and psychosis (Lecturer: Professor Tom Craig ~ 2-3pm); 5) Recovery and culture (Lecturer: Professor Dinesh Bhugra ~ 3-4pm); BREAK: 4pm until 4.15pm; 6) Recovery and stigma (Professor Graham Thornicroft ~ 4.15-5.15pm); 5.15pm - SOCIAL - Drinks at a local pub	Day 2 Tuesday June 26th "How workers can support recovery" A workshop divided into four parts, throughout the day: 9.30am until 5.15pm Lecturer: Dr Glenn Roberts
Day 3 Wednesday June 27th "How teams can support recovery" A workshop divided into four parts, throughout the day: 9.30am until 5.15pm Lecturers: Dr John Larsen & Sally Gomme	Day 4 Thursday June 28th "How the workforce can support recovery" A workshop divided into four parts, throughout the day: 9.30am until 5.15pm Lecturer: Dr Julie Repper
Day 5 Friday June 29th "How the organisation can support recovery" A workshop divided into four parts, throughout the day: 9.30am until 5.15pm Lecturers: Professor Geoff Shepherd & Dr Jed Boardman	Further Information For more details: http://goo.gl/phkTp Course overview: http://goo.gl/yWqeZ Recovery reading list for this short course: http://goo.gl/ZWElv

Venue: Seminar Room 1 (Ground Floor), David Goldberg Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, Denmark Hill Campus, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF

Contact Form page of King's College London: http://goo.gl/7C7G6

Cost: Standard Fee £1,000, Student Fee: £750. Application closing date: Tuesday 19th June 2012

Dementia Awareness Week 2012

'Remember The Person' Behind The Dementia

Sunday May 20th to Saturday 26th May

Dementia Awareness Week takes places in England, Northern Ireland and Wales between the 20th and 26th May. The Alzheimer's Society says:

'Remember the person is our annual flagship awareness-raising campaign. It's our big opportunity to raise awareness and understanding of dementia and to get people to 'remember the person' behind the dementia'

'Tea For Two' Fundraising Ideas: http://goo.gl/8hyxx

YouTube Caroline's story - Remember the person - Dementia Awareness Week 2012: http://goo.gl/tnIYC

Five things you should know about dementia: http://goo.gl/cn6iP

Alzheimer's Society services in Nottinghamshire: http://goo.gl/grLEB

Mental Health And Police Custody

The Care And Management Of Detainees With Mental Health Problems

'Approximately half of all deaths in, or following police custody involve detainees with some form of mental health problem.' IPCC

It is vital for increased multi-agency working to improve practices in the care and management of these detainees

Online Resources:

BBC News website, a report by Angus Stickler: Deaths in custody 'understated': http://goo.gl/DXqXJ

BBC Radio 4: File on Four - 'Police Restraint' ~ a podcast: http://goo.gl/ysMZQ

Read the transcript to Angus Stickler's report: http://goo.gl/uKavh

It includes the use of the term 'Excited Delirium' to explain some deaths.. There are disagreements among medical professionals about this diagnosis

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism ~ Deaths in Police Custody: ‘Excited delirium’ or ‘sudden-in-custody-death-syndrome’: http://goo.gl/HBr0n

'National Statistician’s Review of IPCC statistics on deaths during or following police contact': http://goo.gl/2SMDu

'Safer Detention of People with Mental Health Problems - Half-Day Briefing': http://goo.gl/I1jZ5

Date: Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Venue: Central London

One of the speakers is Darren Eaton, Clinical Lead - 136 Suite, Nottinghamshire PCT; others include: Sean Duggan, Chief Executive, Centre for Mental Health; Kevin Huish, Custody and Mental Health Lead, The Police Federation; Jim Symington, Former Deputy Director, National Mental Health Development Unit; and Michael Brown, Inspector, West Midlands Police

Self Help Nottingham Network Event

Click the logo, above, to go to Self Help Nottingham's website

Self Help Nottingham Hosted A Mental Health SHGs Network Event

Venue: Self Help Nottingham, Ormiston House, 32-36 Pelham Street, Nottingham NG1 2EG

Date: Thursday 3rd May 2012

Time: 2.30pm until 4.30pm

The 'Mental Health Self Help Groups Network Event' helped to connect various mental health self help groups with each other. A number of groups were represented, including Notts Peer To Peer Network (NP2PN)

Garry Bevis, (Service Manager, Acute Care Network), was a guest speaker from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. He held a question and answer session, where many topics were raised

One answer to a question of why SPAN closed last year, was that it was closed on purely financial grounds.(If you would like to know more about SPAN, please see the SPAN page.)

There were many other interesting topics raised. Garry talked about the mental health reforms currently being rolled out and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. He also talked about how the Commissioning Board, who will oversee the Clinical Commissioning Group's (CCG'S), such as Principia Rushcliffe who will be one among the other CCG's in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire that will be responsible for health services, both mental and physical

A big thanks was given to Garry. After he left, there was a round of updates from groups and to 'boast about our achievements'. The groups' representatives gave a brief description of their groups

In the final part of the event, Caroline Bell (Groups Training and Development Manager) and her assistant Laura Marano (Groups Training and Development Worker) briefly took us through the 'Five Ways to Wellbeing' from the New Economics Foundation (NEF). To find out more, see our news item about the 5 ways to wellbeing, further down this page, or click this link: http://goo.gl/gckn2

Members of the NP2PN group thought the meeting, our first, was very helpful. Although the heating was a bit high in the room.

Self Help Nottingham Website: http://goo.gl/YqFtE

(Don't forget that this is Self Help Nottingham's 30th year. Thank you for being there!)

To see the Health and Social Care Act 2012: http://goo.gl/DHgBN (PDF file - 454 pages)

Innes England are the sale agents. Their advert above

Details of the Sale on Innes England Website

The advert says: 'Health Care, Land (residential), Residential conversion opportunity. 11,657 square feet (1,083 sq metres)'

'The Cedars, Foster Drive, Mansfield Road, Nottingham' (NG5 3FP)

'Former rehabilitation unit with attractive grounds suitable for residential development (subject to planning)'

Innes England website not as user friendly for getting the details. Therefore, estategazette.com was used

estatesgazette.com website has details of the asking price: http://goo.gl/5sgtP

Freehold Asking price: £2,750,000 (GBP)

This is next to the former 'SPAN' rehabilitation education centre grounds. Is 'SPAN' site for sale next?

What do you think? Leave any comments on Notts Peer To Peer Network's (NP2PN) Forum: http://goo.gl/cYlHo

Nottingham Recovery College And Summer 2012 Prospectus

Nottingham Recovery College, Based at Duncan Macmillan House (above)

(Formerly The Nottingham Recovery Education Centre and based at 702 Mansfield Road, Sherwood, Nottingham, NG5 3FW)

The Nottingham Recovery College Hub:

Duncan Macmillan House, Porchester Road, Mapperley, Nottingham NG3 6AA

It is open to students from 10am until 4pm Mon-Fri (If a course starts before these times, the college will be open)

The hub (headquarters) for the newly named Nottingham Recovery College, (formerly the Nottingham Recovery Education Centre), has a range of courses on offer and resources for students

They also have a student union, which has a growing range of clubs and societies. Or you can 'start your own social event.' Once you have gone through the enrolment process, and if you want to become a student union member, you can pick up your Student Union card on the following days: Mon, between 10am and 1pm; Weds, between 1pm and 4pm; and Fri 12.30pm and 3pm

Course Venues:

Duncan Macmillan House, Porchester Road, Mapperley, Nottingham NG3 6AA

Clifton Centre, Southchurch Drive, Clifton, Nottingham NG11 8AB

702 Mansfield Road, Sherwood, Nottingham NG5 3FW

Tel: 0115 956 0827

Nottingham Recovery College Summer 2012 Term Prospectus

The Summer Prospectus 2012 above, (April to July 2011) with 46 Courses ~ Not available for download

The Courses Are Divide Into Five Sections

Each section has a variety of courses

1) Understanding Experience of Mental Health Issues, Treatment and Options ~ 11 courses

2) Building your Life with Mental Health Issues and Challenges ~ 18 courses

3) Developing Skills ~ 10 courses

4) Getting Involved (including a page on 'Other Ways To Get Involved') ~ 5 courses

5) Families, Friends and Loved Ones ~ 2 courses

For a list of all the courses, please click this link: http://goo.gl/s9uBV

Most course are at Duncan Macmillan House, but a few are at the Clifton Centre, Southchurch Drive, Clifton, Nottingham, or 702 Mansfield Road, Sherwood, Nottingham

Animals And Human Mental Health

Animals And Human Mental Health ~ Research

Some information about how animals may help people with a mental health problem

Stonebridge City Farm, a place to enjoy animals and plants

Stonebridge city farm, in Nottingham: Registered charity number:1125245

Click the cow above to see a YouTube video of a day out by Notts Peer To Peer Network (NP2PN)

There is another YouTube video of the same event, but with no sound and occasional text for people with hearing disabilities

To go to the Notts Peer To Peer Network's YouTube Channel: http://goo.gl/yfqvm

A few essential bits of information for Stonebridge City Farm

Enjoy a day out at Stonebridge City Farm: Free Admission! Opening times: 10am until 4pm (Sundays open at 11am)

Stonebridge City Farm website: http://goo.gl/Op3v2

Address: Stonebridge Road, St Anns, Nottingham NG3 2FR

Tel: 0115 950 5113

Protection For Vulnerable Adults

BBC Panorama Programme ~ Dementia Patient Abused In Care Home

A daughter secretly filmed her mother's room in a London care home (Ash Court Care Centre)

The BBC website for Panorama says: 'Panorama reveals the appalling treatment of an elderly care home resident with dementia, captured on film after a concerned relative hid a secret camera. The abuse - in a care home passed as "excellent" by the national regulator, the Care Quality Commission - has led to five care workers being sacked, with one pleading guilty to assault.'

It was screened on BBC1 (Mon 23rd April 2012 at 8.30pm), called 'Panorama Undercover: Elderly Care with Fiona Phillips'

To view the programme, 'Panorama Undercover: Elderly Care with Fiona Phillips', click this link: http://goo.gl/5Yhw8

(This topic is unusually long, due to the additional links and material available, and the importance of the issue of protecting vulnerable adults)

(Brief definition: Abuse can be physical, sexual, financial, emotional, neglect or discrimination and could take place at home, in a residential or nursing home, in a hospital, at college or in a public place)

Follow Up To The Panorama Programme And Additional Websites:

Related Items:

Additional Items:

Additions And Updates On Notts Peer To Peer Network (NP2PN)

A Couple of New Additions to the Info Page and Updates Across the NP2PN website

The NP2PN website is always looking to improve and evolve

A priority is to give as much information about groups and organisations in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, where people may find the information they are looking for

This may include information about statutory and non-statutory agencies predominantly concerned with mental health, but not exclusive to them. Training, and other information that may be of help and interest in your search is also included on the various pages

This rolling news section is a great place to look for updates on a wide variety of topics. Other updates relate to the design of the website and these can be found throughout the site. This too is an evolutionary process, as many of you may have seen.This may involve adding more sections to pages, such as the film section on the 'Chill Out' page and additions to the 'Recovery' page. Plus making the site's navigation system more streamlined

Three new groups/organisations added recently are:

Rushcliffe Mental Health Support Group;

SHE ~ Survivors Helping Each other, Newark

Principia Rushcliffe and five other Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG's) in Nottingham & Notts

Click the underlined group/organisation, above, to go to that section on the NP2PN 'Info' page

If you have any information about helpful support groups or news items, please send them to this email address:

mail@nottspeertopeernetwork.com

Thank you

There Is More To An Alcoholic Than Alcoholism

A Photographic Exhibition: Gimson Road by Georgina Wrench

An on going project documenting Georgina's father, who suffers from alcohol dependency

'an unexpected journey allowing contemplation of the man my father had become and the effect his illness has had on immediate family. For the past seven years, I have been witnessing the deterioration of my father’s physical and mental health which has of course been playing a massive part in my life to date'

'... For me, it was only natural that I should photograph someone I love so much, remembering all memories whether they be comforting or sad, remembering my father accurately and it is for this reason why I continue to document my father for as long as I am able to'

Venue: Wallner Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Off University Boulevard, Nottingham NG7 2RD

Admission Free

Wallner Gallery & Pavilion Cafe Opening Times: Mon to Sat: 9am until 5pm (until 11pm on performance evenings); Sun: 10am until 5pm

How to get there: http://goo.gl/Z64tm

Google Maps: http://goo.gl/dgVhP

Date: Sat 21st April until Sun 27th May 2012

Website information on Gimson Road, Wallner Gallery: http://goo.gl/HEBgr

See the photographs at 'Documenting My Father' by Georgina Wrench website: http://goo.gl/G552d

Related Items

Alcoholics Anonymous: http://goo.gl/HY0Y

Notts Peer To Peer Network (NP2PN) ~ addiction section of the 'Info' page: http://goo.gl/Ly574

All Saints’ Peace Garden

Opportunity To Enjoy Gardening And The Peace Garden

'The Peace Garden at All Saints’ Church has now been passed into the care of the church (All Saint's) by the people who originally started the project, John Ferris and his late wife Carol. We would like to thank them both and other Rethink members, for all their hard work on the garden which will continue in the community spirit in which it was set up and originally intended.'

'As a result of this the leadership of this project has passed into the hands of Julia Atkins, Churchwarden of All Saints’.'

'If anyone would like to volunteer help, time, funds, plants, tools, equipment or ideas for the project you can find us there most Tuesdays after communion, about 10.30am.'

'All welcome for a chat and a cuppa, come along and see what we are up to.'

'Alternatively, or to check that we are going to be there, you can call Julia on' : 07855 028 664

Or email: julietfaulkener@googlemail.com

'We look forward to hearing from you'

(From the parish of All Saints, St Mary and St Peter, Nottingham: Parish Notices, dated 15th April 2012)

Google Map: http://goo.gl/lLrl3

All Saints' Peace Garden: http://goo.gl/IfkB5

The Guardian obituary for Carol: http://goo.gl/j6jiS

Related Items

There are many organisations and much evidence that gardening can play an important role in rehabilitation

Thrive (a national registered charity ~ number 277570) promoting therapeutic and social horticulture:

'Using garedning to change lives' ~ when page opens, press the 'Download File' button: http://goo.gl/zm8fo

From Thrive: 'Harnessing the mood-boosting power of gardening': http://goo.gl/pOu57

MIND ~ 'Ecotherapy: 'The green agenda for mental health': http://goo.gl/PltJm

'Treating the Maniacs? ~ Horticulture as Therapy: from Benjamin Rush to the present day' : http://goo.gl/cuahT

Draft of paper presented at ‘Horticultural Geographies’ conference, Nottingham University, UK, September 17th and 18th 2003

Joe Sempik, Jo Aldridge and Saul Becker. Centre for Child and Family Research, Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE113TU

Scotland's First Formalised Peer Support Worker Qualification

&

The PDA In Mental Health Peer Support, At SCQF Level 7

Scotland's first national qualification in Peer Support

Leslie Smith, Scottish Recovery Network's (SRN), Network Officer, recently attended the launch of Scotland's first national qualification in Peer Support

The Professional Development Award (PDA) in Mental Health Peer Support Award is made up of two units with 40 hours each of teaching and learning:

UNIT 1; RECOVERY CONTEXT (Unit code: F9DW 34)

• Explore the development of the recovery approach in mental health
• Define and understand peer support and its role in recovery
• Describe and explain the key concepts of formalised peer support

UNIT 2 DEVELOPING PRACTICE (Unit code: F9DV 34)

• Apply a range of theories and concepts in the peer support role
• Develop relationships based on peer support principles
• Understand perspectives of the work role

Please go to Notts Peer To Peer Network's (NP2PN) Recovery Page for links and more information: http://goo.gl/iZXfw

MIND - 'The Daily Stigma'

MIND Highlights The Often Unfair Portrayal Of Welfare Claimants

'A spoof paper ~ 'The Daily Stigma' has been produced by the mental health charity Mind to highlight how people claiming sickness benefits, particularly those with mental health problems, are being unfairly demonised by parts of the press'

The Daily Stigma: http://goo.gl/FUCpy

Guardian Article: http://goo.gl/mGiBJ

Related Item

Welfare reform anxiety making people ill: http://goo.gl/K6GPC

'Mind warns that the national rollout of benefits reassessment is causing widespread distress amongst Incapacity Benefit (IB) claimants with mental health problems'

The Carers’ Council 2012 Conference

"We Are All In This Together"

“We are all in this together - improving communications and partnership in mental health”

The conference 'will encourage service users, carers, families and professionals from health and social care to work more closely together'

The conference is being run by the Carers’ Council - Allies in Adult Mental Health

There will be an interactive theatre, provided by Indigo Brave to create live situations for delegates

The conference aims to address a number of key challenges:

1) The major changes in the structure of health and social care driven by government policy, and demands for more creative use of resources; 2) Improving the engagement of carers in developing care plans and supporting relatives at points of entry to and exit from health and social care services; 3) Improving awareness of the value that carers and families bring to care; 4) Improving communication in the delivery of ‘joined up’ health and social care services

Venue: Everyday Champions Conference Centre, Brunel Business Park, Newark NG24 2AG

When: Friday 27th April 2012

Free entry, but booking is required

For more information about times and to book a place

Contact: Peter Robinson at the Carers’ Council on 01623 512 607

Email: peter.robinson930@ntlworld.com

Carers’ Council - Allies in Adult Mental Health, Nottingham: A group of people supporting carers of adults with enduring mental health problems. Aims to be the key contact with services decision makers, a focus on carers and their issues and to be a resource for carers throughout Nottinghamshire. Registered Charity Number: 1073466

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust's 'OSCARS' 2012

The Trust's Annual Awards Programme

The Outstanding Service Contribution And Recognition Awards.. or 'OSCARS'

The results:

• 1. The Unsung Hero Award - Non-Clinical Setting: Richard Murden (Care and Environment Co-ordinator, Thorneywood Adolescent Unit, Nottingham)

• 2. The Unsung Hero Award - Clinical Setting: Caroline Prance (Clinical Nurse Specialist, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), Thorneywood, Nottingham)

• 3. The Leadership Award: Karen Elliott (Manager, Speech and Language and Arts Therapies, Rampton Hospital, Retford)

• 4. The Equality & Diversity Award: Peer Support Worker Team City and County (Highbury Hospital, Nottingham and Millbrook Mental Health Unit, Sutton-in-Ashfield)

• 5. The Innovator of the Year Award: Dr Emma Meldrum (Clinical Psychologist, Specialist CAMHS, Thorneywood, Nottingham)

• 6. The Liam O'Neill Fighting Stigma Award: The Panthers Project Team (Millbrook Mental Health Unit, Sutton-in-Ashfield)

• 7. The Team of the Year Award - Non-Clinical Setting: Peaks Education Team (Peaks Unit, Rampton Hospital, Retford)

• 8. The Team of the Year Award - Clinical Setting: Nottinghamshire Specialist Epilepsy and Learning Disability Team (Highbury Hospital, Nottingham)

• 9. The Dean Fathers Honorary Award: Alison Wright (Health Visitor, Park House Medical Centre, Nottingham)

• 10. The Lifetime Achievement Award: Nick Daibell (General Manager, Adult Mental Health County, Millbrook Mental Health Unit, Sutton-in-Ashfield)

Congratulation to all the winners, and to all the nominees

For full details of all the winners and nominees, see the special edition of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust's 'Positive' magazine 'OSCARS' 2012

Please click here: http://goo.gl/QRn2n

Glossary Of Terms - On The Recovery Page

Language Is Powerful

Recovery can mean different things to different people. It is a multifaceted process

A few important terms, used in the 'recovery' vocabulary are included on the NP2PN 'Recovery' page

There are topics on the power and importance of language use in the Spring issue of Notts Peer To Peer Network's (NP2PN) e-Newsletter

Click the 'Contact Form' to order your free copy:

To go to the Glossary section, click here: http://goo.gl/QUqzh

Recovery People

The Recovery Process

On the Recovery page, is a list of people with experience and/or are knowledgeable in recovery processes

They have been/are involved in the investigation of recovery in mental health

It is mainly UK focused, but there are links to other recovery-orientated sites around the world

Click here to go to this Recovery page section: http://goo.gl/JLJlh

More people will be added

Update: The Health and Social Care Act 2012

The Bill Has Been Passed

'An Act to establish and make provision about a National Health Service Commissioning Board and clinical commissioning groups and to make other provision about the National Health Service in England; to make provision about public health in the United Kingdom; to make provision about regulating health and adult social care services; to make provision about public involvement in health and social care matters, scrutiny of health matters by local authorities and co-operation between local authorities and commissioners of health care services; to make provision about regulating health and social care workers; to establish and make provision about a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; to establish and make provision about a Health and Social Care Information Centre and to make other provision about information relating to health or social care matters; to abolish certain public bodies involved in health or social care; to make other provision about health care; and for connected purposes.[27th March 2012]'

To see the Health and Social Care Act 2012: http://goo.gl/DHgBN (PDF file - 454 pages)

News item from 2011 archive: http://goo.gl/WvNvz

To leave your comments go to the NP2PN Forum: http://goo.gl/9pKq6

Health and Social Care Act 2012 - New Structure of the NHS, after 2013 The diagram below, shows the structure of the Conservative/Liberal Democrat Coalition Government's radical health reform of the NHS. The Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley, and the Coalition has forced the bill through the Houses of Parliament

Principia Rushcliffe is 1 of 240 CCG's. The new structure should be fully in place by April 3013

Notts Peer To Peer Network (NP2PN) E-newsletter Spring 2012 Out Now

Order Your Free (NP2PN) E-newsletter

Please fill in the Contact Form

Click for the Contact Form

This issue is a special, as NP2PN is now over one year old

Items include :

• Comments from people about NP2PN and the Gateway

• Recovery

• The power and importance of language use

• Plus the regular chill out page

• A couple of Spring time YouTube clips, quotes and what's on locally

• And some statistics on the number of visitors to the website over the past year

Content in the e-Newsletter can not be found elsewhere on the NP2PN website

Notice of Easter Break at the Gateway drop in, Nottingham

One Week Easter Break

Gateway drop in, St James's Room, at St Peter's Church, St Peter's Gate, Nottingham NG1 2NW

The Gateway will be closed for one week over Easter

Open on Wednesday 4th April 2012 (1.30pm until 3.30pm)

Closed on Wednesday 11th April 2012 (Easter Holiday)

Open again on Wednesday 18th April 2012 (1.30pm until 3.30pm)

Five Ways To Wellbeing

The 5 suggested ways to wellbeing

Small Simple Steps To Make Your Workplace Healthier

Five steps that have been researched and developed by the New Economics Foundation (founded in 1986)

It draws on a wealth of psychological literature. 'The concept of wellbeing comprises two main elements: feeling good and functioning well. Feelings of happiness, contentment, enjoyment, curiosity and engagement are characteristic of someone who has a positive experience of their life. Equally important for wellbeing is our functioning in the world. Experiencing positive relationships, having some control over one's life and having a sense of purpose are all important attributes of wellbeing.'

Mind's web page about the five steps: http://goo.gl/CG4oY

The New Economics Foundation Guide, 'Five Ways To Wellbeing' ~ a PDF file, click here: http://goo.gl/lYRgo

The Impact of the Government's Mental Health Strategy, 'No Health Without Mental Health'

'The Mental Health Strategy, system reforms and spending pressures: what do we know so far?'

A paper commissioned by the Centre for Mental Health, the Mental Health Foundation, Mind and Rethink Mental Illness by an independent researcher, Dr Susan O'Connor

'Dr O’Connor undertook a survey of 24 national organisations to identify key themes from intelligence they had received to date from their members. A brief questionnaire was sent followed up by either a face-to-face or phone interviews with the 17 organisations that responded.'

'There are considerable pressures on all publicly funded services including those for people with mental health problems. Although there is no evidence to suggest that mental health services are being disproportionately cut, particularly in the NHS, these pressures are, nonetheless, having a significant impact on a range of services across the country.'

To see the paper, click here: http://goo.gl/lhXH4

(A PDF file)

Related Items

'No Health without Mental Health: a guide for general practice': http://goo.gl/a0m7r

New Horizons: YouTube video of Dr Susan O'Connor: http://goo.gl/dRMx5

(Presentation from Sustainability, Arts & Mental Health Event held on 1 July 2009)

('New Horizons is a comprehensive programme of action for improving the mental well-being of the population and the services that care for people with poor mental health by 2020')

Notts Peer To Peer Network's (NP2PN) New Leaflet

NP2PN's New Leaflet

It is a tri-fold leaflet explaining what NP2PN is about

With brief descriptions of some aspects of the website, such as the Forum, the News Page, the Information Page, the Chill Out Page, the Recovery Page, an About Us Page, and the Training Page

It has information on the back page about the Gateway drop in centre, in Nottingham City Centre

Download from the NP2PN Home page, for free: http://goo.gl/ZNkts

Or complete the contact form, quoting 'Send Leaflet'

Link to contact form: http://goo.gl/E8aZP

Positive Writing Group

New Members Invited To Join The Positive Writing Group

An article in Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust's 'Positive' newsletter says:

'Anyone interested in developing a budding talent, expressing themselves with words, or enjoying a relaxed afternoon discussing writing or the arts among friends, is welcome to attend'

Expert support available

Photography is also an activity of some members of the group

Venue: The Involvement Centre, Duncan Macmillan House, Porchester Road, Nottingham NG3 6AA

When: Every second Friday of the month

Time: 1pm until 3pm

Contact Tel: Jane Danforth (Involvement Officer) 0115 952 9430

Email: jane.danforth@nottshc.nhs.uk

See the full article in the March 2012 edition of 'Positive' page 14: http://goo.gl/rlvPP

New Base For The Recovery Education Centre?

Duncan Macmillan House in Nottingham is a huge site/campus

Is this a better place for the Nottingham Recovery Education Centre to be based?

Many things are now undertaken at Duncan Macmillan House

What do you think?

Vote in NP2PN Poll: http://goo.gl/AIZ4t

You can join for free and leave your vote and any comments

It's easy to join the Forum, click the YouTube logo to find out more:

Gedling Follow On Recovery Group (formerly Open Minds)

The Gedling Follow On Recovery Group Meets Every Tuesday

Venue: New venue to be announced soon

Meetings: Every Tuesday

Time: 1pm until 3pm

Requirements for membership:

Be referred by doctor/psychiatrist

Have been on the 8 week recovery course at the Manor Centre

(Gedling Community Mental Health Team based at Manor Road, Carlton, Gedling, Nottingham)

Contact for group: Chris ( Peer Support Worker)

Activities include some of the following:

Social group includes trips, ten-pin bowling, meals out together

Chess, Scrabble, quiz, etc.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, community mental health service: http://goo.gl/xn1ID

Martin Jackaman Centre For People With Learning Disabilities

Above: Martin Jackaman

Martin Jackaman Centre Opens

The new day centre for people with learning disabilities opened on Monday 5th March.

The refurbishment of the former Aspley Wood Special School building cost Nottingham City Council £900,000

The new Martin Jackaman day centre service replaces Bestwood Day Centre

The centre in Aspley includes a hydrotherapy pool and two "changing places" toilets for people with disabilities

Martin Jackaman, who the centre has been named after, grew up in Aspley and worked tirelessly to persuade developers to install the toilets in public buildings

Nottingham Post story: http://goo.gl/p9dF3

Nottingham City Learning Disability Partnership Board website: http://goo.gl/JzCU8

Google maps location of the Martin Jackaman Centre: http://goo.gl/wFXp4

Dyslexia Action - Website Taster Sessions

Drop in to our

Website taster sessions!

'Come and discover websites where you can find a range of information and interactive resources which could help you support dyslexia in your family'

ICT help offered if needed.

Refreshments available

Date: 5th until the 8th March

Time: 10.30 until 3.30pm

Address: Dyslexia Action Nottingham Centre, 1a Bridlelesmith Gate, Bottle Lane, Nottingham NG1 2GR

Email: nottingham@dyslexiaaction.org.uk

Centre Administrator: Jane Thacker

Address: 1a Brdlesmith Gate, Bottle Lane, Nottingham NG1 2GR

Tel: 0115 948 3849

National website: http://goo.gl/RDhz0

Nottingham Speakers' Corner (NSC)

Click the picture above to go to the NSC website

Freedom of Speech: Your Right

In the age of the internet full of blogs, Tweets and Facebook, there is still an important place for face to face interaction. This information about Nottingham Speakers' Corner is given to remind you of places where you can make your voice heard

The Nottingham Speakers' Corner leaflet says:

'Speakers' Corner is a place where people of all ages and backgrounds can gather to speak about what excites or bothers them - and Nottingham's Speakers' Corner is the first in the UK since the original was set up in London almost 150 years ago'

Code of Conduct:

'Use of the site is open to members of the public and organisations at any time. It's your platform and you don't need permission to use it.'

But when using the site please respect a few basic courtesies:-

• Please do not use offensive language
• Please respect alternative opinions
• Please show respect and courtesy to other speakers and members of the public, including hecklers
• Please do not use amplification
• Please respect other people's right to speak and, if others are waiting, limit your time to a maximum of 30 minutes (though effective speeches might last only 10 minutes or so)

The leaflet goes on to say:

Ten tips for speaking in public

• Think about what you want to achieve from your speech. Set one clear objective and plan your message
• Think about who will be listening. What will they be interested in? Plan your speech to attract your audience and hold their attention
• Bring some friends to support and encourage you and to help attract an audience
• Shape your speech with a clear beginning, middle and close
• Use stories, examples, anecdotes and quotes to bring your speech to life. Use humour - but only if it comes naturally
• If it helps, use note cards with bullet-points rather than a full written speech. This way you can look up and talk to the crowd
• You don't need to shout to be heard - just fill your lungs and project your voice
• Use face and body movements for more 'drama' and impact. It's easier to smile than frown!
• Be prepared to listen and respond to your audience
• Above all, enjoy the experience!

Location: NSC is located at the bottom of Kings Street/Queens Street, near the Brian Clough statue

In Nottingham City Centre

Nottingham Speakers Corner (NSC) website: http://goo.gl/hyPQ6

Email: info@nottinghamspeakerscorner.org.uk

NSC Twitter page: http://goo.gl/Sxbxv

NSC Facebook page: http://goo.gl/A9uhJ

To join for free as a 'Friends of Speakers' Corner', NSC Participation Form Word document: http://goo.gl/CyTiu

Listen to Des Coleman, actor and TV presenter giving tips about speaking in public: http://goo.gl/eeMmF

National Organisation ~ The Speakers' Corner Trust: http://goo.gl/sU6xn

Scope Suspends Involvement With Workfare

Richard Hawkes, chief executive of Scope has said on Scope's news page:

"We have taken a decision to suspend our involvement in the Workfare programme.

We know there are many disabled people who want to work but struggle to get the right support or the right opportunities to build skills, confidence and experience.

We would welcome the opportunity to work with the Government to ensure it understands the reality of disabled people's lives and how different types of support could be delivered."

Scope news page on this item: http://goo.gl/ngJ1Z

Go to Scope's Twitter page: http://goo.gl/nhgtR

Related Items

Work Experience for ESA Claimants: Comments from the Centre for Mental Health, Hafal, the Mental Health Foundation, Mind, Rethink Mental Illness, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and the Scottish Association for Mental Health: http://goo.gl/E7D0Q

Guardian article ~ 16th Feb 2012: http://goo.gl/ayNSu

FOCUS Newsletter

Click on the FOCUS logo, above, to go to their website

FOCUS, based at Aspley Community and Training Centre *, has a newsletter for you to download

* Aspley Community and Training Centre (ACTC), Off Minver Crescent, Opposite Sherbourne Road, Aspley, Nottingham NG8 5PN

Their mission statement says:

'Helping people work together in support of mental wellbeing.'

'We aim to support people to the best of our ability, to recognize their potential and act on their aspirations and goals as part of their personal wellness.'

They have literacy and numeracy classes, computer classes, a drama group, and luncheon and social groups

Accessing the learning provision:

'For service users who already have a referral to the Social Inclusion and Wellbeing service**; all that is required is an internal referral form which should be completed and passed to Tim'

'For all other referrers please complete a TeamWork application form**.'

** Part of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust: http://goo.gl/e5ixq

Focus email address: focus.actc@gmail.com

To go to the Training page and the link to the Focus newsletter: http://goo.gl/GwFoD

Factory For Disabled People To Close

Click the Sherwood Industries logo (above) to go to their website

Sherwood Industries, (Rainworth, Notts) a furniture factory that employs people with learning and physical disabilities is expected to close by the end of the year, with 45 jobs set to go

Notts County Council has confirmed the plans to stop funding

A consultation process to close the factory began in October 2011. 196 questionnaires were received by the council, with 161 saying they didn't want the business to close. A 986 signature petition was presented to the council on the 26th January 2012

Opposition parties, unions and disabled people's groups (like the Nottinghamshire Disabled Peoples Movement) have spoken out against the closure since it was first mentioned in September 2011

The move to close Sherwood Industries will be discussed at a full council meeting Agenda item 6

Date: Thursday 23rd February 2012

Venue: County Hall, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7Q

Time: Commences at 10am

The meeting is part of Notts County Council's budget meeting

To find out more, the Post has a full story, please click this link: http://goo.gl/b6Z1v

BBC News Nottingham report on this story: http://goo.gl/W2TU6

Sherwood Industries website: http://goo.gl/qboke

Nottinghamshire Disabled Peoples Movement: http://www.ndpm.org.uk

To search the Nottinghamshire County Council Diary: http://goo.gl/Tlu1n

Online Discussion ~ Community Of Interest

27th February 2012 (Mon) ~ 10am until 2pm (drop-in)

Main Reception: Highbury Hospital, Nottingham NG6 9DR

Information from a poster about the event, form Notts Healthcare NHS Trust:

'The Online Discussion Community of Interest are re-launching the Trust's Values Exchange with 3 exciting case discussions online from 13th February 2012

Join us on 27th February (Mon) 2012 to:

Meet the Community of Interest members or even join if you like

Learn more about Values Exchange; see it in action and sign up to join the debate

Or just come for a chat and a cake!

Look out for us in the February 2012 edition of 'Positive' newsletter (see below)

By joining the Trust's Values Exchange community you can influence education of our future workforce, debate with colleagues and service users/carers across the Trust and influence service provision, all from the comfort of your chair!

For more information contact rachel. garton@nottshc.nhs.uk or access Values Exchange via the Trust intranet (link on the right hand side of home page)'

Related To The Story Above

To go to the Values Exchange, click the logo above

Values Exchange: make yourself heard

This is an extract from the February issue of Notts Healthcare NHS Trust 'Positive' newsletter (page 9):

'A new online tool is providing a one-stop resource for surveys and debate. The trust’s values exchange (VX) hosts surveys, debates and case studies and offers an easy way to encourage service users, carers, the public and professionals to take part.

Anyone can use VX and it is simple to set up new surveys and debates. Responses can be invited from everyone or only from people with specific interests or characteristics.'

To read more, see the February issue of 'Positive' (far right of page 9)

February issue of Notts Healthcare Trust 'Positive' newsletter: http://goo.gl/HCNTd

For more information email Rachel Garton: rachel. garton@nottshc.nhs.uk

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You can also join Notts Peer To Peer Network Forum for free: http://goo.gl/5llWh to leave comments

'On The Ball' Funded By Sport Relief

Above: Ian Richardson: Activity Manager ~ NCFC Football in the Community

A BBC East Midlands report on Friday 10th February 2012 (15 min's in)

'How football has helped turn around the life of a young man with schizophrenia'

The BBC East Midlands Today programme reported that a young man, aged 27 years, who has suffered from schizophrenia since his teens has been helped by the 'On The Ball' project, funded by Sport Relief

He has never worked and is on medication for his illness. He said of the 'On The Ball' project, "it literally saved me. It saved my life." He is now captain of Notts County Pan Disability team. He says it has given him responsibility and that he has met new friends and has had a positive impact on his life

The project provides coaching and discussion around football, where vulnerable people can acquire new skills and confidence and meet new friends. The project has secure funding for the next three years from Sport Relief

Football in the Community webpage: http://goo.gl/ndpWi

The Staff of Football in the Community: http://goo.gl/Y8nc1

Ian Richardson, Activity Manager: ir@nottscountyfitc.org.uk

On the Staff page of Football in the Community, Ian says:

'...I co-ordinate On The Ball, which is a mental health project, aimed at isolated men. We use football to address mental health issues. These include: emotional wellbeing, building confidence and self-esteem, and improving communication difficulties. I love leading sessions and get a lot back - they're really enjoyable and good fun. I feel needed and that I'm making a positive difference.'

Address: Notts County FC Football in the Community, Meadow Lane, Nottingham NG2 3HJ

Tel: 0115 955 7215

Fax: 0115 955 7233

Sport Relief website: http://www.sportrelief.com

An article about 'On The Ball' can be found on the Nottingham Post website, with more detail:

Please click this link: http://goo.gl/uYZbt

Guides And Factsheets To Download For Free

On the Info page, there are links to factsheets from organisations like Rethink

These factsheets, from Rethink, include some of the following:

Anxiety Disorders

Challenging Closures

Depression Factsheet

Getting Help in a Crisis

Personality Disorders

And many more

To go to that Info page item, please click this link: http://goo.gl/hGhD2

The Rethink Mental Illness factsheets have 'The Information Standard' quality mark

Disability Direct Nottingham Information Officer Visits Gateway Drop In

Click the Disability Direct logo (above) to go to their website

Claire Maskery, Information Officer at Disability Direct Nottingham was invited to come to the Gateway drop in on Wednesday 8th Feb to inform us about Disabilty Direct Nottingham

People at the Gateway asked questions and Claire offered helpful advice on a number of topics

Everyone was grateful for Claire's visit and co-operation between Notts Peer To Peer Network, the Gateway drop in, and Disability Direct Nottingham will be maintained and developed

Disability Direct Nottingham produces a newsletter which can be found on their website

(Registered Charity No. 1079831 ~ Part of the Disability Syndicate)

Claire Maskery, information officer: claire.maskery@disabilitydirectnottingham.co.uk

Disability Direct Nottingham's website: http://goo.gl/rQ9mB

For general inquiries: 0115 958 3948

Address: 6 -7 Church Square, Maxwell Close, Nottingham NG7 1SL

For a map of where Disability Direct Nottingham is located, click here: http://goo.gl/edxg3

Steve Boseley, Volunteer Coordinator: steve.boseley@disabilitydirectnottingham.co.uk

To see NP2PN's entry for Disability Direct Nottingham, click this link: http://goo.gl/pcpg9

Also, at the Gateway were a couple of people from the 'Follow on Recovery Group'. Claire was able to offer them helpful advice too

Recovery Partnership ~ Local Access Points (LAP's)

The Recovery Partnership is a group of statutory and third sector organisations, led by Notts Healthcare NHS Trust to help improve access to and pathways through services

'Notts Healthcare NHS Trust has formed a new partnership with Double Impact, Hetty's, the Citizens Advice Bureau and Framework Housing Association to provide new services to individuals, their families and carers living in Nottinghamshire who are currently or have been affected by drugs and alcohol...'

Website: http://www.recoverypartnership.org.uk

'The new services will operate from 7 community-based Local Access Points (LAP's) across the County...'

Hucknall: The first LAP opened on 1st August 2011 at: 3a Vine Terrace, Hucknall, Notts NG15 7HN

A full programme of services can be obtained from Vine Terrace or call: 0115 840 0656

Sutton-in-Ashfield: The second LAP opened in Sutton-in-Ashfield on the 14th November 2011

The Ashfield LAP can be found next door to the Ashfield Medical Centre, off King Street in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts NG17 1AT

Call the Sutton-in-Ashfield LAP: 01623 272 002 for details

Related Items

Barbara Brady, Consultant in Public Health at NHS Nottinghamshire County; Paul Scarrott, the Assistant Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police; Councillor John Wilmott, Deputy Leader, and Trevor Watson, Acting Service Director Economy, both from Ashfield District Council; all visited the Local Access Point in Sutton-in-Ashfield to find out more about the services offered

To see more, click this link: http://goo.gl/yEkbL

News From Notts Healthcare NHS Trust

The Workplace Equality Index:

Stonewall ranks the Trust 13th best employer for lesbian, gay and bisexual people

Only Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust came higher (4th)

The following are the Stonewall top 20 of the top 100 employers in Britain in 2012

1st ~ Ernst & Young, 2nd ~ Home Office, 3rd ~ Barclays, 4th ~ Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, 5th ~ Metropolitan Housing Partnership, 6th ~ Goldman Sachs, 7th ~ Accenture, 8th ~ IBM, 9th ~ Gentoo, 10th Simmons & Simmons, 11th = The Co-operative, 11th = University of Cambridge, 13th ~ Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, 14th ~ Hampshire Constabulary, 15th ~ Brighton & Hove City Council, 16th = Environment Agency for England and Wales, 16th = London Borough of Tower Hamlets, 18th ~ Lloyds Banking Group, 19th ~ Baker & McKenzie LLP, 20th ~ National Assembly for Wales

To see the complete top 100 employers, click here: http://goo.gl/TjDyw

Stonewall's 'How To Engage Gay People In Your Work' guide: http://goo.gl/4QgXI

Full story on the Notts Healthcare NHS Trust website: http://goo.gl/d1xS0

Economic Crisis Hits Youth Health ~ Anxiety, Depression and Drink

Over 2,000 people took part in the ICM poll

The ICM poll /survey highlighted, amongst other things:

'One in four under 25s (24%) say they are drinking more heavily since the financial crisis hit, compared to just 14% of all adults'

'New research into the impact of the economic downturn on the nation's health has revealed that it's young people who are being hit the hardest' Patient.co.uk

The full articles can be found on the Patient.co.uk website and the UK edition of The Huffington Post

To see them, click the links below

To see the The Huffington Post (UK edition) article, click here: http://goo.gl/Uq7ZC

To see the Patient.co.uk article, click here: http://goo.gl/qvtir

('The aim of Patient.co.uk is to provide non-medical people in the UK with good-quality information about health and disease')

Related Items

ICM is a polling organisation

'ICM is committed to providing all consumers of published research with full disclosure of all the relevant information on our survey procedures, questions asked and open access to the results'

To visit the ICM website, click this link: http://goo.gl/8Y68B

YoungMinds

'YoungMinds is the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people'

To visit the YoungMinds website, click this link: http://www.youngminds.org.uk/

To visit the YoungMinds website page on depression, click this link: http://goo.gl/ncLQS

NP2PN's INFO page has other helpful sites, including the YoungMinds entry: http://goo.gl/ljg87

Moodscope

Moodscope is a website set up by Jon Cousins

The website 'allows users to record their mood by spinning and flipping 20 playing cards, which each represent an emotion, such as anger or anxiety. Users rate each card on a four-point scale, and the results are combined into a daily score, which can be plotted on a graph and tracked over time.'

The 'pro' version is free until February 2012, but there will be a 'lite' version available after that

Moodscope website: http://www.moodscope.com

Moodscope blog online: http://goo.gl/1pMxF

Related Items

A Guardian article on Moodscope, entitled, 'Online test that could help patients manage their moods'

To see the article, click this link: http://goo.gl/eSSGk

Peer Support Worker Visits the Gateway Drop In

A peer support worker (from Notts Healthcare NHS Trust) visited people at the Gateway drop in centre, in Nottingham (Weds 25th Jan 2012)

She was made welcome, sharing a hot drink and experiences with the group

Another new person joined us and he enjoyed the relaxed and friendly atmosphere

Day: There is one session per week, on a Wednesday:

Time: 1.30pm until 3.30pm

Venue: St James's Room, at St Peter's Church, St Peter's Gate, Nottingham NG1 2NW

To find out more about the Gateway drop in, click this link: http://goo.gl/cjAVq

Psychiatric Liaison Team at QMC Accredited by Royal College of Psychiatrists

The Psychiatric Liaison Accreditation Network praised the QMC team for its patience and understanding and for providing a wide range of treatments

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust's liaison psychiatric team, at the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, who provide mental health care to patients have been recognised for improving its service

The team is the first in the East Midlands to be accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrists Centre for quality improvement. The accreditation is part of the Psychiatric Liaison Accreditation Network (PLAN)

What is the Psychiatric Liaison Accreditation Network (PLAN), click here: http://goo.gl/emcFy

There are 4 categories of accreditation: Category 1 ~ "accredited with excellence", Category 2 ~ "accredited", Category 3 ~ "accreditation deferred", Category 4 ~ "not accredited". To find what these mean, see 'Related Items' below (number 3)

Related Items

1) The Psychiatric Liaison Accreditation Network (PLAN) would like feedback from service users and carers on your experience of psychiatric liaison services:

For Service users, click here for the online questionnaire: http://goo.gl/b26YG

For Carers, click here for the online questionnaire: http://goo.gl/S4QzA

3) Quality Standards for Liaison Psychiatry Services

A manual produced by PLAN explains what the criteria the psychiatric liaison teams need to do to reach accreditation

'A manual of standards written primarily for: Professionals who deliver liaison psychiatry services Commissioners Managers. Also of interest to: People with physical and mental health problems; Carers of people with physical and mental health problems; Non-mental health professionals in the general hospital; Crisis Resolution/Home Treatment Teams; Out-of-hours mental health services; Researchers; Policy makers'

To download the manual, click here: http://goo.gl/Auw9G

Stonebridge City Farm, St Ann's

Stonebridge Receives £30,000 from Comic Relief

Stonebridge City Farm, St Ann's, who lost their grant from the council in the recent cuts, have just received £30,000 from Comic Relief. This will help them for about two years

They need to continue their fundraising efforts

Recently, Chris Leslie (Nottingham East MP) set up a corporate lunch day to raise awareness of the farm. The lease for the farm was signed over 30 years ago in 1978, and has continued to grow over the years

At the lunch on Thursday 13th January 2012, companies such as Capital One, Boots, Ernst and Young, Experian, and Ikana were there. No one has made a pledge to officially back Stonebridge, but they did attend

Nottingham Post Opinion, was on why Stonebridge City Farm is the right choice to support

Click this link to read the opinion: http://goo.gl/csM75

Framework Receives £300,000 To Help Homelessness in Nottingham

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Framework have just been given around £300,000 to help migrants sleeping rough in the city. It was a grant from the Department for Communities and Local Government (£248,000) and Nottingham City Council (£60,000)

For more on this story, visit the Nottingham Post website

Click this link to go to the Post story: http://goo.gl/0sQ5g

To visit Framework's website, click here: http://www.frameworkha.org

Peer Support Worker Service Countywide (Nottinghamshire)

A service to help service users and carers

Notts Healthcare NHS Trust provides Peer Support Workers and Carer Peer Support Workers

Covers the whole of Nottinghamshire in the following areas:

North County ~ Bassetlaw, Newark & Sherwood, Mansfield & Ashfield

South County ~ Gedling, Rushcliffe, Broxtowe & Hucknall

For more information and how to access the service, please click the link below:

http://goo.gl/JH6WD

(On the updated Recovery Page, with much more to come)

Fighting Depression Stigma - England Cricketer on BBC1

'Former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff talks to sporting professionals about the impact of depression, confronting his own issues as England captain under pressure and under fire, and reveals the stigma attached to talking about the condition in public that often leaves people to suffer in silence'

When: 11th January 2012, at 10.45pm on BBC1 (Duration 50 min's)

Related Items

BBC1 Webpage link: http://goo.gl/z9Qur

Andrew Flintoff Admits Despair (BBC Cricket): http://goo.gl/pCz5M

Depression UK Website: http://www.depressionuk.org/

Professor Marion Walker Awarded an MBE

Professor Walker has spoken of her delight of being awarded the MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours

Ms Walker is the lead for the CLAHRC-NDL* Stroke Rehabilitation Theme and Professor in stroke rehabilitation at the University of Nottingham's Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing

She said, "I am absolutely thrilled to receive this honour. It is just fantastic that the work of the stroke rehabilitation research at The University of Nottingham has been recognised in this way. Improving the quality of life of stroke survivors is central to all our efforts ."

For information on aspects of the stroke rehabilitation theme, click this link: http://goo.gl/VQSxC

* CLAHRC-NDL means Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care - Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire

Related Items

Notts, Derbys and Lincs CLAHRC Annual Meeting September 2010 on YouTube: http://goo.gl/OHWRp

Includes a piece from Professor Mike Cooke (Notts Healthcare NHS Trust) and others, including the stroke rehabilitation team

The Stroke Association has information on how to recognise a stroke: http://goo.gl/8VP8t

Combat Stress

'A 24 hour helpline for the military community and their families who are seeking help and advice for mental health issues'

To find out more go to the Info page entry, by clicking the link below:

http://goo.gl/5AB3D

Or click the Combat Stress Helpline logo (above) to go directly to their website

New Year Barn Dance - Stonebridge City Farm

Music by Uncle Bernard's Band

A charity fundraiser in aid of Stonebridge City Farm, the Chilwell Road Methodist Church Charity 2012

Where: Chilwell Road Methodist Church Hall, Chilwell Road, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 1EH

Google Maps: http://goo.gl/D9fw2

When: Saturday January 21st ~ 7pm until 10pm

Tickets: £7 per person, £5 concession or £20 for a family

Contacts: Chilwell Road Methodist Church Office: 0115 943 1164

Stonebridge City Farm: 0115 950 5113 (ask for Stephen)

'Supper and drinks included'

Websites: Stonebridge City Farm: http://goo.gl/cAJek

Chilwell Road Methodist Church Hall: http://goo.gl/GAJft

Route from Stonebridge City Farm to the venue, click here: http://goo.gl/Ie9Jt

Welcome to the New 'Snippets' of News 2012

The news page contains information about current events, topics and news of importance or relevance to mental health service users and other interested people

If you have news items to share, please send them to:

mail@nottspeertopeernetwork.com

The New Psychology of Depression - Mindfulness

For all the Oxford University podcasts on the new psychology of depression, go to the Notts Peer To Peer Network Training page, which has links to all 6 audio podcasts and 4 videos

Included on the Training page is a link to the 3 minute breathing space guided meditation by Professor Mark Williams (Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow at Oxford University)

Click this link to go to Training page and the podcasts links: http://goo.gl/3qbpe

Professor Williams and Dr Penman co-authored the bestselling book 'Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World' (includes a CD) ISBN-10:074995308X, or ISBN-13: 978-0749953089

Amazon Uk link to the book/CD: http://goo.gl/H1iqk

Notts Peer To Peer Network (NP2PN) E-newsletter Winter 2011/12

Order your free copy

Fill in the Contact Form

Click for the Contact Form

The working week of a psychiatrist. Do you know where your mind is? The NHS is changing. Laughter and the brain. Homelessness and mental health. And more. Only in the NP2PN E-newsletter

Plus the chill out page with YouTube clips, quotes and what's on locally

Nottingham Recovery Education Centre - Spring Term 2012

Spring Term 2012 Courses Prospectus Published

Click

For the Spring Term Courses Prospectus, click the picture above (PDF file)

The new Spring term prospectus (January to April 2012) has been published

To see the list of the 45 courses, please see the Training page

Notts Peer To Peer Network's (NP2PN) Archive 2011

At the end of the each year the news snippets are transferred to an archived page and a new year of snippets begins

If you missed some news items, they can be found on the NP2PN Archive page

News items listed in the News 2011 Archive include:

Happy New Year For 2012; New Whistleblowing Helpline For The NHS; Bipolar MDF Group Nottingham (update); The New Psychology of Depression; NP2PN's Winter E-newsletter; NHCT December's 'Positive' newsletter; Recovery Education Centre - Spring Term 2012; Tough Times Ahead For Homelessness Organisations; A Service Users Blog On Mike Cooke's Talk; NP2PN Season's Greetings; A New Homeless Hotline Launched; Courses In How To Build Websites; Youths Trace Their Recovery; Whose Recovery Is It Anyway?; 'Well Wide Web' Diagram on the Info Page; Framework's 10 Days of Action 'Triumph'; The New Health and Social Care Bill; New - Rolling News On The NP2PN Forum; Welfare Reform and Mental Health; Self Harm in Adolescents - Australian Study; International MENSDAY November 19th; Alix Hind - Peer Support Worker; Health & Wellbeing Market Place (Mansfield); Film Section For The Chill Out Page; Labels In Mental Health; Gateway Drop In Art Group; New A5 Size Poster/Leaflet/Flyer For Gateway; Workplace Stress - Bullying; Depression & The Benefit of Exercise - Free Talk; Notts Healthcare NHS Trust's Facebook Page; We Are Everywhere - International Peer Support Sites; Poetry By Liz Hayto, A NP2PN Member; Autumn Notts Peer To Peer Network e-newsletter out now - Order your free copy; CLAHRC-NDL Information - Research That Affects ALL Service Users; Middle Street Musicians Third Album - Between the Notes; The Head Of The Trust: Professor Mike Cooke CBE; Prison Art And The Koestler Trust; The Gateway Drop In Centre News About Focus; Sharing Stories - Notts Healthcare NHS Trust AGM; Nottingham Mental Health awareness Weeks (MHAW) 9th to 21st October 2011; NHS Nottingham City AGM at the Council House; Current Volunteering Opportunities; The Hardest Hit Rally - Nottingham; Stonebridge City Farm - Events; Notts Peer To Peer Network (NP2PN) visited Stonebridge City Farm - see the video; Recovery Education Centre Student Parliament Meeting; Learn Vital Life Saving Skills - 2 Free Demonstrations; Recovery Education Centre, Students Swimming Club - Every Saturday; Groups, Organisations and Recovery Items Added In August; Self Help Groups: Do You Want To Know More?; News About Peer Support Worker Training; Training Page Updated; Autumn e-Newsletter; The 'Gateway Drop In' Centre In Nottingham Launched; Groups and Organisations Added To The Information Page In July; Drop In Centre For Nottingham City Centre (1); Cash For Your Community - Nottingham Post Results; Search Notts Peer To Peer Network; Charges For IT/Computer Courses At Focus, Aspley; Drop-In Centre For Nottingham City Centre (2); Groups and Organisations Added To The Information Page In June; Web Page Design Course at Focus; Drop-In Centre For Nottingham City Centre (3); The Nottingham City Big Health Day 2011; Coping With Voices Workshop; Women's Choir Challenge; Personality Disorders Study; Not Received Your NP2PN e-Newsletter?; NP2PN Article in Nottingham in Faith Magazine; News From Middle Street Advocacy Group; How to Use The Information Page on NP2PN; The Notts Peer to Peer Network Steering Group; FOCUS; The Corner House is 25 years old; Health through warmth (from NPower); 'Living Your Life'; Online Photography at Wall5, run by Nottingham Trent University

NP2PN News Archive 2011, click

Includes all the links and information from 2011, many still very relevant today

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR SERVICE USERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS

For service users: Please note that some charities and organisations are facing huge funding changes and cuts. You may find some groups are struggling to offer the excellent services they once gave or in the worst scenario close. Please let us know of your experience

For service providers: If you find that you are in this position of having your grants cut or already have been cut, please let Notts Peer To Peer Network know, as it effects your staff, volunteers and service users. We want to let the local community know what is happening and what is still on offer

Thank you