Positive attitudes

Written by Administrator Friday, 15 January 2010 13:46

Results from a recent online survey show that people in Leeds are supportive of people with mental health problems.

The online survey, designed by NHS Leeds and Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust, as part of the national Time to Change campaign, captured the views of nearly 700 people from across Leeds. It found that the large majority of respondents did not believe in many of the myths surrounding mental ill-health.

Of the 695 responses only 2% believed the myth that you cannot work after you have experienced a mental health problem. Other key findings are:
* only 4% of respondents thought mental health problems are rare;
* 85% of those surveyed felt that people who have experienced mental health problems can recover completely; and
* 84% of those surveyed believed that you can be open about mental health problems without fearing you’ll be treated differently.

For the full story, visit Stamp Out Stigma, the Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust blog. (Link opens in a new window).

 

Citywide support update

Written by Administrator Friday, 08 January 2010 14:44

We are improving the temporary arrangements to support our groups, while we continue to review the Citywide Involvement Worker post to best meet groups’ needs. 

 

From now until 31st March 2010 Involvement Workers will be covering groups as follows:

 

Disability Reference Group - Amy Rebane

Equipment Users Group - Catherine Surtees

Older People’s Reference Group - Catherine Surtees

Alliance - Tani Ahmed

 

Therefore if you are a member of any of these groups, please ask for the appropriate staff member when you ring.  Their email addresses are as follows:

 

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From 1 April 2010, arrangements are likely to change again, as LIP will be entering a new phase of work. All members will be contacted in good time to ensure that these changes are fully explained and understood. It is hoped that the Citywide Involvement Worker post will be advertised at the end of January.

Securing the future

Written by Administrator Friday, 08 January 2010 14:42

Were are delighted to announce that LIP is to be awarded a joint-commissioned contract, lasting two years from April 2010. We feel that this is a vote of confidence from our partners and we look forward to developing our role as the main approved body for involvement in Leeds.

 

Leeds Involvement Project’s lead commissioner is now Leeds Adult Social Care, in partnership with NHS Leeds, Strategic Partnership Board and Leeds Partnership Foundation Trust. All four partners have agreed to enter into contract with LIP, having developed performance plans through which LIP will to continue to adapt to current and future challenges.

Quality Accounts

Written by Administrator Thursday, 08 October 2009 09:06

The Department of Health has launched a public consultation on the proposed framework for Quality Accounts and would invite you to respond. Quality Accounts will be legally required of all providers of NHS Healthcare from June 2010 (subject to the successful passage of the Health Bill). For the acute sector, the duty applies next year and it will apply to primary care and community services subsequently.

Quality Accounts are annual reports to the public on the quality of the services which an NHS organisation delivers. By producing a Quality Account, each NHS provider, led by their board, is committing to improve the quality of services it delivers and inviting the public to hold them account.

This consultation sets out the recommendations for the regulations and guidance supporting Quality Accounts in the first year, and is based on findings from a series of engagement, testing and design exercises over the past year.

Responses to this consultation will inform a report setting out the regulations and guidance for NHS organisations to use when producing their first Quality Accounts in 2010.

For more information, please visit: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_105304