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Come and celebrate World Mental Health Day with us

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In celebration of World Mental Health Day this October, we’re organising an evening event all about putting carers and service users at the heart of mental health. With the government promising to ‘put the patient at the heart’ of healthcare, increasing political interest in professionals, service users and carers working together to ‘co-design’ services, and changes at a local level with the launch of Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust, the issue of carer and service user involvement is a hot topic.

But what will these changes mean in practice and how can carers and service users influence this agenda? Come along to find out more, discuss the issues and input into our campaign for service user and carer involvement.

Wednesday 13th October 2010, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Manchester Carers Centre, Vulcan Mill, Pollard St, Manchester, M4 7AN
Everyone welcome, food and drink provided

Speakers include:
  • Patrick Cahoon from Manchester Mental Heath and Social Care Trust, on the Trust’s new Carers’ Strategy
  • Representative from the Princess Royal Trust for Carers on best practice in involvement
  • Mathieu Culverhouse from Irwin Mitchell solicitors, on dealing with issues surrounding carers’ knowledge of the care their relative receives
Just turn up on the night. For more information call Manchester Carers Line on: 0161 272 7274, or email Mary Patel on maryrayner@hotmail.com.
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