We are meeting this coming Wednesday 9th March at our usual time of 6 - 7:45pm at Manchester Carers Centre, 12-18 Pollard Street, M4 7AN . For directions see below. Our speaker this month is Val Bayliss-Brideaux from Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs are responsible for making decisions about health services that are provided across much of Manchester). She is coming to get our feedback on a new 5-year health and social care plan from Manchester CCGs and Manchester City Council. You can read a copy of the plan here http://www.manchesterccgs.nhs.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n3311.pdf&ver=4205 and Val will be running through it at the meeting. She has provided a link to a survey which asks for ideas to improve health and social care outcomes in Manchester - here's the link (feel free to complete before or after the meeting): https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/82XBK5M CCGs commission a large chunk of mental health services so this ...
We are a volunteer run support group for anyone in Manchester who is affected by severe mental illness, whether as a carer or service user. We are affiliated to the national charity Rethink Mental Illness.