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Connect 4? Make that 7

Posted by: Jane Rintoul, Posted on: 18 December 2014 - Categories: Acute, Community care, Mental health, Primary care, Secondary care, Social care

A few months ago, two of our Connecting partners came along to one of our DG updates and spoke about their experiences of being part of the Connecting programme. One of the issues raised was that Connecting is usually arranged with one …

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Moving towards a more transparent culture

Posted by: Martin Cresswell, Posted on: 29 September 2014 - Categories: Connecting, Mental health

Mental health has never commanded the same public attention and media interest as physical health, the reasons for this we can debate at length. But this lack of profile means that we who work in the sector, and consequently those …

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A passion of staff at all levels to deliver quality

Posted by: Geoff Dessent, Posted on: 17 December 2013 - Categories: Community care

A passion of staff at all levels to deliver quality I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect on this particular connecting visit, having already done two connecting visits before in acute settings.  A group of us recently visited Central London …

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Connecting reminds me why I come to work each day

Posted by: Stephen Waring, Posted on: 17 October 2013 - Categories: Uncategorized

I have now had two week-long connecting experiences - both offered a wealth of fascinating learning. North Essex Partnership University NHS Trust My time connecting at North Essex was spent in a low-secure residential unit, with the criminal justice team …

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