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 …
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 …
...nurse supporting a service user facing eviction from his home. As well as supporting the service user to understand the situation, the nurse also liaised directly with the council on...
It has now been a year since we prepared our first set of civil servants to go out on the frontline. As I look back over that year, not only do I have a lot of memories, but most of …
Connecting has been a fantastic opportunity to remind me why I joined the Department of Health, having recently come back after several years working in other parts of Government. It’s also given me a very useful snapshot of the reality …
...also support at the point of transition back home to enable as early a discharge from hospital as possible. Staff from DH were able to go on home visits, as...
...years earlier, is shocking. But the reality of life for people suffering with severe mental health problems was really brought home by spending a week with the children and adolescent...
It was great to be involved with DH’s Connecting programme, helping civil servants gain experience in a school-based early intervention mental health service like ours. We have always supported the recommendations of the Francis Inquiry to improve quality of care …
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 …
...allowing patients recently discharged from hospital to settle back into their homes. I spent the first half of the week in the Emergency Department, including at the Emergency Medical and...