Draft LPMG minutes published

Draft minutes of the January 2012 Dover Deal LPMG meeting have been published. They include a valuable discussion about personalisation and brokerage with Katie Bell of Signpost UK and Paul Absolon, KCC Strategic Mental Health Commissioner.

Are you a mental health service user or carer?

Would you like to ask a question or raise an issue about Kent & Medway Partnership Trust (KMPT) services with senior management?


Andy Oldfield, Assistant Director for East Kent Community Services

Cathy Nyemeck, Service Manager for Canterbury, Coastal & Swale Recovery Services

Michelle Webb, Service Manager for Canterbury, Coastal & Swale Access Services

will be available to talk to you on 30th May 2012, from 2.30pm - 4:30pm

at

Main Hall, St Martin’s Hospital,
Littlebourne Road, Canterbury, CT1 1AZ

East Kent Carers Support newsletter

East Kent Carers Support - part of Rethink Mental Illness - have published a newsletter full of valuable information and articles.

Revised and approved LPMG minutes published

Approved minutes of the November 2011 Dover/Deal LPMG meeting have been published. The minutes now include a contribution from a service user concerning care coordinators - mistakenly omitted from the draft minutes for which we apologise.

The Power of Telling my Story

Help others learn from your experiences

Help services learn how to improve

A two day workshop for those who have a lived experience of mental health challenges. Those of us who have mental health challenges are strong, worthwhile people who have a story to tell which can encourage us, and those who hear it.

This two day practical workshop, led by trainers from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, will cover:

• Recovery in mental health
• The recovery journey that we are all making
• The vital role and positive impact of ‘telling our story’
• The skills of story telling
• Opportunities for sharing our story to help further improve services

Building on your strengths and increasing confidence the course will equip you to tell your own recovery story; helping you to see the hero that you are.

Dates: 24th & 25th Nov, 2011  
Venue: Westgate Hall, Westgate Hall Road Canterbury. CT1 2BT 
Time: 9.30 - 4.45 each day

Travel expenses will be reimbursed and lunch and refreshments provided. For further information, or to apply to join this training please call or email Nick on 01227 81202

Carer Support Groups

Rethink Mental Illness have a Carer Support Group every 1st Tuesday of the month at the


Landmark Centre, Deal
1pm - 2:30pm

All carers are welcome. The aim of the Support meetings is to facilitate networking of Carers in the area to encourage mutual support. Carers meet up in an informal environment and the group gives them the chance to discuss their roles and experiences within their Carer role. The Carer Groups are an effective tool in preventing isolation and promoting social inclusion.

Carer Groups provide support via publications, personal experiences and, on occasions, speakers are invited to attend to discuss a variety of areas that you may find useful within your caring role. The Carer Groups have proved to be highly effective and feedback has been very positive.

Dover Resource House - new name and new venue

With effect from Friday 26th August 2011 the Dover Resource House will be renamed:-

mcch Pathway to Wellbeing

and will be moving to new premises at:-

The Old Sorting Office
Charlton Green
Dover Kent
CT16 1AA

The new telephone number will be 01304 242558