Have you been discharged from a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT)?
We would like to hear from anyone who has at any time in the past been discharged from their CMHT to find out what the experience was like and whether you felt it helped you or not.
Discharge is an important part of all health and social care services, but it should not mean the end of services. We want to try to find out how the process works so that we can work on making it better.
We do not need to know any personal information and will not be passing on comments to anyone else unless you would like us to. We are hoping to use what we find to develop some new ways of getting information out to people so that others going through the process will be prepared. We would also like to know what other types of support you might have relied on during that time that helped you.
To tell us your story or to find out more information, please contact Jack on 029 2022 2000 / 07706251036 / jack@cavamh.org.uk
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SAVE the DATE - Vale of Glamorgan Summer Event
Tuesday 2 August 10.30-3pm, Palmerston Centre
It is hoped there will be free taster sessions for subjects such as Pottery, Art, Complementary Therapies and ipads.
Local organisations who work with adults who have experienced mental health are invited to bring along information stands and promote their services.
Please pass this on - More information to follow in the Spring!
Deborah Lewis
Adult Education Development Officer
Strategy, Community Learning and Resources, Vale of Glamorgan Council
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West Vale CMHT - Updated phone & fax numbers
The West Vale Vale Community Mental Health Team provides a specialist service for adults aged 18 to 65 years who experience severe, enduring and complex mental health difficulties and who are residents of the western side of the Vale of Glamorgan or registered with a GP surgery in our catchment area.
With effect from Tuesday 16 February 2016 the fax number for the West Vale CMHT will change to 01446 776320.
The recently changed telephone number is unaffected and remains as 01446 776300. We would be grateful if you were to discard any other numbers as of that date.
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Service User Involvement Development Officer
23 hours per week £26,293- £28,746 ( pro rata)
6% non-contributory pension
This post will work with those who are in contact with mental health services to ensure that service users’ views influence the development and delivery of services. People with experience of using mental health services encouraged to apply.
Application packs available at www.cavamh.org.uk/sefyll-job-pack
or send an A4 SAE (95p) to:
Cardiff & Vale Action for Mental Health
Unit 11, Williams Court, Trade Street, Cardiff CF10 5DQ
Mark outer envelope “Sefyll Job Application”
Closing date for applications: 3pm 4.3.16
Short listing: 8.3.16 Interviews: 16.3.16
DBS check required on conditional offer of post.
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Innovate Trust
Originating from a student volunteer project at Cardiff University, Innovate Trust provides support and guidance to disabled people. Our main work is to support people with learning disabilities, but we also support individuals with mental health issues and people with physical impairments. In addition we provide support to elderly, young, disadvantaged and vulnerable members of the local community through our Student Volunteer projects still based at Cardiff University. For information on all of Innovate Trust’s projects, please visit http://www.innovate-trust.org.uk/our-work
Innovate Trust Community Living
Our personal care services provided by the agency include support for ensuring that the individual service user receives an individualised package of care assessed and commissioned by social services.
These consist of assistance with all, or some daily functions i.e. getting out of bed , washing, dressing, eating, keeping warm, taking medication, assisting in the management of continence, ensuring the person is supervised in terms of inappropriate behaviour, and social activities.
Some of this assistance may be directly given by the care worker/s depending on the individual need of the service user or it may involve more independent service users being prompted to undertake the tasks of daily living with minimal direct assistance. The care provision may be targeted i.e. at certain times of the day or on a 24 hour, 7 day a week basis depending on assessed need.
The agency also offers other support which falls outside the definition of personal care i.e. general counselling and support such as:
- Assistance with maintaining the security of a dwelling
- Giving advice on a range of issues in terms of servicing or using appliances.
- Helping a person comply with e.g. terms of a tenancy agreement, help with budgeting, finances and benefits
- Maintaining positive relationships with families, friends, neighbours etc
- Support with any other personal, clinical or medical conditions and their treatment including, keeping appointments, attending for regular check ups e.g. for GP, dentist, hospital other specialist medical, sensory, citizenship, legal support or interventions.
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