NSUN newsMember BlogsThis week's blog 'workfare coercion in the UK - an assault on persons with disabilities and their human rights' is by Anne-Laure Donskoy: "I am a survivor researcher and consultant living in Bristol. This is my submission to Tina Minkowitz' campaign for the absolute prohibition of forced treatment. I took a different slant, that of the use of psychiatry on claimants in the UK. I am not an expert but I felt that a lot of what has been said has been lacking in making the link with international human rights standards. So at least that's a first attempt." NSUN 'weekendathon' a successOver the weekend NSUN members gathered to help with the #NSUNthrive campaign and celebrate 10 years. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed their time and made donations so far. There are more events and activities, so we will keep you updated. #NSUNthrive10 campaignIt is 10 years since the 'Doing it for ourselves’ service user conference in Birmingham. It was at this conference in 2006 that the vision of the National Survivor User Network (NSUN) was taken forward, leading to funding in 2007 and becoming a fully independent organisation in May 2010. You can also raise money by shopping online with the Giving Machine NSUN is about people 'doing it for themselves' with the right help, at the right time, in the right place. |
Previously shared information available onlinePlease visit our website to find involvement opportunities, jobs and events we shared in previous e-bulletins. This includes our guides to support involvement in reducing the use of restraint in mental health settings. |
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Refocus, a new personalisation awareness programmeEveryone in the health and social care sector says that a culture change to person-centred support is needed, but much of this is paying lip service to the concept; the industry still works in a task-oriented, time-based way, with training provided via toolkits. This means that support workers feel devalued while people receiving support are denied the better lives they desire and have been promised. An initiative from Community Navigator Services team (CNS), Refocus was made possible by Skills for Care Innovation Funding. |
Share your views of the mental health system at open space listening eventsThe West Midlands Combined Authority is seeking the views and opinions of all involved in the mental health system. It is doing this through a Citizens Jury for service users and carers (which has now started its work), online submissions and through a series of three Open Space Listening events. You can join one of the listening events, to be held on: Each event will host up to 80 people in an attempt to try and answer the following questions:
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Psychologists and the benefit system - time to get off the fencePsychologists need to support people through the benefits system, whilst also working to affect necessary changes in the system. This event will explore some of the debates, challenges and skills necessary to take on these responsibilities. The day will include presentations from public health, sociology, people with lived experience, clinical psychologists, the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and other professionals. There will also be workshops focussed on skill development, with particular attention on report writing, navigating the benefits system and DWP safeguarding procedures. This will be a challenging, supportive, thought-provoking day. Date: Friday, October 7, 2016 To book online, please visit here |
Can you make Peerfest happen in 2016?Peerfest is an annual national celebration of peer support, with over 200 people taking part. The organisers are now looking for groups/projects/organisations to apply to run this year’s exciting Peerfest. Collaborations with other organisations are suggested and supported, but the lead partner must be peer led. |
This week on the webBBC journalist forced off air when attempting to film DPAC protesters at the Houses of Commons - the protest was filmed independently and shared on youtube Government is breaking mental health policy pledge says Norman Lamb, who was responsible for mental health under the Coalition In agreement with the former Health Minister's concerns, Britain's top psychiatrist Professor Sir Simon Wessely has challenged the government to ring-fence mental health spending and guarantee waiting times Elizabeth Cotton, Senior Lecturer at Middlesex University Business School, has expressed misgivings concerning the introduction of job coaches in GP surgeries, fearing that the scheme could be 'another attempt to pathologise the unemployed' Psychologists now join in with many mental health survivors / service users in saying that most 'mental illnesses' are caused by life events, not genetics Junior Doctors have announced plans to move towards first all out strike in NHS history Ex big pharma rep speaks up: 'we are trained to misinform' More people sign tongue in cheek petition to ban Prime Minister from coming back from holiday than voted for him in 2015 |
NHS Outcomes FrameworkThe NHS Outcomes Framework 2016-2017 sets out the framework and indicators that will be used to hold NHS England to account for improvements in health outcomes. The at-a-glance document lists the indicators along with their status. NHS Safety and TransparencyHealth Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced plans to improve NHS safety and transparency at the first ministerial-level Global Patient Safety Summit. The three stages to help frontline clinicians to speak openly and honestly about how to learn from mistakes, include:
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