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1 January 2017 Happy New Year! Governor Elections Elections are being held for the Council of Governors in constituencies: the following Nottingham Cityy - 5 Governor vacancies Nottinghamshire County - 4 Governor vacancies The rest of England and Wales - 1 Governor vacancy Voting is now open to elect the new Governor s, and will close on 30 January 2017 More information about these elections can be found here See How Low Securee and Community Forensic Services are Responding to Patientt and Carer Feedback Each month we produce a Patient Voice report for thee Board of Directors with a focus on a specificc service area. Thee report for October 2016 about low secure and community forensic services is available to view here. Have a look at what our service users, patients and carers are saying about waitingg times, visiting times, Information Technology and staffing levels. It also a lookss back at the previous report with updates.

2 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4 Consultation NHS England is currently conducting a National Review of Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Tier 4 (Inpatient care). NHS England has asked Young Minds to produce a survey for young people, parents and carers so that as many voices are heard, whether or not you have used that particular service. For more information and how you can contribute please click here For easy and direct access to the survey you can respond using the following links, depending on which area you would like to comment on: General Adolescent Service Survey Psychiatric Intensive Care Units Survey Low Secure Services Survey Medium Secure Services Survey Child And Adolescent Forensic Outreach Survey Listening to people with dementia and their carers The Department of Health s listening programme aims to find out more about the experiences of people with dementia and their carers. The first part of this work is an online survey for people who have been diagnosed with dementia in the past two years and people who provide unpaid care for them. The closing date for responses is 31 January Have your say on improving employment prospects for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions NHS England, along with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Department of Health (DH), are making available 70 million over four years to test different ways to support people with a disability or long-term condition to get in and stay in work.the government is seeking views on what it will take to

3 transform employment prospects for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions by listening to patients to understand their needs in order to bring about a positive culture change around work, health and disability. The consultation will close on 17 February Consultation on specialist mental health services for young people NHS England has launched a National Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHs). As well as a series of webinars and events as part of the consultation, NHS England has launched an online survey to get the views of patients, carers and the public on the issue. The closing date for responses is 28 February 2017.

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5 Carer of the Year Awards 2017 Are you or is someone you know an unsung hero? Entries are now open for the Nottingham Post Carer of the Year Awards Closing date for entries is Thursday 9 February The Nottingham Post are searching for those unsung heroes who do amazing work in our communities for the Nottingham Post Carer of the Year Awards They are looking for carers who go above and beyond to help others every single day, whether as part of their profession, as a volunteer, or as a family member looking after a loved one. There are 11 categories in total and Nottinghamshire Healthcare are sponsoring the Volunteer Worker award. The judges will also choose one overall winner from all the nominations to receive the coveted title Carer of the Year More information, and details of how to enter can be found on the Nottingham Post website. The closing date is Thursday, February 9, Three finialists in each category will be invited to a glittering daytime awards ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Wollaton Street, taking place on Thursday, March Nottinghamshire s Rainbow Heritage Annual Celebration and Awards Evening. Tuesday 28 February 7-9pm. The Council House Ballroom, Nottingham Free entry - no tickets needed. Note that the Ballroom holds 150 people, so late arrivals may be refused admittance. There will be display by Rainbow Heritage as well as stalls featuring other organisations such as: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottinghamshire County Council; Nottinghamshire Pride; Notts LGBT+, Network, Fives Leaves Bookshop,Global Words, Terrence Higgins,Trust and others and of course food and drink is free.

6 Implementing the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health This document from NHS England aims to show how people may benefit from improved mental health services. Click here to access the document. Recent Publications from the Trust Positive Magazine Please click here to read the latest edition of Positive. Involvement Blog We want to make sure that the articles in the Trust Involvement Blog are interesting to you, our members, and relevant. Please contact me to let me know if there is anything you would like to see in our blog or alternatively we welcome guest articles. Please send them to We also have an Involvement Twitter account. Please follow us and join the conversation! Involvement Blog:

7 Babble Babble is an online community for young carers from the Carers Trust, funded by a grant from the Queens Trust. It's a space for friendship, support, advice and fun. Healthwatch Visit the Healthwatch website: Phone: or info@healthwatchnottinghamshire.co.uk Public Face Click here for the latest edition of 'Public Face', brought to you by the East Midlands Academic Health Science Network. Your Feedback Matters Nottinghamshire Healthcare is committed to listening and responding to the views and experiences of service users, patients and carers. We want to hear about your experiences of our services. We want to hear your stories about your care and treatment. We will listen to what you have to say and respond. If you have used our services and would like to leave your feedback please go to: feedback.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk Or you can leave us your story at Patient Opinion. Patient Opinion is an independent site where you can leave your experiences of health services in the UK, good or bad. Your stories are passed on to the appropriate people to make a difference.

8 Contact Us You can contact the Membership Office in the following ways: Phone: extension or Web: Facebook: Involvement Blog: involvementvolunteeringexperience.wordpress.com/about