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Issue 7 - December 2013

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Welcome December 2013

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Welcome to our seventh edition. As the weather gets colder, now is the perfect time to snuggle up with your copy of Imagine and catch up on all the news and events happening around the Trust.

Many of us find winter and Christmas very challenging but it can also be a good opportunity for reflection. As we look back on the past

year, we have brought you a round up of the Trust’s campaigns and events over the past few months as well as some exciting new things to look forward to in 2014.

There is an update about our St Andrew’s Service on pages 4 and 5, and we have a feature about dementia on pages 10 and 11, highlighting some of the campaigns and events taking place early next year.

Pages 16 and 17 focus on

improvements in care, support and treatment planning. We continue to seek innovative and cost effective ways to share our news and, on pages 18 and 19, we look at some of the ways we connect with people digitally. Wishing you all the best for the festive season and 2014,

Communications & Engagement Team

Contents What’s inside this issue?Psychological therapies services in York04

Food for Thought campaign 201406

Love Arts Festival overview08Living Well with Dementia in Leeds and York10News round up in York and Leeds14

Formulation Q & A16 14

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Service User Networkhas now moved location, due to an increase in members. We are now at:

St Chad’s Community Centre Otley Road Leeds LS16 5JT.We still meet the first Wednesday in each month from 12-45 – 3pm and welcome staff/people who access or have accessed mental health services as well as carers.

Refreshments are provided and travel expenses can be paid.

If you have any questions contact: Bev Thornton 0113 30 56758 beverley.thornton1@nhs.net or rasi.lypft@nhs.net

Psychological Therapies York and North Yorkshire

What are you hoping to achieve with these changes?To meet the needs of people, modernise our services, and fulfil our contract with the commissioners we need to achieve the following: • Provideasingleand coherent secondary care psychological therapies service in York and North Yorkshire, with a single point of access and clear referral criteria. (To date we have had multiple points of access and various waiting lists for therapy).

• Createarobustpersonalitydisorderpathway,ensuringthattheYorkserviceis in line with best practice. This pathway must be accessible to those in greatest need; and be able to respond to high levels of distress and significantriskissues.

• Ensurethereisanachievableplantodelivertherequiredefficiencysavings,whilst ensuring that the service is as comprehensive as possible within available resources; and delivers best value for money.

What have you done so far?We have taken considerable time listening to staff members and people who use these services. Whilst we recognise that people are often afraid of change, and anxious about new ways of delivering services, we have begun to put together a model that we think meets the three essential criteria. We have had a number of consultation events and two workshop sessions where people will be able to explore different care pathways and feedback their views. We know that some people are feeling very anxious about changes in this much valued service, but we are keen to ensure that people get the right service from the right professional at the right time in the right place. These are the principles that underline the single point of access and the redesign work.

Proposed changes to psychological therapies service in York, including St Andrew’s Counselling and Psychotherapy Service

Why are you changing things?Over this past year, we have been reviewing the way that we provide our community mental health services across York and North Yorkshire. We want to ensure that we meet the needs of the all the people who use our services, to the best of our abilities. The psychological therapies service including St Andrew’s Counselling and Psychotherapy Service, currently provides an intensive group therapy programme, run as a Therapeutic Community. It also provides psychological therapies, including types of one-to-one and group interventions that are currently not routinely provided elsewhere in York’s secondary care services, such as specialist interpersonal/psychodynamic therapies. St Andrew’s is a valuable resource and provides a service that is very well regarded by its clients; however it is not a discretely commissioned service, and there are many people across the patch who do not have access to these services.

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A simpler process... no age restrictions...

A single point of access for everyone

You won’t get lost in a maze

Your pathway will be guided

To celebrate the launch of our 2014 campaign, Food for Thought, we’ve teamed up with Motive8 North, a fitness and training company with bases in Leeds, to bring you some healthy eating tips.

Exercising on a regular basis will help keep you fit but it is important to be aware of how eating well can improve your mood and health. Here’s some advice from Jenny, Motive8 North trainer:

1. Ditch anything white - white bread, pasta, rice... keep to wholegrain or wholemeal varieties of starchy carbohydrates as these will release their energy into the blood stream slowly, keeping hunger at bay!

2. Cut down on the carbs. We don’t mean ditch the carbs completely but choose wisely! Your body needs carbohydrates for energy, but eat too many and the excess can be stored as body fat.

3. Love Protein. Protein based foods are great, they keep you feeling fuller for longer and have minimal impact on your blood sugar levels, reducing the urge to snack on high sugar foods.

4. Eat the right types of fat! When people go on a diet they often gorge on lots

of low fat foods, but these can be full of added sugar and sweeteners to make them taste nice. Cut out low fat foods and choose healthy fats, such as those found in nuts/avocados, and oils e.g. rapeseed and olive oil.

5. Eat clean and lean. Cut out the processed and manufactured junk and focus on eating fresh food.

Motive8 North are offering one lucky person the chance to win one month’s free membership at their Saxton Studio (Leeds), just answer the following question:

Healthy fats are found in:

A) CrispsB) NutsC) Pretzels

The prize entitles the winner to unlimited fitness classes for one month. Classes include spin, bodypump, and pilates; more information can be found at www.m8north.co.uk/classes/.

Simply email your answer to communications.lypft@nhs.net

Closing date is Friday 14 February 2014. Winners will be chosen at random and notified via email.

Please note the above advice is general guidance around healthy eating and is not intended to replace specific advice from your health professional or dietician.

Motive8 Competition

Food for Thought Activities and events 2014

Our campaign for 2014 is called ‘Food for thought’

We will be working with our local partners, members, staff and people who use our services to develop a calendar of events

and activities throughout the year aiming to look at our relationship with food and how food can empower us to actively improve upon

our own health and general wellbeing and that of others too.

We will be focusing on three key areas:

Mood FoodActivities to explore how food can impact on our changing mood. We will also be looking at nostalgia, memories and how food makes us feel.

We will be featuring regular recipes and stories surrounding these in Imagine and on the website throughout the year.

World FoodFocusing on our communities and diverse cultures and how food links with celebrations and family occasions so strongly and why. Activities to include

food demonstrations, stories, recipe sharing and events.

Food SchoolEducational information and workshops to help maintain a balanced diet. Easy to cook recipes and details on how to grow and choose seasonal foods

The campaign will launch in February 2014 and more details will be announced shortly!Would you like to become a food ambassador within your area? We are looking for keen and willing volunteers within our local partner organisations and our Trust services who are able to get involved with organising food events on a local level or perhaps you have some fantastic links locally and ideas to share with us? Please contact the Engagement Team on 0113 30 55944 or email FTmembership.lypft@nhs.net

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October. A pop up photo booth, mini-art exhibition created by service users at the Newsam Centre, a clarinet quartet and a comedic performance by Debs Gatenby all took place alongside the prestigious award ceremony.

The third annual Love Arts festival took place across Leeds during October 2013. This year’s inspiration was the Sharing Stories campaign.

The festival launched in spectacular style at The Light on Wednesday 2 October and included the unveiling of the ‘Highlights’ exhibition featuring artwork by Arts and Mind Network members, cookie decorating, self-prescriptions for wellbeing and some fantastic crafting! This year’s programme included the following highlights:

Light NightLove Arts were proud to be part of this year’s hugely successful Light Night project on Friday 4 October. In line with the circus theme this year, the festival team and volunteers transformed the courtyard of The Light into a Big Top, inviting members of the public to create a huge fabric mural containing quotes and drawings about what brings them joy.

Unheard Voices Launch Monday 7 October saw the launch of a moving exhibition ‘Unheard Voices of High Royds’ at Leeds Central Library. Created by the Time to Change Leeds team, this thought-provoking exhibition of photos, paintings and quotes, captured the unheard voices of people who used, visited and worked in High Royds, Menston, to mark the 10th anniversary of the psychiatric asylum’s closure.

Love Music Leeds Album LaunchThe Love Music album launch took place at All Hallows Church on the evening of Friday 11 October with live performances from some of the album’s artists including Jasmine Kennedy, The Coopers, Bruno Merz and Harry George Johns. The Love Music Leeds project explores the connection between music and wellbeing and the album consists of cover songs nominated by the general public.

Place & Memory ExhibitionThis ambitiously creative exhibition, ran throughout October at Holy Trinity Church and was created by a group of eight emerging writers, artists and filmmakers who told the story of Leeds through their eyes, exploring the city in search of memories relating to their emotions.

Love Arts Love Comedy Thursday 17 October featured a night of refreshingly open performances tackling mental distress through comedy featuring comedians such as Seymour Mace, Ruth Arrowsmith and Steve Titley.

An Evening with David NobbsFriday 18 October provided a unique opportunity for an audience with David Nobbs, the legendary comedic writer behind hit TV shows such as The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin and The Two Ronnies.

Closing Party and AwardsThe festival drew to a close with a celebratory party and awards show atFlannels Food Academy on Thursday 24

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Love Arts festivalOctober 2013

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Arts volunteer: Stuart Harrison, Inkwell Arts

Performing arts: Gail McIntyre, West Yorkshire Playhouse

Visual arts: Place and Memory Project Team

Arts in health: The Peer Support Service for people living with dementia

Judges choice award: Jane Edwardson

Participation: Carr Manor School

People’s Choice: Unheard Voices of High Royds Exhibition, Time to Change Leeds.

Love Arts Award 2013 Winners were:

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Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to this

year’s festival sponsors!

Dementia Knowledge Café In York

Living WellWith Dementia in Leeds

Early next year, nationwide campaigns will take place about dementia. Locally, there will be a focus on helping people to live well with dementia.

Alex Irvine, a dementia development nurse at The Mount in Leeds, is responsible for helping to develop practice across Wards 1 & 2, as well as exploring initiatives to improve service users’ care and experiences. The dementia care services provide inpatient services in an acute therapeutic assessment and treatment care environment. We asked Alex about their work:

How was your recent ‘Day to Make a Difference’ event (with volunteers from Lloyds banking group)?We had some very positive feedback. The day was about engaging service users in activities including arts, crafts and baking, and we held a party for Older People’s Services, inpatient service users and their families. One relative said it had helped reassure them that their loved one was in a safe, happy place.

At the “Meet Tommy” event, Tommy shared his experiences as a carer and the value of treating patients & relatives as people. How does this apply to The Mount’s work?Our philosophy is based on providing patient centred dementia care and involving carers is a crucial part of this. Families and friends of service users provide valuable information about a person. Our Carers’ Forum also

meets regularly, where carers discuss issues that are important to them.

How do you ensure care is patient centred?Patient centred care is an important part of staff training & development. One example is ‘Dementia Care Mapping’ which involves observing a service user’s day and recording information about their experience of care. The data is analysed, interpreted and fed back to staff and is then used to draw up an action plan for changes and improvements.

Tell us about The Mount’s involvement in Leeds Sporting Memories?The Mount is the only acute hospital taking part in the study. Participation in meaningful activity, staying active and having a sense of purpose are an important part of our mental health and wellbeing. Memory is part of who we are and understanding our service users’ lives & their experiences helps us care for them.

Visit www.sportingmemoriesnetwork.com

What does the term “Dementia Friendly” mean to you?Our signage and colours are based on helping people maintain their independence and skills. We’ve also created a dementia garden and we are working on a proposal which will use evidence and research to create an environment that helps people with dementia feel secure and keep their independence.”

For local information about dementia in Leeds, visit www.leeds.gov.uk/dementia

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Being dementia friendly in York

The Trust’s Engagement Team will be running an ‘Everything you need to know about dementia’ event on Monday 24 February. The sessions will be running from 10-12pm and 1-3pm at the Krumbs Café, 35 Tanner Row, York, YO1 6JB.

To book a space or find out more email ftmembership.lypft@nhs.net or phone 0113 30 55944.

We will be working with Jill Quinn, CEO of Dementia Forward on this event. Below Jill talks us through being dementia friendly in York and what this means.

What is a Dementia Friendly Community?In April 2012, David Cameron set a challenge for communities to become more dementia friendly.

Often when a person is diagnosed with dementia their life will shrink. One failed shopping trip is often the last, as a person loses confidence and retreats from everyday life. With the right support and understanding people can live well with dementia in their own homes, within their own communities. It is also vital that leisure

and wellbeing activities are continued. The Dementia Friendly Community initiative is looking for social change. It is a way of offering education and awareness to individuals, groups, clubs, retailers, transport providers and more. It is a way of working towards removing stigma and promoting inclusion.

Following on from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) ‘Dementia Without

Walls’ report in 2011, City of York Council commissioned a development project. Dementia Forward, a dementia charity, has taken on the task of running the project, which involves working with with a variety of businesses and organisations across York to become dementia friendly. This includes education sessions for teams, and already a large number of local organisations have signed up and now proudly display the ‘working to become dementia friendly’ logo.

It will take time for this culture shift but the hope is that the stigma attached to dementia will diminish. Just as access for disabled people became a norm, so will inclusion for people living with dementia . As the JRF report says; ‘What is good for people with dementia is good for everyone’.

To find out more York@dementiaforward.org.uk ✆ 01765 645904 or visit www.dementiaaction.org.uk

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Since the start of the year, we have been running the Sharing Stories campaign, which is about using the power of storytelling to bring people together around this common purpose. Stories are about making connections, engendering empathy and understanding, decreasing prejudice and stigma and about creating shared experiences, as well as tapping in to our imagination.

There have been many different parts to the campaign:

Book of the monthEach month we introduced a new book that promotes different aspects of health and wellbeing and encouraged people to read and share their thoughts. Many people got on board with this, writing online reviews (see Arts & Minds website www.

artsandmindsnetwork.org.uk) and joining us for book group meetings.

Thanks to all the book clubs across Leeds and York who supported this.

Readathon During March, in connection with World Book Day, we held a readathon. People taking part were encouraged to read for 24 hours (not consecutively!) and money raised through entry to the readathon was used to buy books and reader facilitators for use in Trust services.

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Writing groupsIn May, Rommi Smith joined us as writer in residence. She has worked with lots of groups across our services to get them involved with the campaign by sharing their stories through creative writing.

Short Story competition To seek out some creative storytelling talent, we launched a 500 word short story competition and were inundated with entries. After a difficult job of deciding the winners, these were announced at our Annual Members’ Day on Tuesday 25 September. We hope to put a magazine together of all the entries to share with you.

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported the campaign plus our sponsors.

News round upIn Leeds and York

Children in Need eventsStaff and service users at the Healthy

Living Service at the Becklin Centre in Leeds pedalled hard in November to raise funds for BBC Children in Need, as well as highlighting the benefits of regular exercise for improving mental health and wellbeing. A similar event took place at Bootham Park Hospital gym

(left) with participants taking to the treadmills. Participants

in both fundraising events attempted a combined distance of

just over 26 miles. As well as being a marathon distance, 26 miles represented the number of miles between Bootham Park Hospital in York and the Becklin Centre in Leeds.

Awards and Accreditations

YEP award for Dr Abassi and Annie DransfieldWe were delighted to learn that a governor and a health professional from our Trust have both won Yorkshire Evening Post’s ‘Best of Health’ Awards.

Annie Dransfield, one of our carer governors, won the YEP’s ‘Carer of the Year’. Annie, who acts as her son’s deputy when it comes to his finances, led a successful campaign against the banks after she was denied access to her son’s online bank account.

Dr Yassir Abasi, who works at Leeds Addiction Unit, won the Yorkshire Evening Post’s ‘Doctor of the Year’ award.

Oak Rise achieve an Excellent standardOak Rise Assessment and Treatment Unit in Acomb, York, for adults with a learning disability, have been awarded the Excellent standard by AIMS (Accreditation for Inpatient Mental Health Services).

Julie Nutbrown, manager of the unit said:“This is the highest standard attainable, we achieved this standard on our second visit in 2011 and are very proud we have maintained this again this year.”

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Street Triage Pilot in LeedsFunding has been secured to pilot a Street Triage Team in Leeds for one year to work alongside West Yorkshire Police. The service will be open to adults of all ages coming into contact with the police outside of custody, and all people seen will

be offered if necessary, appropriate referrals and follow up.

Women’s Low Secure Unit in YorkNext spring, a new women’s low secure unit will open in York. There is currently a gap in the provision of low secure care for women nationally. Women who require specialist low secure care are often placed outside of the Yorkshire and Humber area, many within the independent sector.

This project involves developing a women’s low secure unit on the Clifton House site in York. The new unit will be integrated into the existing Forensic Psychiatry Service and will accommodate patients from Yorkshire and Humberside in two inpatient wards.

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Formulation Q & A

Formulation – Improving Your Care, Support and Treatment PlanningFormulation is about making sense of what is going on for you; to help you and us understand what would be most helpful. It is evidence based. The research tells us that Formulation helps in a number of ways, for example, encouraging working together with you and your carer; helping you to feel understood; emphasising your strengths and increasing your sense of hope (British Psychological Society 2011). As part of this process we have a multi-disciplinary review after your assessment. This may be called a Formulation or Assessment Review meeting. It is the conversation between your assessor and other mental health professionals and is to make sure that your care plan benefits from the expertise of a range of professionals. It was started in June 2012 across Leeds community services; and will be gradually introduced across York over the coming months. The aim of these meetings is to provide a multi-disciplinary view and understanding of your needs following assessment to make sure we offer you the most effective care, support and treatment plan.

In this instance, Formulation can be based upon 5 Ps:-

Presenting Needs what are your current difficulties and needs?

Predisposing Factors what has made you vulnerable in the first place?

Precipitating Factors what are the triggers for this at the moment?

Perpetuating Factors what is getting in the way of getting better?

Protective Factors what positive things you have got going to keep you safe and to get better?

The Formulation Group answer some of the questions that have arisen about Formulation:-

Q. How do you get a multi – disciplinary view and understanding of my needs?

A. We have a Formulation or Assessment Review meeting. As well as the person who assessed you, senior practitioners from different disciplines are invited to attend – clinical psychology, medical, occupational therapy, social work and nursing, plus attendance from dietetics, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and pharmacy on invite. The

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person who assessed you will present your strengths and needs; the members will consider your needs using the 5 Ps from their professional view point and make extra suggestions for your care plan if needed.

Q. Isn’t my care plan agreed between me and my care coordinator/lead professional?

A. Yes it is. If there are any suggestions from Formulation, then your care coordinator/lead professional will discuss these with you and you can decide if you want to take up what is being offered.

Q. What if I don’t want what is offered following the Formulation meeting?

A. Usually this is fine; your care plan is about you, we want to work with you towards your health and well-being.

Q. How does this improve my experience of services?

A. It means that there is a broader consideration and understanding of your needs following assessment. More often than not, the person who assessed you will have worked with you to identify care, support and treatment that you are happy with, in which case Formulation is about agreeing this. Sometimes, it may be that a Formulation member identifies an area that could make the care plan even better,

for example, an occupational therapist may suggest a more detailed assessment of your living skills. This helps you as it means that we will be helping you in the right way from the start.

Q. Do I just get one Formulation – what if things change for me?

A. We want things to change for thebetter for you but from time to time things can and do get worse, this can be for a number of reasons. When things change your care coordinator/lead professional will meet with you to review your care plan and to make changes to support you. It may mean that we go back to Formulation to make sure we are offering you the best support that we can.

The members of the Formulation Task and Finish Group include clinicians, managers and trainers within our Trust.

We are always looking for feedback on what we do. If you have any further questions or feedback about Formulation, then please contact the Formulation Task & Finish Group via Donna Kemp, CPA development manager by e-mailing donna.kemp@nhs.net or telephone Donna on 07985 259082.

Alternatively, you can join the Planning Care Network blog at www.lypftplanningcare.wordpress.com to hear about and have your say on the work we are doing to make your experience better.

in Leeds and York

The current Trust website has been running for about six years.

Not a long time for us as humans, but in ‘digital years’ it’s almost a lifetime, so the time has come to give it a facelift! But seriously, six years is a really long time, during which most people have started using f Facebook, t Twitter, y YouTube and other kinds of social media, so the way we use websites has also changed.

Have you seen our website?If you haven’t seen our website you can find it at www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk. It includes news, information about services, information for service users and carers and lots of information for members.

As a member, you will have different experiences and needs depending on your experience as public, service user, carer or staff member, but they are all important as we need as many people as possible to help us get a good idea of what you like and

what you don’t like.

If you don’t use the website, or you’ve tried to use it and found it unhelpful, then your view is just as important! Maybe you would use the site if it was better suited to your needs – if you don’t tell us, we’ll never know!

Your viewsOur survey is accessible on the website. We aren’t including it here – partly because there wouldn’t be enough space – but also because it’s a website survey, so you will need to have at least seen the website to tell us what you think of it!

This survey is designed to give us a rounded view of what is called ‘User Experience’. This is done through five sections relating to all areas that affect your experience of the website and your attitude towards it. The five sections are:

• Content (the information it contains)• Usability (how you use it)• Technical (how it works)• Design (how it looks)• Utility (how useful it is!)

These five sections will help us to get as much feedback as possible – without taking too much of your time – so the questions in the survey are built around these.

And finally…There may be some things you want to tell us that aren’t covered by the questions in the survey, so we’ve included some space at the end of the survey where you can ‘let go’ and tell us anything at all. We won’t be offended, so please do be honest. We also want to know a little about you too (nothing personal!) to help us know what type of people have contributed.

We need your feedback by Sunday 5 January.

If you have any questions about the survey, or the website, you can email us at communciations.lypft@nhs.net.

The survey is available now on our website www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk

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Our Council of Governors represent the views of our members within their constituency and the wider public.They attend meetings such as the Council of Governors quarterly meeting to pass on these views as well as getting involved in opportunities to improve our services in the future.

We have governors who represent service users, carers, staff, and the general public. They set the strategic direction of the Trust and hold the Board of Directors to account. They are elected to a seat for three years.

Each edition we will be introducing you to some of our newly elected governors.

Steve Howarth, Public Governor for Leeds.

I am proud to have been elected as a public governor for Leeds. I would be keen to receive the views of service users, carers and professionals in order to enable me to represent members effectively.

I retired as Senior Lecturer in mental health nursing at the University of Leeds four years ago and as well as my professional experience, I

have also acted as a carer to family members with mental health problems.

I believe services should be delivered in a way that puts service users and their carers at the centre of the process. I feel there is often an over-reliance on medication as a panacea to solve problems and that that a more holistic approach utilising a range of psycho social approaches to support people in their recovery is far more effective.

I have a long standing passion around trying to make mental health service provision as positive and effective as we are able and hopefully through this role, I will continue in the process of bringing about positive change.

Philip Jones, Public Governor for LeedsI was a Leeds City councillor for 24 years representing Morley North which includes Drighlington, where I live. This included trying to achieve the best outcomes for my constituents whilst ensuring that public finance was spent wisely. I have spent more than 20 years involved with school governance where there is a need to achieve success in meeting OFSTED targets, control budgets and provide a good learning environment for children, parents, staff and the community. I retired from my role with the Environment Agency eight years ago and have since held a number of voluntary roles with Age UK, Oxfam and Leeds Teaching Hospitals. The pleasure of working with and for patients is shared with the vast majority of all hospital employees. However, I have sometimes felt that I have new ideas for improving voluntary support to patients and not found a consistent forum for change amongst busy administrators. I think the role of a voluntary governor is an opportunity to act in the best interests of patients and their families or carers whilst helping the Trust to deliver and spend wisely and believe my experience lends itself to this.

I hope that over the next few months I can come to understand the needs and expectations of our patients, relatives, carers and supporting bodies to ask the right questions at the right time. My hope is that more patients will have better outcomes and the Trust’s efficiency will be further improved.

To find out more about the Council of Governors and who has been elected to represent you visit our website here.

Contacting your governor.If you would like to contact your governor today you can do so via the membership office, please email governor.lypft@nhs.net.

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Events DiaryJanuary to February

There’s plenty going on around the Trust in the next couple of months, here’s just a few events for your diary…

Time to Talk Day 2014More information on both events will be available on the membership events page of our website as they unfold.

Thursday 6 February 2014 - YorkA Time to Talk event with our partners at York Mind for helping to reach our goal of generating one million conversations.

Saturday 8 February 2014 - LeedsJoin us at the White Rose Centre for a day of activities and conversations. Organised along with our local partners at Time to Change Leeds, Leeds City Council, Touchstone, Volition, Leeds Mind and more.

Everything you need to know about dementia Monday 24 February 2014Held at the York Royal Hotel, this is an opportunity for you to ask experienced health professionals about dementia.

Board of Directors meetingThursday 30 January 2014Taking place at Trust HQ, 2150 Century Way, Thorpe Park, Leeds, LS15 8ZB.

Council of Governors meeting Wednesday 5 February 2014The meeting will be held at St George’s Centre, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3BR.

Social Media Café First Tuesday of every monthInkwell Café, 31 Potternewton Lane, Chapel Allerton Leeds LS7 3LW

All details of our events are posted online at www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk or you can contact communications.lypft@nhs.net for more info.

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How to contact usIf you have any comments or suggestions please contact us on:

( (0113) 30 55989 * Communications, 2150, Century Way, Thorpe Park, Leeds, LS15 8ZB. communications.lypft@nhs.net www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk f Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

t @leedsandyorkpft

Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) The Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) is a confidential and free service to guide you through the different services available at Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.Monday - Friday (9am-5pm)Freephone: 0800 0525 790E-mail: pals.lypft@nhs.net

Learning Disability Helpline0808 808 1111Available 9am - 5pmThe helpline provides information and advice on learning disability issues to callers including people with learning disabilities, their families and carers, and professionals working in the field.

Samaritans08457 90 90 90jo@samaritans.org24 hours, seven days a weekConfidential and non-judgemental emotional support whenever you need someone to talk to.

NHS Direct0845 4647Available 24 hours, seven days a weekNHS Direct provides advice and information about health and the NHS so that people are better able to care for themselves and their families. The service aims to provide clinical advice to support self-care and appropriate self-referral to NHS services, as well as access to more general advice and information.

Album now on saleConnecting music and mental health

Featuring The Coopers, Cottonwoolf, Hunting Bears, Bruno Merz and Cry Baby CryProduced by Ed & Rich of Hope & SocialBuy limited edition CD or download at www.lovemusicleeds.org.uk/music

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