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Health commissioners in are seeking local people to act as Assurance and Procurement Public Representatives to support the ongoing programme of improvement to mental health and emotional wellbeing services in east and west Suffolk. You may have heard … Read Article about Involvement Opportunity -Assurance and Procurement Public Representatives

The Suffolk VASP held an event on 20th July 2021 to talk about the impact of living with long covid. The VASP network is offering a follow up session titled ‘Let’s Talk About Long Covid 2’ on Tuesday 7th September, 11am to 12pm. This is a open … Read Article about Talking long with the Suffolk Voluntary and Statutory Partnership (VASP)

The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust People Participation Team produce a regular newsletter called The Participation Post, alongside the trusts Carers News. Both share information and news about their work and involvement with the trusts … Read Article about The Participation Post and Carers news from NSFT

Update: The survey has now closed, thank you for your feedback. Please help us to plan our future by telling us what matters to you as a SUF Community member by completing our online survey. Your views will help us improve what we do, and to … Read Article about Suffolk User Forum Community Members Summer Survey 2021

The NHS is set to take another major step towards improving patient access to mental health services with the introduction of five new waiting time guarantees, under plans set out today. The proposals could ensure that patients requiring urgent … Read Article about NHS England proposes new mental health access standards

Suffolk County Council will be tendering for a new Whole Life Advocacy Service to start from April 2022. This will include advocacy support for children, young people and adults. We want to hear the views and experiences from people … Read Article about Whole Life Advocacy Coproduction Event

West Suffolk NHS Trust is receiving Government funding for a new hospital. They would like your help to plan their new health and care facility and services.  Following the first phase of feedback, West Suffolk Hospital are now focusing on how to … Read Article about Help plan the new hospital for West Suffolk

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Stuart Richarson as its chief executive after three years in his current role as chief operating officer. Mr Richardson, who became deputy chief executive earlier this year, will … Read Article about NSFT appoints Stuart Richardson as its new Chief Executive

Vaccinations are in the news daily and the thought can be terrifying for some people.  Support is now available from Wellbeing Suffolk to overcome this fear.   Needle phobia is very common and is something that can be overcome with help. Free … Read Article about Help available to overcome needle phobia

This report provides focused feedback gathered in response to both national and local concerns about Serenity Intensive Monitoring (SIM). SIM has been a nationally recognised mentoring programme for high intensity mental health service users who … Read Article about Making Our Voice Count – Read our latest feedback report about Serenity Intensive Mentoring (SIM).