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Announcement from West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Team New mothers from across Suffolk will soon be able to get targeted help for severe post-natal depression and other complex mental health issues when Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation … Continue reading New service will bring specialist support to Suffolk Mum’s

News Update and Save the Date - Event information On 28th February 2017, the two Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG's) (Ipswich & East CCG and West Suffolk CCG), together with SUF and Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT) began open … Continue reading Save the Date – Event on 26th July 2017; Improving access to mental health care in Suffolk

The Care Quality Commission are inspecting Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust in July. Before the inspection, they have asked SUF and Healthwatch for feedback from service users about the services provided by the Trust. Healthwatch Suffolk and … Continue reading CQC Inspection of Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust in July 2017- Your chance to give feedback

Suffolk User Forum is asking anyone interested in care pathway design for people living with Personality Disorder, to join us at one of three Stepping Forward Workshops in April 2017. Stepping Forward Workshop dates: 1.  Beccles Library      Date: … Continue reading Workshops in April 2017 – Stepping Forward with Personality Disorder care pathways to Make it Real!

Our informal Mental Health Advocacy drop in’s at Suffolk libraries are an opportunity for people to informally meet with our Advocate and volunteer staff to find out more about Mental Health Advocacy and how Advocacy can support them to get their … Continue reading New for 2017 – SUF offers Independent & Informal Mental Health Advocacy Drop-in’s in Suffolk Libraries

Following our news yesterday about the BBC 1 Panorama programme about Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trusts and suicide, SUF would like you to know that NSFT have opened a temporary phone line if any issues in the programme broadcast caused you any … Continue reading NSFT open a temporary phone line if any issues in the BBC 1 Panorama Programme broadcast caused you any concern.

The number of unexpected patient deaths reported by England's mental health trusts has risen by almost 50% in three years, figures suggest. The findings, for the BBC's Panorama programme, are based on FOI results from half of mental health … Continue reading Tonight BBC One 8.30pm Panorama looks at this including interviews with bereaved families in Suffolk and Norfolk

This event will give you an opportunity to share your recent experiences of the Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust’s (NSFT), Access & Assessment Team. This is the mental health team who assess your mental health care needs for secondary care … Continue reading Coproduction workshop focusing on the Access & Assessment Team

Suffolk Parent Carer Network have a live survey asking parents and young people about mental helath crisis care. This survey is open until 17th February 2017. It only takes between 5 and 10 minutes to complete. The findings of this survey will be … Continue reading The Suffolk Parent & Carer Network survey on crisis care for Children and Young people

In this first issue of the SUF newsletter for 2017, we include a special insert on Borderline Personality Disorder and feature the following news items; Reflections on 2016 with new thoughts for 2017 SUF delivers the first ASIST (Applied … Continue reading SUF January 2017 Newsletter published