Peter Hale: Notes on Mental Health Service User Involvement – ...

Not everyone wants to be involved at all levels of participation. Focus Groups and Surveys can help people be involved.

A Ladder of Citizen Participation - Sherry R Arnstein - http://lithgow-schmidt.dk/sherry-arnstein/ladder-of-citizen-participation.html

There is a need for payment for time to ensure people have enough to live on. Combining this with assistance to find good advocacy to assist with work and benefit rules. Without payment numbers and range of people will be limited, limiting views and hindering equalities.

Need for equalising between regions of NHS AWP but not by levelling down, it's OK for some regions to be ahead.

Service Users should be contacted about involvement unless they opt out, giving everyone an opportunity to be included. This also helps with equalities and diversity, and with numbers and range of opinions

NHS HITs (Health Integration Teams) are another good model e.g. -

The Psychosis Health Integration Team - http://www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/health-integration-teams/psychosis/ - working together to improve the lives of people with psychosis in Bristol

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