Committees
Have your voice heard at meetings where you have an opportunity to influence decision-making and help shape our services!
Working Together Groups
These are local groups that meet regularly to provide a forum for service users, carers and staff to discuss issues that are important to them.
The meetings occur on the first Wednesday of every 2nd month from 12:30 – 14:30. Future meeting dates are as in the table below:
| Date | Time | Venue |
| 7th January 2012 | 12.30-14.30 | Boardroom |
| 7th March 2012 | 12.30-14.30 | Boardroom |
| 4th May 2012 | 12.30-14.30 | Boardroom |
| 4th July 2012 | 12.30-14.30 | Boardroom |
| 5th September 2012 | 12.30-14.30 | Boardroom |
| 7th November 2012 | 12.30-14.30 | Boardroom |
The latest Working Together Group Minutes: Working Together Group Minutes - March 2012
Acute Care Forums
These are regular meetings where service users and carers work together with staff to discuss ways of improving their local inpatient services. Meetings occur bimonthly on the first Wednesday.
The dates for the Trust-wide Acute Care Forums are:
| Date | Time | Venue |
| 1st February 2012 | 10.30 - 12 pm | Boardroom |
| 4th April 2012 | 10.30 - 12 pm | Boardroom |
| 6th June 2012 | 10.30 - 12 pm | Boardroom |
| 1st August 2012 | 10.30 - 12 pm | Boardroom |
| 3rd October 2012 | 10.30 - 12 pm | Boardroom |
| 5th December 2012 | 10.30 - 12 pm | Boardroom |
Click this link for the latest minutes: Trust-wide Acute Care Forum Minutes - February 2012.
Community Care Forums
These meetings offer a space where service users, carers and staff can come together to reflect on what works and what doesn’t in their local community services. Meetings occur bimonthly on the last Tuesday.
The dates for the Trust-wide Community Care Forum are below:
| Date | Time | Venue |
| 31st January 2012 | 10-11.30 am | Boardroom |
| 27th March 2012 | 10-11.30 am | Boardroom |
| 29th May 2012 | 10-11.30 am | Boardroom |
| 31st July 2012 | 10-11.30 am | Boardroom |
| 25th September 2012 | 10-11.30 am | Boardroom |
| 27th November 2012 | 10-11.30 am | Boardroom |
Click this link for the latest minutes: Trustwide Community Care Forum Minutes - January 2011
Carers Committees
This group meets every 3 months to highlight the views of carers with regards to all of our services. It is so important that we have carers join us at these meetings so that we have this particular perspective to contribute to our discussions.
The meetings occur on the 2nd Monday of every 3 months. Future meetings dates are as in the table below.
| Date | Time | Venue |
| 9th January 2012 | 11.00 - 12.30 | Boardroom |
| 16th April 2012 | 11.00 - 12.30 | Conference Room 2 |
| 9th July 2012 | 11.00 - 12.30 | Boardroom |
| 8th October 2012 | 11.00 - 12.30 | Boardroom |
For the latest Carers Committee minutes please click on the link below:
Trustwide Carers Committee Minutes - January 2012
There are lots of other local groups that work to change our services and also to support people with mental health problems. Get in touch if you’d like more information: