Carer Involvement and Consultation
Health, Family Services and Voluntary Sector organisations need to hear the views of carers to enable them to improve services and to hear what needs to happen to continue to support service users and carers effectively.
Many carers don't have the time to constantly attend events and provide feedback but for some people it can be a valuable method to channel your knowledge and experience.
There are several ways that you can feedback your experiences to the Statutory and Voluntary Sector services that are there to support you and the person you care for.
Carers Wakefield & District in conjunction with partner organisations hold a quarterly Carers Forum to enable you to have your say.
Carers Forum
Do you provide support to a relative, friend or child who has an illness or a disability?
Carers Wakefield & District and partner organisations invite you to attend our new Carers Forum.
The Carers Forum will be held on a quarterly basis and will give you the opportunity to share ideas about what is important to support carers of all ages. It will be a chance to help us improve local services for carers. Each Carers Forum will focus on specific themes that carers have indentified. Officers from various organisations will attend.
We will be updating you on the work of the Joint Partnership Boards and will discuss how services can best meet carers needs. If you are interested in attending the Forum please contact Jeanette Schofield on (01924) 307785. There are several ways that you can feedback your experiences to the statutory and voluntary sector services that are there to support you.
Please see Carer Involvement Meetings for future dates and locations of the Carers Forums.
Carer Involvement for Learning Disability Services
Carers Wakefield & District also facilitates a Carers Sub-Group particularly for Carers of People with a Learning Disability. Meetings are held approximately every 6 weeks, see Carer Involvement Meetings for more information. Please contact Chris Clark or Lucy Horobin on: (01924) 305544 or e-mail: info@carerswakefield.org.uk for more information.
Carer Involvement for Mental Health Services
The Mental Health Dialogue Group provides an opportunity for carers of people to meet who use or have used mental health services provided by South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust.
Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Fieldhead Hospital.
For further information contact the Patient Advice & Liaison Service (PALS) on: (01924) 328656 or e-mail the PALS Office: palsoffice@swyt.nhs.uk.
Carer Involvement for Children's Services (Special Educational Needs)
The Parents in Partnership Forum is held once every school term and is for all parents of a child who has a special educational need. For further information contact Gary Cooper, Parent Partnership Officer on: (01924) 302840.
Other Ways to Feedback Your Views
In writing, by e-mail or through a 1-1 meeting with decision makers and leads. The contact details for local statutory organisations are:
Family Services - Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
The Complaints Officer
County Hall
Bond Street
Wakefield
WF1 2QW
Tel: (01924) 306090
Wakefield District PCT
White Rose House (Head Office)
West Parade
Wakefield
WF1 1LT
Tel: (01924) 213050
Fax: (01924) 213157
Castleford, Normanton and District Hospital
Lumley Street
Castleford
WF10 5LT
Tel: (01977) 605500
Fax: (01977) 605501
South West Yorkshire Mental Health Trust
The Chief Executive
c/o Compliments and Complaints Department
South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust
Fieldhead
Ouchthorpe Lane
Wakefield
WF1 3SP
Tel: (01924) 327160
E-mail: complaints@swyt.nhs.uk
Carers Wakefield & District
Service Manager
25 King Street
Wakefield
WF1 2SR
Tel: (01924) 305545
E-mail: info@carerswakefield.org.uk
Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England No. 3143673 - Registered Charity No. 1053295