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Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s Members’ Magazine
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A tipple over the edge... When alcohol takes over every waking thought and has a significant impact on day to day life.
page 18
Winners sparkle... Nominations flooded in for staff and volunteers whose efforts, expertise, passion for care, concern and everyday kindness have touched the lives of others.
page 16
Rehab scores national award hat trick... Pictured on this issue’s front cover.
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Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation TrustWelcome
Providing high quality mental health and
social care services in Lincolnshire and beyond.
Fast factsWe operate from 74 sites and provide services to:
n Lincolnshire
n North East Lincolnshire
n North East Derbyshire and Chesterfieldn Inpatient beds: 228
n Staff: 1,881
n Operating budget: £94.8 million
Our missionTo promote recovery and quality of life through effective,
innovative and caring mental health, social care and
specialist community services.
Our visionTo be the best at what we do
Our valuesWe will RESPECT
Recognise and value people’s differences
Ensure we do as we say we do
Support personal recovery and quality of life
Put people first
Enable and support our staff
Continue to work in partnership
Take pride in what we do
Our quality prioritiesImproving service quality through three distinct areas:
1. Patient safety
2. Patient experience
3. Clinical effectiveness
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Our servicesWe are commissioned to provide a wide range of mental health
and social care and specialist community support services,
including:
n Acute adult inpatient services
n Armed forces’ veterans’ mental health services
n Child and family services (inpatient & community)
n Chronic fatigue syndrome/ME services
n Community/recovery services
n Dementia services
n Drug and alcohol recovery services
n Dynamic psychotherapy services
n Forensic mental health services
n Learning disability assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and
specialist community support services
n Mental health rehabilitation services
n Personality disorder services
n Primary mental health care including psychological therapies
n Prison health care
n Support and treatment for early psychosis
Welcometo the seventeenth edition of
better together...
ContentsLincolnshire Partnership NHS
Foundation Trust 3
A tipple over the edge 4
Plans to keep local people well 6
Transforming mental health
servcies in Lincolnshire 7
Wards focus on hand washing
skills 8
Staying well 9
Suicide the white elephant 10
Meet your governors 11
Olympic volunteer 15
Rehab scores national
award hatrick 16
Innovation champions coast
to glory 17
Winners sparkle as they go
for gold 18
Emotional first aid skills 20
Top scores for anti-domestic
abuse 21
Art of surviving mental illness 22
Dementia friends 23
Talking therapies the next steps 24
So much has happened over the past 12 months and the year ahead is going to be just as demanding.
Together with other health and social care services, mental health is now sitting at the core
of the new NHS and we are entering the dawn of a new era. Our Trust is in the very best
position to grasp the opportunities emerging from the new NHS environment and we are
very fortunate to have strong relationships with some very creative individuals and pioneering
organisations, all united with a passion to improve mental health services – some of these are
featured throughout the pages of this magazine.
This end of year edition of better together showcases some of the excellent work we are
doing in every corner of the Trust. You can find out how we are working with the county’s
anti-domestic abuse partnership (pg 21) – so well in fact that the endeavours of our Trust
were singularly pointed out for significant praise by a national charity.
We have done rather well in picking up a number of national awards for the design and
build of Discovery House. Our new rehabilitation unit in Lincoln is now the benchmark
against which all future mental health developments in Lincolnshire will be measured
against. Such improvements will be featuring heavily as we progress with our proposals
towards Transforming Mental Health Services in Lincolnshire which will form part of a
wider public consultation during 2013 (pg 16).
We are always looking at ways to improve how we communicate with you. We are
mindful of the fine balance of utilising the latest technologies as well as more traditional
communication channels to satisfy the needs and preferences of our members. In future
we plan to share regular updates through a new style electronic bulletin which will provide
more frequent and timely information on what is happening around the Trust. If you wish
to receive the e-zine our membership team must have your email address. You can share
this with them by emailing the team at [email protected]. Our new look magazine will be
printed twice a year and mailed to all our members who prefer to receive just a hard copy
update. We hope you prefer our new approach. As always we are keen to hear what you
think. So if you have any questions, suggestions, or ideas for future articles, please contact
our editorial team by email: [email protected] or telephone: 01529 222270.
I am proud of what we have achieved as a Trust, but we have so much more to do to
take our Trust forward. Nonetheless, 2013 and beyond fills me with a lot of optimism.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year Mental Illness
Prevention Fundpage 9
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For many of us a glass of wine with a meal or a social beer with friends is an enjoyable part of life. For others alcohol can dominate every waking thought and has a significant impact on physical and mental health.
National Alcohol Awareness Week (19-23
November) was an opportunity to highlight
the help available to those who feel their
drinking is becoming a problem and having
a major impact on their daily lives.
In Lincolnshire, it is estimated that
nearly 93,000 people are drinking
to potentially harmful or hazardous
levels, but often don’t recognise that
they may have a problem.
Regardless of the number of units they
consume, if someone has a substantial
craving for, tolerance of, and preoccupation
with alcohol and continued drinking,
despite the physical and mental harm that it
can cause, it may be that they need help to
combat these problems and regain control
of their life.
Lincolnshire’s Drug and Alcohol
Recovery Team (DART) has over 30
years’ experience of helping people
with alcohol and drug problems. DART
helps people focus much more on not
only reducing and removing problematic
drinking, but also on other areas which may
have an impact on lasting recovery, such
as building or repairing social networks,
help with securing accommodation and
signposting to relevant support agencies.
DART head of service, Nige Dixon, said:
“We attempt to find out why and how a
person started drinking in the first place.
We talk about how much they drink, how
often and how it is affecting their daily
life, then work with them in deciding how
best to tackle and overcome their issues.
“There are a wide variety of things
we can do to help, and it may take a
combination of these depending on
need. We provide people with the skills
to gradually reduce their reliance on
alcohol, as well as a programme of
actions to help take control. We also
offer medication when needed to provide
a detox to stop physical withdrawals.”
As part of a new way of working the
team have supported the development
of a wider network of people who have
been through the service with similar
problems. The peer support groups offer
moral support from personal experience
and understand how difficult it is to take
the initial first steps to ask for help.
If people recognise that they may have a
problem with their drinking and feel ready
to seek help and advice, they can contact
DART direct. The service is based in three
towns but visit people countywide to
provide support to people with alcohol
and/or drug problems.
“There are a wide variety of things we can do to help, and it may take a combination of these depending on need. We provide people with the skills to gradually reduce their reliance on alcohol”
Health Awareness
A tipple over the edge... There is a way out…“For the last 25 years alcohol has ruled
my life, it was always my priority and
dominated every waking thought I had.
I lost my wife, my children and my self-
respect to the booze.
Originally from Leicester I got caught
up in the social drinking scene in the
area. I drank regularly with friends and
family and found that I eventually got
a taste for the beer. What was initially
a couple of pints down the pub with
friends at weekends and a couple of
nights a week, quickly turned into eight
pints a night and eventually the need to
have a drink or two at breakfast just to
get myself going. It was just something
I thought I needed all the time. Even
at work I’d be thinking about my next
tea break, so I could go and get a quick
pint to keep me going.
I’d met my wife during this period and
we had two children together. I hate to
admit it but of the 20 years we were
married I probably only remember five
of them, as I spent the majority of our
married life in various states of total
inebriation until my wife could no
longer cope and we separated.
I moved to Lincolnshire shortly after this
separation and whilst here suddenly
realised what I had lost. I approached
DART for help, but didn’t want to
completely abstain from drinking. I
wanted to be like everyone else - be
able to go have a social pint, but know
that I wasn’t going to spiral back to a
constant drunken state. DART helped
me work through my issues and I now
feel confident and in control to have
just that one pint and then say no.
I now play an active part in the DART
peer support programme, which
enables me to help others come to
terms with the fact that they might
have a problem and support them in
taking their first steps to recovery.”
Carl
Boston:Babbage House, Rear of Boston Borough Council, West Street Tel: 01205 314 479 Email: [email protected]
Grantham:Beaconfield Centre, Beacon Lane Tel: 01476 591 233 Email: [email protected]
Lincoln:Carholme Court, Long Leys Road Tel: 01522 597 979 Email: [email protected]
www.lpft.nhs.uk/dart
Services in your area...
DART
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The recently published Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy identifies the top priorities for the next five years where we can work together to make a difference in promoting the health and wellbeing of the people of Lincolnshire.
Feedback from members of the public,
voluntary groups, Trust governors and
health and social care professionals
have been used to shape the document,
written by GPs and people who invest in
health and social care services, following
a public consultation earlier in 2012.
The five themes within the document are:
The impact on people’s mental health
and the needs of carers are considered
throughout each of the five themes.
The Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy –
and an easy read version - are available to
view at www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/JHWS
Plans to keeplocal people well...
Health Awareness Health Awareness
1. Promoting healthier lifestyles
2. Improve the health and wellbeing of older people
3. Deliver high quality systematic care of major causes of ill health and disability
4. Improving health and social outcomes and reducing health inequalities for children
5. Tackling the social determinants of health
Commissioners local councillors, GPs,
service users, carers, representatives from
voluntary organisations, as well as Trust
staff, heard what the Trust was doing
in response to an intensive engagement
process with stakeholders over the year
about our services. This feedback is
being used to define the proposals for
Transforming Mental Health Services in
Lincolnshire formal public consultation.
Chief executive, Chris Slavin opened the
event, which comprised presentations by
clinicians and executives from both our
Trust and NHS Lincolnshire. They included
improving access to services, developing
integrated community teams, and creating
better links between physical and mental
health services.
Deputy director of strategy, Dr Carol
Brady, said: “I was delighted to see
so many people attend the event and
contribute so positively.”
Delegates shared their views after
listening to a series of presentations
relating to the key drivers for change and
how the Trust could further innovate local
mental health services.
The Trust and NHS Lincolnshire will
commence the formal public consultation
in 2013 as part of their joint commitment
to involve all stakeholders in future
service development plans. Details of the
consultation process, and how to get
involved, will be advertised on local NHS
websites and through local press.
Transforming mental health servicesin Lincolnshire...
Liberating the NHS with HealthWatchHealthWatch England, the new national, statutory consumer champion for health and social care in England, was launched in October.
It will form part of a new network
aimed at giving people who use health
and social care services a powerful
voice locally and nationally.
The HealthWatch network, which
launches in April 2013, is a key
milestone in the government’s vision
set out in the White Paper: ‘Equity and
excellence: Liberating the NHS’.
Health minister, Norman Lamb said:
“We want to put people at the
heart of our health and care services.
HealthWatch England will make sure
that people have a stronger voice
and greater influence, through the
experiences they share about their
care, to drive improvements.”
HealthWatch Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire LINk will finish as a service
at the end of March and will be
replaced by HealthWatch Lincolnshire
in April. The county’s new organisation
will consist of a lot of the volunteers
that were in Lincolnshire LINk, however
its overall remit will be slightly different.
HealthWatch Lincolnshire will:
n react to feedback from people who
use services to resolve issues;
n proactively monitor the quality
of services in order to promote
improvements;
n use people’s views and experiences
to influence the policy, planning,
buying and delivery of health and
social care.
For more information go to:
www.lincolnshire.gov.uk and
www.healthwatch.co.uk
Governor pull-out
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One in four of our population will experience some form of mental health problem every year.
Depression, generalised anxiety disorder,
panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), phobias and social
anxiety disorder are loosely called
common mental health problems, but
they can severely impact on peoples’
lives. The severity of disorders varies, all
however can become chronic and can
result in significant long-term disability.
For example, depression is estimated
to be the second greatest contributor
to disability throughout the developed
world, and is the most common
disorder contributing to suicide.
Causes of common mental health problems
There are thought to be many
causes and can include, difficult
family background, work stress,
and stressful life events such as a
bereavement, traumatic incidents,
relationship difficulties, redundancy and
unemployment. Social difficulties, such
as domestic violence and physical ill
health, are also thought to be linked to
common mental health problems.
Beliefs around common mental health problems
Even though mental health problems
are so common, sufferers often believe
they are on their own. They often feel
shame, believe there is no help available
and that they have to put up with it. It
is important to remember that common
mental health problems are not a
sign of personal weakness, but are an
illness like any other. There are now
effective psychological therapies for the
treatment of common mental health
problems that you can access in your
local area.
How to access help
In Lincolnshire the Trust provides a
range of psychological therapies to
tackle common mental health problems.
You can access these therapies by
contacting your GP or referring yourself.
For more details visit our website:
www.lpft.nhs.uk
Common mental health problems...
Almost 80 people attended the Trust’s stakeholder event, Time to Talk: transforming local mental health services, held at The Showroom in Lincoln on 3 December.
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As winter arrives and bugs and germs start to thrive, the Trust is encouraging everyone to ensure they keep their hands clean to stop germs from spreading.
As part of global hand washing day on 15
October, the Trust took the opportunity
to highlight the importance of hand
washing by demonstrating to service users
good hand washing techniques. This was
supported by displays on the wards about
the importance of good hand hygiene.
Hands are one of the biggest spreaders
of germs. Hand washing with warm
water and soap is the most effective and
inexpensive way to prevent the spread
of germs and infections. Studies show it
lowers the transmission of diarrhoea and
colds/flu both at work and home, as well as
in NHS facilities.
Steve Allsebrook, staff nurse at the
Bungalows, Long Leys Court, the Trust’s
learning disabilities rehabilitation and
assessment and treatment service, works
with service users on a daily basis in
developing these types of skills. He said:
“Hand hygiene and infection prevention is
an important part of life on the ward. We
complete a profile with each service user,
called “This is me” which covers all of the
important aspects of an individual’s life,
including their skills and preferences. Hand
hygiene is part of one of the skills’ sections
and we work with each service user on a
one to one basis to ensure they understand
the importance of this skill and the most
effective methods for hand washing.”
Wards focus onhand washing skills...
Health Awareness Health Awareness
For more information on how to
prevent germs from spreading you
can visit the NHS Choices website
www.nhs.uk/livewell/homehygiene
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Take five... Life can be very busy, with work, children, perhaps also looking after ageing parents, and trying to maintain a relationship with a partner. Too often we can end up feeling pulled in many directions, and struggling to have time for ourselves.
The current economic climate can
leave people feeling anxious about
work, so they work harder, and longer,
leaving less time for family and friends,
and ultimately putting themselves at
the bottom of the list.
Unchecked, this pattern can lead to
“burnout”, and our emotional well-
being can suffer. We all need to take
care of ourselves throughout the year
but especially now, by making sure the
basics are in place: eating well, making
sure we get enough sleep, and getting
some exercise each week.
In addition you can preserve your well-
being, by ensuring that you take time
out each day – even just five minutes
(even the busiest of us can spare five
minutes) to sit quietly, and just allow
yourself to slow down, and…breathe
gently in…and out… allowing your
thoughts to float through your mind
like clouds across the sky, counting
from one to 10 over and again, if it
helps you to concentrate. You can
then go on with the rest of the day,
at a more measured, less frantic pace,
knowing that when things start to get
stressed, you can take five minutes to
bring back that sense of peace.
A programme being delivered through learning centres in Market Rasen, Gainsborough and Mablethorpe is changing lives for the better. CG Partnership’s Healthy Minds project provides comprehensive and tailored support to anyone who has experienced mental ill health and their carers to allow each person to progress towards social engagement, learning and up-skilling, volunteering or employment.
Angie Mansfield, who accessed the
programme earlier this year, has
since turned her life around. From
being a virtual recluse and completely
dependent on her husband for support,
Angie is now working as a volunteer in
a canteen. The programme helped her
to brush up her skills and experience
and develop her confidence and self-
esteem. Her husband’s life has been
completely transformed too. No longer
needed by his wife and with free time
on his hands, he has been able to get a
volunteering position for himself too.
For more details about this project,
please contact CG Partnership on tel:
01673 843489 or email:
www.cgpartnership.com
Staying Well is a new initiative seeking to prevent new and more acute conditions in people at risk of mental ill health. Its resources are targeted at individuals or small groups of individuals where a real risk of worsening mental health has been identified.
Delivered by Lincolnshire CDA, Staying Well encourages more imaginative thinking
about what might contribute to positive mental health to make prevention services
person centred in a very real way. For example, if joining an angling club can decrease
social isolation and combat depression; the programme can buy equipment and pay
membership fees. Or if a mobile phone is needed to provide access to telecare support
for times of crisis; the programme can buy it.
Staying Well is funded by the Mental Illness Prevention Fund and managed by
Lincolnshire CDA.
For more details contact Charles Cooke by email [email protected]
Healthy minds
Staying well
£168kA second wave of funding available for groups and organisations that help people affected by mental health problems was launched on October 1.
The Mental Illness Prevention Fund
invited applications to help people who
are recovering from mental illness or
whom are living with mental illness for
the first time.
The fund was first introduced in
January 2012 by the Trust together
with Lincolnshire County Council.
To date £300k has been given to
some 50 different projects to benefit
apporximately 2,500 local people
through social support and friendship
groups, formal and informal learning,
skills and qualifications, supported
volunteering and community
participation activities.
Associate director, Paul Jackman, said:
“The fund is designed to help volunteer
groups and other organisations build
on and improve the services and
support that they already provide.
We have also been encouraging new
groups to apply as well as organisations
with new projects that could help
people with mental health problems
throughout Lincolnshire.”
A number of bidder days were held
during October to promote the fund
and encourage applications, which
had to be submitted by December 7.
Applicants should learn before the end
of February whether they have been
successful.
You can learn more about
the projects being funded
on our website
www.lpft.nhs.uk
Lincolnshire PartnershipNHS Foundation Trust
Lincolnshire’s Managed Care Network for Mental Health
to help prevent mental health problems...
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Our governors represent you! Each governor has a constituency and is committed to talking to local people to make sure their voice and opinions on mental health services are heard. They represent the Trust at various events and help to report back on what happens at Council of Governor meetings.
Our governors are elected by staff and the public, or nominated
by some of our partner organisations, like the primary care trust.
They work alongside the Trust’s Board of Directors to ensure
that the interests of Trust’s members are taken into account. Our
governors have shown great commitment in representing the
views of local people and help to shape its plans for the future.
If you wish to make contact with your governor, simply telephone
our membership office on: 01529 222277/76 or email:
[email protected] or visit our website www.lpft.nhs.uk
Turn over to see who is representing you.
Meet your Council of Governors...
Goodbye to governors...We are sorry to be saying goodbye to some of our former governors who have stepped down from the Council. The Trust thanks them for their contributions during their terms of office:
Governor and Governorship
Audrey PestellPublic Governor for East Lindsey (October 2009 to September 2012).
Carrie ForresterPublic Governor for West Lindsey (from October 2007 to September 2012).
David OgdenPublic Governor for Borough of Boston (from July 2011 to September 2012
Terry FarrellService User Governor, Older Adult Services (from March 2011 to September 2012).
Membership & Involvement Events 2013... The Trust runs a programme of free educational events - each one dedicated to a mental health issue - which take place at different venues around the county. Anyone is welcome to attend to find out more information and the range of services available locally.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Date: 28 January Time: 10am-1pm
Venue: Gainsborough Methodist Church
Mental healthcare professionals from
our talking therapies services will be
sharing information about to tell when
a habit is becoming an obsession; how
to access help, and the range of therapy
services available in Lincolnshire
Drug & Alcohol Recovery Date: 27 February Time: 1.30pm- 4.30pm
Venue: New Life Enterprises, Lincoln
Mental healthcare professionals from
our drug and alcohol recovery team,
DART will be talking about how a
form of relaxation can become a
problem and how to access help
Eating Disorders Date: 2 March Time: 5pm-8pm
Venue: The Ruby Hunt Centre, Spalding
Find out everything you need to know
about eating disorders including
causes, symptoms, diagnosis,
treatments and support groups.
Registering To book a place at any of these free
events, just call us on: 01529 222277 or
send an email to: [email protected]
Board of directors’ meetings Held on the last Thursday of each month from 9am to noon
Council of Governors’ meetings 17 January, 18 April, 11 July & 17 October all from 4pm to 7pm
“When a close family member of mine took his own life, such was the stigma and taboo, his wife didn’t let anyone know he had died. He had actually been buried by the time we found out, so we missed his funeral with no chance to say our goodbyes and were told he’d suffered a heart attack. His widow then told my sister he had taken his own life but asked her not to tell the rest of the family. However my sister did tell us as she thought we should know.
There was such a futility about the whole thing. We just kept thinking “if only he had talked to someone, his life might have been saved”. Something could have been done. With suicide there’s always the “if only”.
The more we talk about suicide and the less stigma and taboo there is the more we can affect change.” Rita Blackler, ASIST and Safe Talk lead.
This experience made such an impact on her life that Rita has been working with the
Trust to promote applied suicide intervention skills training. The free courses – ASIST and
safeTALK aim to improve awareness about suicide in the community and train people to
make a first aid intervention.
Suicidethe white elephant...
Health Awareness
Courses:ASIST – a two-day training course teaching people how to keep someone safe.
safeTALK – half day suicide alertness program.
If you wish to join these free courses contact Sue Broadbent by calling 01529 416251 for more
information.
If you, or someone you know, needs help and support, here are some organisations who will be able
to provide assistance:
Helplines: Samaritans can be contacted 24 hours a day, tel: 08457 909090
Mind helplines are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm, tel: 0300 123 3393
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) helpline, tel: 0800 585858
Contact your GP to discuss your concerns.
If you are dealing with a genuine suicide attempt, always call 999.
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These meetings are open to members of the public. Agendas and papers for each meeting can be downloaded from our website: www.lpft.nhs.uk/about-us To submit a question or to obtain further information please contact Karen Scott by email: [email protected] or tel: 01529 222243
More events are advertised on our website www.lpft.nhs.uk/get-involved
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Governor and GovernorshipGovernor and Governorship
Marina KealConstituency: Staff Governor - Adult Mental Health and Social CareLPFT Committee membership: Nominations and remunerations committee, standards
committee, and issues groupGovernor start date: 1st March 2010Office term: 1st October 2011 - 1st October 2014 (1st term)
Wayne WarnerConstituency: Staff Governor - Primary Care and Psychological TherapiesCommittee membership: Issues groupGovernor start date: 1st October 2011
Office term: 1st October 2011 - 1st October 2014 (1st term)
Shiraz HaiderConstituency: Staff Governor - Corporate ServicesCommittee membership: Involvement committee and issues group
Governor start date: 1st October 2011Office term: 1st October 2011 - 1st October 2014 (1st term)
Susanne RidleyConstituency: Staff Governor - Older Adult ServicesCommittee membership: Standards committees and issues group
Governor start date: 1st October 2011Office term: 1st October 2011 - 1st October 2014 (1st term)
Ian RobertsConstituency: Carer GovernorCommittee membership: Standards committee and issues groupGovernor start date: 1st October 2007
Office term: 1st October 2010 - 1st October 2013 (2nd term)
Alan DanielsConstituency: Lead Governor and Carer GovernorCommittee membership: Issues group, nominations and remunerations committee,
and membership committee Governor start date: 1st October 2007 Office term: 1st October 2010 - 1st October 2013 (2nd term)
John ClarkeConstituency: Carer GovernorCommittee membership: Issues GroupGovernor start date: 1st October 2011Office term: 1st October 2011 - 1st October
2013 (1st term)
Celia EvershedConstituency: Deputy Lead and Service User Governor - Adult Mental Health and Social CareCommittee membership: Involvement
committee and issues groupGovernor start date: 1st October 2007 Office term:1st October 2010 - 1st October 2012 (2nd term)
Patricia MassieConstituency: Carer GovernorCommittee membership: Membership committee and issues group Governor start date: 1st October 2009
Office term: 1st October 2010 - 1st October 2013 (1st term)
David BrayConstituency: Service User Governor - Adult Mental Health and Social CareCommittee membership: Membership committee and issues group
Governor start date: 1st October 2011 (by-election)Office Term: 1st October 2011 - 1st October 2013 (1st term)
Rebecca MillarConstituency: Service User Governor - Child and Family ServicesCommittee membership: Issues groupGovernor start date: 29th October 2010
Office term: 29th October 2010 - 1st October 2013 (1st term)
Diana BroughtonConstituency: Service User Governor - Primary Care and Psychological Therapies Mental Health ServicesCommittee membership: Nominations and
remunerations committee, standards committee, and issues groupGovernors start date: 1st October 2007 Office term: 1st October 2010 - 1st October 2013 (2nd term)
Gary WattsConstituency: Service User Governor - Adult Mental Health and Social CareCommittee membership: Issues GroupGovernor start date: 29th October 2012
Office term: 29th October 2012 – 30th September 2013 (1st term)
Evelyn NichollsConstituency: Service User Governor - Older Adult Mental Health ServicesCommittee membership: Membership committee
Governor start date: 29th October 2010Office term: 29th October 2010 - 1st October 2013 (1st term)
Angela StephensonConstituency: Public Governor - East LindseyCommittee membership and groups: Issues group
Governor start date: 1st October 2012 Office term: 1st October 2012 - 1st October 2015 (1st term)
Councillor Pat O’ConnorConstituency: Stakeholder Governor - District CouncilsCommittee membership: Issues groupGovernor start date: 1st September 2007
Colette ColemanConstituency: Public Governor - South HollandCommittee membership and groups: Issues groupGovernor start date: 26th July 2011 (by-election)
Office term: 1st October 2012 – 1st October 2015 (1st term)
Councillor Pauline MathersConstituency: Stakeholder Governor - Lincolnshire County CouncilCommittee membership: Standards committee and issues group
Governor start date: 28th October 2011
David OakesConstituency: Public Governor - West LindseyCommittee membership and groups: Issues group and membership committee
Governor start date: 1st October 2012Office term: 1st October 2012- 1st October 2015 (1st term)
Councillor Ronald OxbyConstituency: Stakeholder Governor - Lincolnshire County CouncilCommittee membership: Nominations and remunerations committee, and issues group
Governor start date: 13th January 2009
Lawrence Abrams Constituency: Public Governor - South KestevenCommittee membership: Issues group, standards committee, and involvement committee
Governor start date: 1st October 2009Office term: 1st October 2012 -1st October 2015 (2nd term)
Sarah NewtonConstituency: Stakeholder Governor - NHS LincolnshireCommittee membership: Issues groupGovernor start date: 1st September 2007
Geoffrey CatlinConstituency: Public Governor - Surrounding areasCommittee membership: Issues group, and nominations and remunerations committee
Governor start date: 1st October 2009Office term: 1st October 2012- 1st October 2015 (2nd term)
Professor Sara OwenConstituency: Stakeholder Governor - Lincoln UniversityCommittee membership: Nominations and remunerations committee, and issues group
Governor start date: 6th October 2008
Michelle Wiggins Constituency: Public Governor - City of LincolnCommittee membership and groups: Issues groupGovernor start date: 1st October 2009
Office term: 1st October 2012 - 1st October 2015 (2nd term)
Roy Riseborough Constituency: Public GovernorCommittee membership and groups: Nomination & Remuneration Committee and Membership Committee
Governor start date: 1st October 2012Office term: 1st term in office
Pam Whittaker Constituency: Public GovernorCommittee membership and groups: Nomination and Remuneration Committee reserve and Standards Committee
Governor start date: 15 September 2011Office term: 2nd term in office
New Governor
New Governor
New Governor
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Volunteer Focus
Olympic volunteer:an account from someone
who got involved...
It was revealed in a previous issue of better together that one of our volunteers and governor, Dave Oakes, had been selected to be one of the 70,000 ‘chosen few’ to work at this year’s Olympics as a chaperone in the anti-doping team. Here is an account of his experience.
“My journey started in 2010 when I was just one of 100,000 selected for an interview. I joined 10,000 others at an orientation event where I was greeted by Lord Seb Coe, athlete Jonathan Edwards and comedian, Eddie Izzard.
Training days followed for 3,000 potential volunteers from which just half were selected to be anti-doping chaperones. My role involved approaching an athlete and notifying them that they had been selected under the authority of the Independent Olympic Committee to provide a sample of blood or urine.
The athletes’ village was made up of nine storey apartment blocks, built around themed courtyards. The village was fantastically landscaped with beautiful tree lined avenues, works of art and statues.
The range of food was amazing – something to suit every taste and palette. I often pondered how privileged I was – a kid from Skeggy in the Olympic dining room, surrounded by the world’s greatest athletes.
Great Britain plc put on a magnificent Olympic and the best Paralympic Games. The country, not just London, displayed the “Best of British” to the world. Something we should all be immensely proud off. Inspire a Generation was the key phrase of the games. I have taken this on board and occasionally feel inspired to go for a run, but I’ll just
finish this chocolate cake first!”
Dave Oakes
GettingInvolved
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Annual Public Meeting...Everyone was welcome to attend the annual public meeting on the 11th September. The event was themed hope and recovery and showcased the very latest developments in service user care. Presentations were delivered throughout the day, interspersed with music, drama and poetry delivered by service users and volunteers.
Our 2011/12 Annual Report and Accounts
were published at the meeting. Towards the
end of the day, presentations from our senior
directors on the performance of the Trust and
plans for the future were delivered. Our lead
governor Alan Daniels provided an update
on the activities of our Council of Governors
over the previous 12 months and there were
opportunities for members of the public to
put questions to our Board of Directors and
Council of Governors.
The 2013 APM is being held on 12th
September.
read more online
Governor and Governorship
An analysis of the issues
raised are presented in
a quarterly issues log
report to the Council of
Governors. Copies of this
report are available on
our website in the Council
of Governors’ meeting
papers:
www.lpft.nhs.uk/
cogpapers
IndependentMental Health Forums...This year governors have been attending forums held around the county capturing the views and opinions of their constituents and members of the public about Trust services. Issues raised are discussed at the Council of Governors’ issues group and considered when developing strategy. This process is best demonstrated by the diagram below:
InvolvementIf you fancy getting more out of your membership, but don’t want to be a governor, you could try some of the activities promoted through our Group of 1,000.
Throughout the year our staff need the
help of members to give feedback on
particular activities. If you would like to
be considered for one of these, simply
contact our membership team on
tel: 01529 222277/76 or
email: [email protected]
Members of our Group of 1,000 have
been called upon to help with the
following activities recently:
n Improving and updating the Trust’s
website
n Participating in the Green Group to
consider new ideas that could improve
sustainability and energy saving
n Assisting service users and carers
to define Care Programme Approach
standards for the older adults’ wards.
If you would like more information about attending the Independent Mental Health Forums please contact Linda O’Hara by email:
Monitor / Review
Issues Log
Issues GroupAction /
Implement
Issue
Joint CoG / BoD
Council of Governors
Cycle of dealing with issues
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Recognising Excellence
Members of Trust staff were rejoicing in October after being crowned innovation champions at a regional award ceremony.
Consultant child and adolescent mental
health psychiatrist, Professor Sami
Timimi and assistant director of research
and effectiveness, Dianne Tetley, were
pronounced Medipex East Midlands,
Yorkshire and Humber Innovation
Champions 2012.
Their personal pioneering contributions
towards improving NHS care, treatments
and working practices at the Trust
made them worthy contenders for the
prestigious award. In the last 18 months
Dianne and Sami have co-developed a
number of award winning innovations.
Their first innovation, an outcomes
orientated approach to the delivery of child
and adolescent mental health services, has
been adopted by service commissioners
and endorsed by the National Institute of
Health & Clinical Excellence. Another, an
e-learning package which provides generic
training in how to adopt an outcomes
orientated approach to service delivery, is
being rolled out nationally by the NSPCC to
their practitioners.
Sami said: “This award is down to the
support, friendship and skills of the
wonderful staff that I have worked with
and the inspiration of the young people
and families I have had the privilege of
meeting.”
Medipex is the NHS innovation hub for
the Yorkshire and Humber region. It was
set up to identify truly innovative ideas
conceived by NHS staff.
The annual innovation competition aims
to promote innovation within the NHS
and connect the NHS and academia with
industry to help innovators develop their
ideas and facilitate product development
and clinical trials.
Innovation championscoast to glory...
”Together these
innovations have enabled
service users and their
families to negotiate and
share decisions about
their treatment and care
with their clinicians.”Dianne Tetley
Staff who have been employed by the NHS for 20 years or more have been publicly thanked for their long service.
Chairman, Eileen Ziemer, presented 19
members of staff with certificates and
capital bonds in recognition of their
commitment to the Trust and the NHS.
Five members of staff were recognised
for 20 years’ service and 14 employees
were rewarded for 30 years’ service
with the NHS – between them that’s a
combined service of 520 years working
for one employer.
Kevin Brooks, ward manager said:
“I have worked for the same trust in its
many formats and experienced many
changes over my 30 years in the NHS.
The single most important reason I have
retained motivation and passion for my
work is to have been given the privilege
and opportunity to make a difference in
the lifes of the patients we care for.”
520 years in the NHS...
Top: Nige Dixon, bottom: Steve Lidbetter & Kevin Brooks Receiving certificates from Chairman, Eileen Ziemer and chief executive, Chris Slavin
Recognising Excellence
Discovery House, hogged the limelight at the national Building Better Healthcare Awards in November. Lincoln’s new mental health rehabilitation unit stole the show by winning three of the 14 awards.
The ceremony, held in London and
attended by over 400 people from the
healthcare sector and related industries,
witnessed Discovery House being declared
the winner of the Best Technology for
Improving Patient Experience and Best
Project Team awards, as well as the most
coveted accolade, Patient’s Choice.
Discovery House opened in January 2012
to provide inpatient care for up to 45
adults recovering from severe mental
health illnesses. Built on the former
St George’s hospital site off Long Leys
Road, the £15m rehabilitation unit is
the largest single piece of investment in
mental health services for over 25 years.
Clinical lead, Ann Dodd, said: “We are
delighted that the design has been
acknowledged among such strong
national competition. The use of natural
day light, colours, textures and views were
very important to us.”
Chief executive, Chris Slavin, said: “It’s a
fitting tribute to the incredible amount of
service user involvement in every aspect of
the design which is clearly reflected in the
success of the finished building. Discovery
House is now the benchmark on how to
develop and deliver future mental health
projects in Lincolnshire.”
Rehab scoresnational award hat trick...
Photo: Kathryn Haseldine, occupational therapist, Debbie Barker, nursing assistant, Graham Sinclair, hotel services supervisor and Richard Holmes, ward manager.
Building Better Healthcare AwardsThe awards recognise world-class architecture, design, facilities and estates management in the healthcare built environment. The event attracts representatives from the NHS and private healthcare sector and industry suppliers to celebrate the people, processes, products and premises that are helping to transform medical practices.
www.buildingbetterhealthcare.co.uk
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Recognising Excellence
Earlier this summer we witnessed the biggest sporting event in the world, where athletes have worked for the last four years, if not their lives, with one goal in mind – to go for gold!
Like the athletes from all over the world
who competed in this year’s Olympics,
we have staff with similar determination,
passion and goals and who strive to
provide a top class service. They, like
Olympic athletes, often go above and
beyond to achieve their goals and we
wanted to highlight and celebrate
their achievements with this year’s staff
excellence awards – Going for Gold.
Nominations flooded in for staff and
volunteers whose efforts, expertise,
passion for care, concern and everyday
kindness have touched the lives of others.
NHS HeroesA new national recognition scheme for
all NHS staff was launched earlier this
year to mark the 64th anniversary of the
NHS. The NHS Heroes scheme provided a
chance for everyone to formally recognise
individual members of staff and thank
them for their hard work, passion and
dedication.
Chairman, Eileen Ziemer, said: “NHS
Heroes is a celebration of the very best
in the NHS. We see day in day out the
dedication our staff give to the NHS
to ensure the best quality care and
experience for people who use our
services. It was great to see a range of
staff nominated from administration
teams to those providing clinical care -
their dedication and commitment keeps
the NHS running smoothly.”
Our NHS Heroes for 2012 are...Dr Helen Birchall
Myles Charles
Juliette Cole
Andy Haley
Julie Harris
Gillian Hazlerigg
Chantelle Irikok
Cath Kelwick
Maureen O’Leary
Dr Katherine Telford
Dr Anne Thompson
Dr Katie Cooper
Lynsey Woodman
Agnieszka Zychowicz
Winners sparkleas they go for gold...
Our Going for Gold staff excellence awards... …show that the people who work
in our Trust have the dedication and
commitment to deliver a first class,
quality service. This year’s Going for
Gold winners are:
Taking the Lead award:Kathlyn Stewart, speech & language
therapist, learning disability services,
Lincoln
Against All Odds award:Jane Sutherland, community psychiatric
nurse, older adults services, Lincoln
Flying Out of the Blocks award:Jacqueline Tyson, occupational
therapist, older adults services, Lincoln
Breaking Records award:Body image workshops, anorexia
nervosa service
Perfect Routine award:Sally Webber, art & craft technician,
Francis Willis Unit
Mixing With the Elite award:Discovery House design team, Lincoln
Part of a Winning Team award:North East Lincs child & adolescent
mental health services community
team, Grimsby
Behind the Scenes award:Neave Taylor, Acorn Music Group, Boston
CLAHRC award for Research into Practice:Kathryn Haseldine, occupational
therapist, Lincoln
The winner of this year’s Chairman’s award was specialist learning disability speech and language therapist, Kathlyn Stewart, who was nominated by service users and carers for her skill, dedication and genuine desire to help. In one nomination, Kathlyn was described as “a dedicated clinician” and “a real gold champion”.
Kathlyn, who works for the Trust’s
learning disability team in Lincoln, said:
“I am overwhelmed at winning
this award. I wouldn’t be in a
position to receive it if it wasn’t
for my colleagues whom have
taught and shared so much
with me over the years and my
passionate and dedicated team.”
Sponsorship – thank you
Thank you to all our sponsors who supported us financially to deliver the Going for
Gold staff excellence awards. Our sponsors for 2012 were:
Teamprevent
Chairman’s award...
Recognising Excellence
NHS Heroes
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Pete’s Place volunteers
Winners of Part of the Winning Team award
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Ash Villa School, attached to the Trust’s young people’s inpatient unit, has been classed as ‘good’ with many ‘outstanding’ features by its recent Ofsted inspection.
The inspector, who visited the school at
Greylees in September, said: “The highly
professional team of staff and governing
body exhibit high standards at all times
and show great ambition for the school
and its students.”
The school was graded ‘outstanding’ for
both leadership and management, and
behaviour and safety of pupils. It was given
the top marks for both overall effectiveness
and capacity for sustained improvement.
The inspector added: “Students
are welcoming, polite, and behave
impeccably almost all the time. Their
desire to work hard and their attitudes
to learning are exemplary. The majority
of the teaching observed during the
inspection was outstanding.”
Ash Villa is a hospital school based
near Sleaford for young people who
are undergoing an assessment of their
emotional and/or mental health needs in
the neighbouring inpatient unit.
School head teacher, Neil Barton, said:
“We’re really proud of the outcomes of
the report. We’ve always enjoyed good
inspections but this one has been the best
one ever particularly as the expectations
of the inspection regime have become
increasingly rigorous.”
Ofsted inspects and regulates services
which care for children and young people,
and those providing education and skills
for learners of all ages.
www.ofsted.gov.uk
Recognising Excellence
Ash Villa Schoolcelebrates successful Ofsted report...
Recognising Excellence
Acute mental health team members were successful in winning an opportunity to evaluate their innovative group programme. The Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Care Research and Care Nottinghamshire Derbyshire and Lincolnshire (CLAHRC), sponsored the research into practice award at the Trust’s staff excellence awards in 2011. The team used the prize money to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the emotional first aid skills group programme
Emotional first aid skills training is an
innovative and locally developed group
programme that combines key dialectical
behaviour therapy ‘distress tolerance’
skills with motivational and compassion
focused approaches.
The project, led by consultant nurse, Paul
Barrett, clinical specialist occupational
therapist, Polly Blaydes and supported by
service user volunteer, Tracey Hamilton,
sought to evaluate the effectiveness of
the first aids skills programme which aims
to enable service users to more effectively
manage distress in crisis situations.
Pre and post intervention outcome data
from the group indicated that those service
users who completed the programme were
more able to manage distressing emotions.
Service users who had completed the
emotional first aid skills group programme
also provided feedback including how it
could be improved.
Polly said: “The group members learned
skills which provide an alternative to
repeating patterns of behaviours, such
as self injury. The skills are practical and
relevant to both everyday life and crisis
situations.”
Paul said: “I am very grateful for the
support we received from the service users
and CLAHRC to conduct our evaluation.
It certainly seems to indicate that what we
are trying to do was valued by the people
who matter most.”
A full evaluation report is available. If you
would like a copy by email please contact
Polly via [email protected] or Paul
Emotional First Aid Skillsput to the test...
Polly, Tracey & Paul
Top scores for anti-domestic abuse services...Victims of domestic abuse in Lincolnshire are supported by some of the best services in the country, according to a leading expert.
Anthony Wills, chief executive of
national charity Standing Together
Against Domestic Violence, singled our
Trust out for particular praise by noting
the ‘very impressive role of Lincolnshire
Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’ in
the partnership.
In the Home Office report, Mr Wills
said that Lincolnshire’s success bucks
the trend of similar areas and that to
be graded ‘excellent’ is “very rare”.
The report studied a range of aspects
essential to the success of an anti-
domestic abuse partnership, including
its structure, objectives and strategy.
The report’s publication coincides with
the release of quarterly figures showing
a 8.5 per cent increase in the number
of domestic abuse incidents reported to
the police and a 46 per cent increase on
the number of sexual violence victims
being supported - both are better than
target.
Lincolnshire’s anti-domestic abuse
partnership is made up of around 20
local organisations including domestic
abuse charities.
If you or someone you know needs
help, call the national domestic abuse
helpline on 0808 2000 247 or visit
www.domesticabuselincolnshire.com
for more information and local support.
In an emergency, always dial 999.
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Getting Involved
An exhibition showing how art can help improve mental health took place in November. The Gemini Arts Project 2012 showcased works of art, developed with local artist Marion Sander and members of the Lincoln Mystery Plays, at Lincoln Central Library.
The display included contemporary and
traditional art works, in the form of a
richly decorated giant book and medieval
inspired ceramic pieces. Every piece on
display had been crafted by local people
who have used art to help their recovery
from personal mental health issues.
Other artwork in the exhibition had been
created by the Aquarius Arts Group and
the Witham Court art group.
Creative arts services lead, Terry Overton,
said: “Artists use their art as a means
of building confidence and developing
artistic and other essential skills.
Art of survivingmental illness...
Celebrating art...Certificates of achievement were presented to Gemini art students by Trust Chairman Eileen Ziemer, at a celebration event held in October.
Gemini is a joint initiative developed
by the Trust with external professional
and educational bodies centred on
the arts. It aims to introduce service
users who have accessed occupational
therapy creative services to facilities
– both educational and recreational –
within their local community.
Getting Involved
Dementia friends needed...
Digging for skills...A new gardening project is blooming thanks to the enthusiasm of the Trust’s volunteer service. Budding gardener, Simon Nugent, rallied interest amongst male inpatients to turn a scruffy flower bed into a mini allotment at the Francis Willis Unit.
Throughout the spring and summer,
Simon was joined by a regular team of
service users to plan the layout of the
garden and decide what it should grow.
Their enthusiasm enlisted the support
of a local company, Original Touch, who
donated seeds to the project.
In addition to growing crops, the amateur
gardeners dug beds, repaired a poly
tunnel, developed a shadow board for
the garden tools, and installed
a water butt to gather
rainwater for the crops.
Simon said: “Working on
the garden gave the lads a
sense of achievement as
well as some new skills.
They planned what they
wanted to grow and were
thrilled when they could harvest their
crops for their own consumption.”
Simon enjoyed the project so much he
decided to embark on a new career and
has now started to train as a mental
health nurse. He is the first to admit
that this volunteering experience helped
his application.
Senior occupational therapist,
Jayne Negus, said: “Simon worked
tremendously hard - guiding,
encouraging and imparting his
knowledge and skills of
gardening to service users
and staff – to enable the unit
to grow a wide range of seasonal
vegetables and salads.”
The Trust has welcomed the Dementia Friends scheme, launched recently by the Prime Minister. The scheme is the country’s biggest ever project to change the way people think about dementia. Led by the Alzheimer’s Society, people will be given free awareness sessions to help them understand dementia better and become Dementia Friends.
The scheme aims to make everyday
life better for people with dementia by
changing the way people think, talk and
act. The Alzheimer’s Society wants the
Dementia Friends to have the know-
how to make people with dementia
feel understood and included in their
community.
People can register their interest in
becoming a Dementia Friend by visiting
the web site: www.dementiafriends.
org.uk or by texting Friend to 88080.
By 2015, one million people will have
been recruited as Dementia Friends –
each one will sport a special Dementia
Friend forget-me-not badge to show
that they know about dementia. The
same forget-me-not symbol will also
be used to recognise organisations and
communities that are dementia friendly.
Head of older adults services, Steven Roberts,
said: “Dementia-friendly societies in which
service providers, neighbours and friends
understand more about dementia and how
to practically help individuals to maintain
their individuality and independence will
greatly improve the mental health of the
person with dementia and will reduce the
burden of care for their carers.”
The Trust is continuing to improve the
older adults’ inpatient units at Grantham
and North Hykeham to improve service
user experience. Pictured below is
the refurbished garden at Grantham’s
Manthorpe Centre.
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The future of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme was discussed at a regional conference organised by the Trust in November.
Over 140 IAPT professionals from across
the East Midlands region looked at how the
Department of Health’s talking therapies
programme has progressed over the last
four years since its introduction in 2006 and
how it might usefully develop in the future.
The event was opened and chaired
by chief executive, Chris Slavin and
hosted some excellent national speakers
including Kevin Mullins, the national IAPT
programme lead; and Professor David
Clark, the national clinical advisor for
the adult IAPT programme. Both gave
an insightful look at the areas of focus
for local and regional teams in further
developing services for older adults,
children and young people, and both
expressed their pleasure at being invited
to speak at a conference held by such an
outstanding IAPT service.
Dr Jon Freeman and Lucy Hawkes from
the LIFT Psychology Service in Swindon
and Wiltshire, shared their best practice
for using talking therapies to help people
with long term physical health problems,
or medically unexplained symptoms.
In the afternoon attendees were given an
opportunity to further develop their clinical
skills at a selection of workshops, looking
at key approaches in helping people
with social phobia, post-traumatic stress
disorder, and long term health conditions,
as well as the use of cognitive behavioural
therapy in earlier stages of treatment.
Dr Carol Brady, Trust lead for
psychological therapies said:
“It has been really exciting to host the
Trust’s second IAPT conference. These
events have proved very popular across
the region with our colleagues from other
trusts and are an excellent opportunity to
share good practice and hear directly from
the programme’s national leads about
the future direction of services. We have
attracted some excellent national speakers
and workshop hosts this year and as a
Trust extend our gratitude and thanks
to their continued support. These events
continue to be an excellent opportunity to
showcase Lincolnshire and the excellent
work we do in this area.”
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