Mental Health and You

This month we're joined by Talent and Percy who join us to discuss race equity at NSFT. The pair discuss some of the issues NSFT has experienced around recruitment, staff experiences, and service user and carer experiences.

The group discuss some of NSFT's plans to bring more race equity into NSFT, including the race equity plan and some of the ways our REACH network are working with colleagues to move NSFT forward.

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This episode focuses on how Jerry and Sam, from our Learning Disability and Liaison team, support service users with Learning Disabilities in accessing the physical health support they need, how and why the team were formed, some of the barriers that are in place and how the team can support people on this journey. The episode also highlights how co-production has fed into the team, the value of experts by experience, how to get a referral into the service and some of the changes Jerry has seen over his 40 year career in Learning Disability Nursing and more.  

• NSFT team celebrates a decade of tackling health inequalities
• Contact the team by email [email protected] or call 01284 733300
• Learning Disability and Liaison Service webpage
• Video on The Learning Disability and Liaison Team
• Central Hub of Resources Service referral video link
• ACE Anglia link

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This week, we're joined by Rebecca and Adam who are both part of the Better Sleep Programme which is designed to help children and young people access better support with their sleep.

As well as offering support to those who receive treatment from NSFT’s youth and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) teams, the programme provides training to other organisations to promote the importance of sleep for youth mental health and wellbeing.

They share what the programme is, some of the problems that young people experience with their sleep, some of the advice and support the team offer, how your phone can effect your sleep, sleep hygiene, some of the successes of the programme and more! 

• Learn more on Just one Norfolk Teenage Sleep
• Access Talking Therapies: Talking therapies - NHS
• Read about sleep problems Sleep problems - Every Mind Matters - NHS

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Today we're joined by Neil, Mark and Emily who join Nina and Gay to talk about the range of roles in a mental health Trust, routes for career progression and the wide range of training available in the NHS.

Mark shares how he became Director of Operations after beginning his NHS journey in the wheelchair repair service, Emily shares her journey from advertising to her Nursing Apprenticeship and Neil talks to us about the range of training and opportunities in the NSFT! 

View NSFT jobs: Apply now, work with us

Learn more by emailing: [email protected]

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This week our hosts are joined by colleagues from our research team who cover: what research has to do with mental health, how it can benefit our service users and more!

Learn more about research: Research | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS

View our research studies: Research studies | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS

Contact our research team by emailing: [email protected]

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This week, Nina and Gay are joined by Ash who leads the Recovery College and Steve who has benefitted from the Recovery College. The episode focuses on what the Recovery College is, who can join the courses and what courses are available, how to enroll, some of the misconceptions of the Recovery College and how the recovery college responds to feedback.

• Learn more about the Recovery College here Recovery College | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS
• Take part in the Sunflower Challenge Sunflower Challenge | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS

Follow the Recovery College on social media:

• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn

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This week our hosts, and people with lived experience discuss, their experiences of the early days of motherhood, sharing experiences inside mother and baby units and in the community. 

This episode covers: Perinatal OCD, perinatal depression, benefits of a group support setting, peer support, Letterbeams, and the support available when you leave the MBU.

• Read about our mother and baby unit
• Sophie's experience - You are not on your own: New mum talks about how MBU helped her 
• Letterbeams - New mums sharing mental health stories in letters of hope and support 

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This week Nina and Gay are joined by Vicky, from our Veteran's integrated service who shares a information about what is being done to support female veterans.

Below are articles or links referenced in this episode:

• Women veterans to gain greater access as support group grows
• NSFT’s support for female veterans is model of best practice in national toolkit
• Award-winning and history-making NSFT staff mark Remembrance Day
• Learn more about veterans support groups: Get involved | Participation | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS
• Learn more about the Armed Forces covenant: Armed Forces Covenant | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS

Contact Vicky by email.

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In this episode, Nina and Gay chat to the team at Carlton Court Hospital, near Lowestoft, which is helping to tackle isolation and loneliness for older people, those with dementia, and their carers, including two support groups.

They also find out more about NSFT’s In-reach/Outreach work on the wards and with care homes in the community and what kind of support there is for older people and those with dementia from NSFT’s Recovery College.

Guests are Sarah Nicholls, Safer care practitioner and QI improvement lead, Sean Day, Older People’s Inreach/Outreach, and Sarah Kennard from the Recovery College.

Read the story: https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/news/teams-promote-community-support-for-older-people-and-carers-4885

Learn more about the Recovery College: Recovery College | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS

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Trigger Warning - This podcast contains discussion around the subject of suicide

This week we're joined by members of the Children Families and Young People Participation Group who share their own experiences and how music has supported them through difficult times.

Read more about the Mental Health Music Takeover here: Young people tune in to boost their mental health.

Listen to the Mental Health Music Playlist: Mental Health Music Takeover Playlist - YouTube.

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