We listen to poet and Salford Healthwatch trustee
J Ahmed and mental health trust deputy director Becki Priest, reflecting on the conflicts that arise when considering the equity of power in decision making.
They explore the tension between the belief that decisions should be driven by people and communities, with the belief they should be made by those with best perceived professional expertise.
The Living Well Dialogues is brought to you by the Living Well UK Programme, funded by The National Lottery and delivered by the Innovation Unit. For more information visit livingwellsystems.uk

When speaking with anyone working mental health services, one of the challenges that will be surfaced quickly is how to effectively manage risk.
Tameside & Glossop based GP Vinny Khunger and Occupational Therapist in the High Peak Living Well Prototype in Derbyshire Megan Shenfield explore how when considering risk, there is a tension between managing the risk of a specific action for the person and the service, with taking in account the risk within the bigger context of the person’s life.
The Living Well Dialogues is brought to you by the Living Well UK Programme, funded by The National Lottery and delivered by the Innovation Unit. For more information visit livingwellsystems.uk

When speaking with anyone working mental health services, one of the challenges that will be surfaced quickly is how to effectively manage risk.
Tameside & Glossop based GP Vinny Khunger and Occupational Therapist in the High Peak Living Well Prototype in Derbyshire Megan Shenfield explore how when considering risk, there is a tension between managing the risk of a specific action for the person and the service, with taking in account the risk within the bigger context of the person’s life.

Trigger Warning:
This episode does include themes of suicide. If you are affected by any of the themes raised in this episode you can contact the Samaritans at samaritans.org

The Living Well Dialogues is brought to you by the Living Well UK Programme, funded by The National Lottery and delivered by the Innovation Unit. For more information visit livingwellsystems.uk

The belief in the need to place trust in staff to be able to make difficult decisions and tailor support to people’s needs is often in tension with having clear standards and rules to make it easier for staff to make good decisions.
Mental health nurse and network coordinator for Luton Live Well Trudy Griffiths and integrated commissioning manager for Salford Clare Mayo explore this tension and seek to find a third way.
The Living Well Dialogues is brought to you by the Living Well UK Programme, funded by The National Lottery and delivered by the Innovation Unit. For more information visit livingwellsystems.uk

NHS Foundation Trust lead social worker and trained mental health nurse Paul Blakeman and Edinburgh’s Strategic Programme Manager for Health and Social Care Linda Irvine Fitzpatrick, have a big picture dialogue that explores what we should value and invest in when thinking about the transformation of our mental health systems.
They examine the drive for decisions to make best on evidence-based practices that meet the needs of people today that often sits in tension with investing in practices with promising potential to meet people’s needs in the future.
The Living Well Dialogues is brought to you by the Living Well UK Programme, funded by The National Lottery and delivered by the Innovation Unit. For more information visit livingwellsystems.uk

Welcome to the Living Well Dialogues. You might find listening to this Introduction episode useful as a guide to why and how we have created a series of dialogues on these tensions in our mental health systems.
The Living Well Dialogues is brought to you by the Living Well UK Programme, funded by The National Lottery and delivered by the Innovation Unit. For more information visit livingwellsystems.uk