Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is pleased to announce that six projects have been chosen to be part of the exciting and innovative Communities of Interest Pilot.
Communities of Interest involve service users, carers, members, Trust staff and other organisations. They bring together a group of people with a shared interest, understanding or passion who want to work together to shape or improve services.
The six projects each have an Executive sponsor and are as follows:
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Support & treatment for people with recurrent depression and their carers
(Executive Sponsor - Mike Harris, Executive Director Forensic Services)
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Our responses to domestic violence & abuse (service users, colleagues & carers)
(Executive Sponsor - Janet Sheard, Executive Director Nursing and Allied Health Professionals)
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Wellbeing of local Deaf Communities
(Executive Sponsor - Mike Cooke, Chief Executive)
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Issues surrounding welfare rights for adults with Aspergers Syndrome & their families
(Executive Sponsor - Simon Smith, Executive Director Local Services)
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Health & wellbeing of patients
(Executive Sponsor - Ruth Hawkins, Executive Director Finance and Performance)
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Inter professional learning in practice
(Executive Sponsor - Simon Smith, Executive Director Local Services)
The Communities of Interest Pilot will last for six months from 1 June 2010. More Communities of Interest are planned if the Pilot is successful.
For more information about Communities of Interest please contact Jane Danforth. Involvement Centre, Duncan Macmillan House, Nottingham NG3 6AA, Tel: 0115 9934567 jane.danforth@nottshc.nhs.uk
