GMW Who Cares? newsletter issue 6 autumn winter 2015/16

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Unpaid care worth ÂŁ132 billion

Family interventions at Achieve

Free Flu jab

Carers Matter Event 2016

Carers Week round up

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Newsletter for carers and their supporters (family, friends, loved ones and professionals).

Carers Rights Day is on Friday 20 November 2015 F

The Recovery Academy also runs a course for people who care for someone with a mental health problem to help carers in their local community focus on their own health and wellbeing, learn about their rights and how to get the support and help they need.

rom putting up a poster in your cafeteria to setting up information stands across your area, join organisations throughout the UK in making the most of Carers Rights Day to reach out to carers, wherever they are.

The Recovery Academy, part of GMW, is supporting Carers Rights Day by promoting specialist courses for people who care for someone with a mental health problem and people affected by dementia.

UK together to help carers in their local community find out about their rights and how to get the help and support they are entitled to.

The courses are also useful for any individual or organisation wanting to raise their understanding of what it is like to live with mental health problems like dementia and learn simple techniques on how to support people with mental illness.

The Recovery Academy’s Living Well with Dementia course is for people with a recent diagnosis of dementia, their carers, relatives, friends and professionals who support people with dementia.

Each year Carers UK hold Carers Rights Day to bring organisations across the

The free course is for a full day and the next session is held on the 12th February in Sale.

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Health and Wellbeing for Carers is a course that lasts for 4.5 hours and is held on 15th December 2015 in Salford and 7th March 2016 in Sale.

To book your place or find out more about upcoming courses, log on to www.gmw.nhs.uk/recovery.

Alternatively, you can email: recoveryacademy@gmw.nhs.uk or call 0161 358 1771.

You can find out more about Carers Rights Day and sign up on the Carers UK website: www.carersuk.org.

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Health and Wellbeing for Carers course

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aring for a relative, partner, friend or neighbour can be hugely rewarding but it can also be stressful and confusing.

Our free “Health and Wellbeing for Carers” course will provide you with practical tips on taking care of your own health and wellbeing when you're looking after someone.

There’s also advice on how to maintain relationships and handy information on where to go for help for yourself as a carer.

Unpaid care worth £132 billion C arers UK research has found that the value of the contribution made by carers in the UK is now worth a staggering £132 billion each year.

That's a fifth of UK Government spending, and almost as much as the value of UK health spending.

The course sessions are from 10am-2.30pm in venues across Greater Manchester on the following dates: 15 December 2015 and 7 March 2016.

Read the new report Valuing Carers 2015 – the rising value of carers’ support, which is the third in a series of research reports looking at the value to the UK economy of the support provided by unpaid carers.

See the Recovery Academy prospectus for more information about the course: www.gmw.nhs.uk/recovery.

The report is available to download for free from the Carers UK website: www.carersuk.org #valuemycare

Do you have or care for someone with dementia?

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ttend our free Living Well with Dementia course in Prestwich for information and support.

Date: 12 February 2016 (Sale) Time: 9.30am – 3.30pm Location: blueSCI, Coppice Library and Wellbeing Centre For more information about our Recovery Academy’s course and to book your place, please contact 0161 358 1771 or email recoveryacademy@gmw.nhs.uk

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Work with us GMW’s Specialist Services Network is currently seeking carers who would be interested in supporting our work to improve services.

This would involve contributing to discussions in meetings regarding service developments both locally and regionally. You would be paid for this involvement.

If you are interested, please contact Wayne Burrows, Matron, for further discussion.

Email: wayne.burrows@gmw.nhs.uk or Tel: 07717 736 265.

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new information leaflet explaining what Recovery Academy courses are suitable for the family, friends and parents of our service users has been developed.

The leaflet explains the range of courses and opportunities available and will soon be available throughout the Trust.

You can also access the leaflet online at: www.gmw.nhs.uk/recovery

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Your right to social care and support I

f you think you need social care support, you’ll need to think about what types of support you need – be it homecare workers, equipment or respite breaks. You may like to find out about the latest changes to the Care Act, which relates to most adult carers who are caring for another adult.

Your first step to getting this sort of help should be to ask your local authority social services department for an assessment of your needs. This assessment will help you decide on the type of services you may want, as well as helping the local authority

The CARE Act eLearning from Bolton Council The Care Act 2014 changes can be a lot to take in.

ELearning may offer a flexible and more individual way of finding out about those parts of the Act that are relevant to your job through up to 12 short online courses.

Read more: http://www.boltoncvs.org. uk/news/ME-learning

Carers’ Strategy 2015-2018

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e are excited to tell you that on 29 January 2016, as part of our annual carers event, we will launch our new Carers’ Strategy.

This is our second Carers’ Strategy, developed in collaboration with carers and local voluntary groups as part of Carers Week 2015.

The strategy sets out our vision for engaging, involving and supporting carers as well as the direction and focus for the Trust and local organisations to work together to bring about tangible and lasting improvements.

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understand which services you need.

Your local authority may be able to offer you some care services for free. It’s worth finding out if you can get free services from your local authority, because the cost of buying care services is likely to be high if

you have long-term care needs, and they could increase as you get older. For more information, read about funding your care.

Social care and support information can be found on NHS Choices’ website under ‘Care and support’ www.nhs.uk.

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alford Achieve’s Psychosocial Intervention (PSI) team can now offer five family intervention sessions to the carers and/ or family members of people who have drug and/or alcohol problems. The team recognises how important it is that family members get support too – especially as they may not view themselves as carers.

This is a brief intervention, offered on a one-to-one basis in confidence for people whose happiness and choices are adversely affected by a loved one’s drinking or drug use.

Family members and carers can self-refer or be referred in through another agency. Their loved one does not need to be in drug or alcohol treatment in order for the family member to be eligible for this intervention, but, if they are already in treatment, then the drug/alcohol user’s case manager can also make a referral on behalf of the family member.

Salford Achieve also deliver Guided Self-Help Family Interventions training to staff and volunteers from any Salford-based agencies working with drug and alcohol users’ family members. This is a FREE one-day course – dates for this training will be advertised shortly but any enquiries can be made by ringing 0161 358 1530.

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Information for carers in different languages Tracy Collard, GMW’s Carer Lead, was successful in securing money from the Trust’s Dragon’s Den, an initiative which funds small innovative projects across our services, to produce leaflets for carers in the five most commonly used languages that are spoken across the GMW footprint.

Tracy will design a generic mental health inpatient leaflet and a generic community services leaflet that carers can pick up or be given to provide them with the most important information and signpost them to other support services.

This project will hopefully enable more people to identify themselves as carers and engage with services that may help them to continue in their caring role.

Local carer centre newsletters Salford, Bolton and Trafford carer centres produce their own newsletters for carers – follow the links below for the latest carer newsletters: www.boltoncarersupport.org.uk/ - click on carer tab and newsletter www.carers.org/local-service/salford/ newsletter www.traffordcarerscentre.org.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2014/05/Sept-OctIssue-107.pdf

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GMW’s good practice recognised

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n order to gain a better understanding of the needs of young carers and young adult carers caring for someone with a mental health problem, Carers Trust (a new charity for, with and about carers) carried out consultations with young carers and young adult carers, young carer workers, mental health professionals and service users across England.

As a result of these consultations, Carers Trust has developed the Triangle of Care for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers as a supplementary guide to sit alongside the national Triangle of Care initiative.

The Triangle of Care aims to improve communication between those caring for people with a mental health problem and mental health professionals.

Carers Trust have highlighted where considered adjustments are required to the approach of the Triangle of Care and its six standards in order to meet the specific needs of young carers and young adult carers.

In the new guide, we have been cited twice as examples of good practice for our work with young carers at our Meadowbrook mental health unit in Salford.

This is fantastic news and recognises our work towards the Triangle of Care standards and why we’ve become one of only four mental health trusts in the country to receive a second gold star for our commitment to the scheme.

Did you know that as a carer, you may be eligible for a free flu vaccination through your GP?

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arers in receipt of Carers Allowance, or who are caring for an elderly or disabled person who might be vulnerable if you were to fall ill, may be eligible for a free yearly flu vaccination.

If your GP knows you are a carer, they should write to you over the coming months to let you know about their flu jab clinics.

If you need more information, please visit: http://www.nhs.uk/staywell/.

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Carers Matter Event 2016 Do you provide support for someone who is a service user of GMW? Would you like to have an input into how our carer services will develop over the next 12 months?

Attend our carer event in Prestwich for information and support.

For more information or to book your place, please contact Tracy Collard, Carer Lead, on 0161 703 1362 or email: carers@gmw.nhs.uk or speak to your local carer champion.

Date: 29th January 2016 Time: 10am – 3.30pm Location: The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich M25 3BL Lunch details: Lunch is provided and a cafÊ is available on site

You must book to attend - we look forward to seeing you. the CARE hub Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

Tel: 0161 703 1362

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Email: carers@gmw.nhs.uk

Website: www.gmw.nhs.uk/carer-information

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Carers Week 2015

carers information pack and presented the support available for carers.

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Our mental health team in Bolton held information stalls at the Octagon, Bolton Market and Sainsbury’s where staff spoke to the public about services for carers. They also held coffee afternoons on GMW’s mental health wards in Bolton.

arers Week is a UK-wide annual awareness campaign organised

by Carers UK, which aims to improve the lives of carers and the people they care for. This year, it took place from Monday 8 to Sunday 14 June 2015.

We organised a range of opportunities for carers to shape the services available for them and get information, support and advice.

This year, the focus was on building Carer Friendly Communities. Communities which support carers to look after their loved ones well, while recognising that they are individuals with needs of their own.

Thank you to everyone who has helped make this year’s Carers Week the most

successful ever! 2,290 individuals and organisations signed up with 1,730 pledges of support, and thousands of events taking place around the UK. We know that so many local services held events including information stalls, afternoon tea celebrations, introductions to our services, tours of our wards and more.

A party for carers was held on GMW’s Greenway ward at the Moorside Unit in Trafford. Afternoon tea was served to carers and our clients followed by Singing for the Brain and an Elton John themed party!

If you would like to discuss how you could get involved in next year's event, please contact Tracy Collard on Tel: 0161 772 3935 or email: tracy.collard@gmw.nhs.uk. For more information visit: www.carersweek.org.

Thank you to everyone for making Carers Week 2015 such a huge success!

Here are just a few examples: Our alcohol and drug service in Lancashire ‘Discover’ ran a number of carer’s listening events at each of their four community bases. Carers were invited for lunch and to meet the staff. There were also opportunities for trying out mindfulness practice under guidance.

Our alcohol and drug service in Salford, Achieve, organised information stands and ran listening events for carers of all ages.

Our Specialist Services Network held an event at the Waterdale Restaurant in Prestwich where they launched their new

Events and local groups Salford

Friday 4 December 2015, 7.30pm, Age UK Salford: Tel: 0161 728 2001

Breakfast Club and Lunch and More Critchley House Social Centre & Café, 75 Chorley Road, Swinton M27 4AF

Salford Dementia Carers and Ex Carers Group Humphrey Booth Resource Centre, Swinton

Every Monday, breakfast and Every Tuesday, 12-2pm

Every fourth Wednesday, 10am-12pm, Tel: 0161 607 7100

Call Nichola for more information: Tel 0161 359 3410

Carers' Social/Support Group Agnes Hopkins Centre, Clarendon Road, Swinton M27 4BQ

Christmas party with Hot Pot supper De la Salle Sports and Social Club, Lancaster Road, Salford M6 8AQ

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Every Tuesday, 6pm to 8pm

‘CHUMs’ (Wellbeing / Social Support) Salvation Army, Station Road, Swinton M27 6BT Every Thursday, 10am to 12pm Wellbeing Support - supported by Start in Salford

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The Art Group meets every Monday at Trafford Carers Centre, 13 Warwick Road, M16 0QX from 10am -1pm.

Trafford Carers Centre Casework team will be at the following venues and invite you to drop in for advice, information or support at: • Washway Road Medical Centre fortnightly Tuesdays 2pm -3pm • Brooksbar Medical Centre - first Monday of the Month 10am -11am • Gloucester House Medical Centre - first Tuesday of the Month 1pm – 2pm Clifton Community Centre, 6 Wynne Avenue, Clifton M27 8FU

• Swinton Gateway: next one is on 23rd November 2015

Every Tuesday and Friday, 1pm to 3pm

If you need any more information, please call 0161 833 0217 or drop in at the sessions.

We Understand group Langworthy Cornerstone 451, Liverpool Street, M5 5QQ First Monday of the month from 6pm and the third Thursday of the month from 10.30am.

Making Space run two carer groups.

One at Meadowbrook on the second Tuesday of each month and the second is held at Eccles Gateway on the last Wednesday of each month. If you would like to attend either of these groups please ring 0161 772 4370.

Age UK Salford Dementia Support services have a new carers’ afternoon group. Venue details are being finalised – for details contact Claire on 0161 728 2001.

NEW dementia cafe at the Old Fire Station, University of Salford, Chapel Street.

Mondays 1-3pm. For details contact 0161 295 2363.

Salford Carers Centre Support Staff will be at the following venues and invite you to drop in for advice, information or support from 10am to 12noon at: • Pendleton Gateway on the first Monday of the month: next one is on 7 December • Eccles Gateway on the second Monday of the month: next one is on 14 December • Walkden Gateway the third Monday of the month: next one is on 21 December

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Trafford Bereavement Support Group Held on the first Wednesday of every month 1pm– 3pm and 6pm– 8pm at Trafford Carers Centre, 13 Warwick Road, M16 0QX. Autism Spectrum Condition Support Group, Thursdays from 1pm - 3pm at Trafford Carers Centre, 13 Warwick Road, M16 0QX. Tel: 0161 848 2400.

Young Carers Project Groups, Wednesdays from 5.30pm—7.30pm, Trafford Carers Centre, 13 Warwick Road, Old Trafford Tel: 0161 848 2400.

The Craft Group meets every Friday at Trafford Carers Centre, 13 Warwick Road, M16 0QX. The Genealogy Group meets the first Tuesday of the month 10am– 1pm at Trafford Carers Centre, 13 Warwick Road, M16 0QX and every second Wednesday at Newhaven, Timperley 1pm– 3pm.

Carer’s Choir meets every Monday 4.15pm5.40pm at Sale West Community Centre The Gardening Group meets every Monday 10am-1pm at the allotment in Old Trafford, call the Centre for details on how to get there on 0161 848 2400.

• Firsway Medical Centre - fortnightly 9am-10am • West Timperley Medical Centre - first Friday of the month 9am-10am • Davyhulme Medical Centre - first Wednesday of the month 10am-11am • Bodmin Road Medical Centre fortnightly Mondays 9.30am -11.00am • Trafford General Hospital - first Wednesday of the month 10.30am -11.30am (at the clock tower information point) Memory Loss & Dementia Advice Service Urmston Conservative Club, 29 Crofts Bank Road, Urmston, M41 0TZ 1.30pm – 3.30pm, Tuesday 1 December Memory Loss & Dementia Advice Service Fiona Gardens, 29 Atkinson Road, sale M33 6GG 1.30pm – 3.30pm, Thursday 10 December Memory Loss & Dementia Advice Service Sale Drop in, High Lee House, 69 Broad Road, Sale M33 2HL 10.30am – 12.30pm, Wednesday 25 November, 30 December For further information, telephone 0161 746 3944

Bolton Carers Rights Day. Bolton Carers Support will be holding an event on Thursday 26 November, so please put the date in your diary!

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Bolton Older Carers Project provides support for older carers offering emergency respite in the home following a crisis and help accessing the support you need to continue caring If you are over 60 years old, living with the person you care for and living in Bolton you qualify to take part. Please contact Bolton Crossroads on 01204 365025 or email bolton@gmcrossroads.co.uk.

New group supporting younger people (aged under 65) who are living with dementia and those who care for them.

Contact Bolton Dementia Support 01204 386696 or email boltondsg@gmail.com for the next meeting date, time and location.

Bolton carer database - Add your details to our carer database to ensure you are informed of events or training that may be of benefit to you. Please get in touch with Suzanne.grundy@gmw.nhs.uk with your contact details. Alternatively, email Suzanne if you’d like to be removed from our database.

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operational and clinical staff and provide feedback about their experience of service.

Prestwich Carers Event Carers’ event for family members, friends or parents of a patient cared for by GMW’s services on our Prestwich Hospital site

The next planned sessions are as follows:

Saturday 28th November 2015 between 11am and 2pm at the Pankhurst Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Prestwich Hospital.

Refreshments and a buffet lunch will be provided.

Please contact 0161 772 3879 extension 3685 or email wayne.burrows@gmw.nhs.uk for further details or to book a place.

• Adult Forensic Service – 20 November, 3pm – 5pm (Ernest Rutherford room, Waterdale restaurant), • Young Peoples Services – 27 November, 3pm – 5pm, (Junction 17 training room), • CBU – 25 November, 6pm – 7.30pm – (Group room, Therapy Suite, Chapman Barker Unit).

GMW Feedback Event GMW’s Adult Forensic Inpatient Services, Young Peoples Inpatient Services, John Denmark Unit and Chapman barker Unit now hold regular feedback events for family, friends and parents.

New peer support group for family, friends and parents of service users being cared for at the Adult Forensic Service takes place the first Thursday of each month between 1pm and 2pm in the Earnest Rutherford Room at the Waterdale Restaurant, Prestwich Hospital site.

These events provide an opportunity for family, friends and parents to meet with

All are welcome, refreshments provided. No appointment necessary.

Halliwell Befriending Service is a visiting, befriending and support service for over 50 year olds in the Halliwell, Heaton, Sharples, Smithills and Astley Bridge areas of Bolton.

For further information about the service, please contact Carol Fildes or Jackie Hallen 01204 840808 email halliwellbefreinding@gmail.com visit www.halliwellbefriendingservice.org.uk.

Bolton Carers Support Helpline (01204 363056) and Drop-in opening hours: The helpline is open from 11am to 3pm on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

The Information Drop-in, where you can speak to a member of staff, is open 11am to 1pm on Wednesday. Drop-ins at any other times are by appointment only.

To find out about local groups and organisations that provide support, visit our website: www.gmw.nhs.uk/local-carer-groups.

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Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Tel:

0161 703 1362

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carers@gmw.nhs.uk

Website: www.gmw.nhs.uk/carer-information

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