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My music has helped a lot of people

Posted By Mighty Max

"My music has helped a lot of people"

About: Forensic mental health / Low secure services Wathwood Hospital

(as other),

I've been at Prospect House since 2003, I'm nearly out to live independently, and I'd like to tell my story.

When I first came here back in '03, I was helping out on the wards as a patient from Wathwood hospital. I got myself a record player, I remember my first record: 'Now That's What I Call Music'. I spent four years doing parties and events, then I moved on to Wells road where I spent two and a half years doing events and discos on the wards. Back then I got funding when Mike was at the helm, and ever since then I've been doing Care Homes and other places, still doing it fifteen years later. I also do community centres like Beeston and Birdwell, as well as churches and Care Homes - mostly not even NHS places. 

It has changed a lot of lives, and made people feel comfortable, especially as I play a range of music. I am well known as a DJ, and I really do think I have helped a lot of people. I want the NHS to hear my story to give hope for others like me.

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Response from Peter Wright, Executive Director, Forensic Services, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 6 years ago
Peter Wright
Executive Director, Forensic Services,
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Submitted on 27/01/2019 at 14:57
Published on Care Opinion on 28/01/2019 at 11:30

Thanks for this, Mighty Max. I was only saying on Friday how things like music can be important in recovery. There must be something about the shared nature of the experience that help. Listening to and creating music seems to help with mood and the way our brains process things..

Thank you for your feedback.

Yours

Peter

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Update posted by Mighty Max (other)

This is might max the NHS dj it 100 out of 100 for care and support the wells road is got the wellbeing team and I give them 100 out of 100 for the party's and discos at the wells road the staff at the hospital in the NHS are the best staff in the world for care and support great listeners as well a big thank you to everyone of the staff in the NHS Trust and who live in hospital from mighty max thank you

Response from Peter Wright, Executive Director, Forensic Services, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 6 years ago
Peter Wright
Executive Director, Forensic Services,
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Submitted on 28/01/2019 at 18:01
Published on Care Opinion on 29/01/2019 at 09:05

Lovely to hear from you. Take care.


Best wishes.

Peter
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Response from Philip Dickinson, Operational Manager, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 6 years ago
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Philip Dickinson
Operational Manager,
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Submitted on 30/01/2019 at 09:40
Published on Care Opinion at 16:15

It is really good to hear of your success, as a nurse at Wathwood it is really good to hear that people leave Wathwood and do somthing that brings joy to them and others.

Good luck in the future and if you fancy doing a gig back at Wathwood let me know.

Phil

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Update posted by Mighty Max (other)

give the trust 100 out of 100 for care and support the staff and patient s work well together to help the NHS in the trust it's high standard of care I give the NHS Trust 100 out of 100 best staff and caring patient s it's help me and thanks to wellbeing team at the wells road hospital and wathwoo d hospital in Yorkshire keep up the good work staff and patient s the NHS as got me were I am now thank you all mighty max xxx thank you everyone in the NHS Trust in the UK

Response from Nigel Groves, Involvement and Experience Lead, Forensic Services, Involvement Team, Nottinghamshire Health care Trust 6 years ago
Nigel Groves
Involvement and Experience Lead, Forensic Services, Involvement Team,
Nottinghamshire Health care Trust

help get the feedback we need

Submitted on 11/02/2019 at 17:32
Published on Care Opinion on 12/02/2019 at 10:38

What a great posting. It's just wonderful to hear about how you feel about the Staff in the Wellbeing Team, Wells Road Hospital and Wathwood Hospital I do know they are grateful to get such positive feedback. It's good to see you doing so well. Fantastic!

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Update posted by Mighty Max (other)

I would like to say how caring and supporting the staff and patient s are at prospect House in Nottingham I give prospect House 100 out of 100 for the high standard of care and support the staff and patient's show to one anther in the NHS Trust. Is sad that prospect House is shutting down its helped me and other patients and staff with their recovery and mental health if you read is head office for the trust it help patients and me mighty max with helping us patients and me back in to the community because of prospect House the staff and patient s work together to help each other 100 out of 100 for everyone at prospect House for working hard thank you from patient mighty max.

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