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Support on my journey

Posted By John16

"Support on my journey"

About: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust / Adult mental health (inpatient)

(as a volunteer/advocate),

I was diagnosed with schizophrenia when I was 17 years old and have struggled for many years with my mental illness. I have had money problems and have been homeless. I got involved with the social inclusion and wellbeing service in and I studied to improve my maths and English skills. Sangita helped me to get a voluntary job in a charity shop and was supported to start an NVQ in Retail. Kerisa has been a great support worker for me. I have just moved to a new flat and I am getting support from Jackie and Kelly. Also my social worker Jane has been great, she is a good listener and is helping me with my wellbeing.

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Response from Jane Danforth, Involvement & Experience Officer, Involvement, Experience and Volunteering Team, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 11 years ago
Jane Danforth
Involvement & Experience Officer, Involvement, Experience and Volunteering Team,
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Hello, my name is Jane Danforth. My role involves helping our service users, volunteers and staff to understand that Notts Healthcare wants to hear stories about our services. We reply to every story and it really helps us to improve what we do, how we do it and to hear about what works well too.

Submitted on 22/10/2012 at 23:27
Published on Care Opinion on 23/10/2012 at 14:07

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Dear John16

Thank you for taking the time to share your story about your recovery.

I know that the team has recently started using volunteer feedback champions to gather stories about services. It will mean a great deal to them to hear how your life has been changed due to their support.

Good luck in the future

Jane

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