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"Recovery at wathwood"

About: Wathwood Hospital

(as a staff member posting for a carer/relative),

I have recently attended the carers forum at Wathwood which I found it very helpful and supportive.

This was a wonderful day we had the opportunity to speak to other carers and we were able to talk about the anxieties that we have and find that others have the same worries and anxieties that we have as a family.

I found the staff very warm and accommodating they were very helpful and this time they had put ‘market stalls on’. This allowed us to walk around and look at the various stalls focusing on Recovery. This helped us understand what my son does with nurses, Occupational therapists, Social workers, CBT therapist Education and they had an LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans gender) group that patients were promoting.

They also produced another excellent lunch allow us to sit down with my son and have a meal with the family in a busy sociable setting it was just like a party or celebration. A very enjoyable day, I am sure the other several other families felt the same.

(Written on behalf of a carer)

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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 25/03/2013 at 18:28
Published on Care Opinion on 26/03/2013 at 10:34


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Thank you for taking the time to share your story about the carers forum. It was good to read about Wathwood and what they are providing to support carers. I will pass on your comments to the staff who will be really pleased to read your posting.

Glad you enjoyed the lunch together!

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