Edinburgh Users Forum

At our next meeting, we will catch up on what has been happening over the summer.

 John Armstrong, Mental Health Joint Programme Manager for the NHS and the Council, will come to the next EUF meeting to hear people’s views about the advocacy review options.  

At our next meeting we will look at the EUF complaints procedure. We will discuss how it can be improved and what it should include to cover for all possible situations. There have been talks recently about how we need to have a look at it and adapt it. It is also important to keep it as simple and straightforward as possible.  

  At our next meeting, we will catch up on the many activities EUF has been involved in in May. We will talk about the AGM which takes place on Friday 28 May 2010 at 2pm at Café Camino.  At the AGM, EUF will present its report on Improving Detention.  We will also talk about the EUF Constitution and Complaints Procedure and catch up on other groups and events EUF has been involved in such as the development groups, the Crisis Centre Partnership and the Advocacy Review. 

At our next meeting, we will talk about the role of psychiatric liaison staff at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. EUF members have asked to invite someone from the team to know more about their role. 

At our next meeting, we will have a catch up on a busy month for EUF.

 A few months ago, we talked about the Short Breaks programme that is available in Midlothian and EUF members thought it would be a good idea to have the same kind of scheme in Edinburgh.  

 At our next meeting, we will catch up on the discussion we had about detention and safeguards in January. People had a lot to say about Advance Statements, Named Persons and staff dealing with detention.  

 At our next meeting, we will talk about detention at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital and how people need to be made more aware of the safeguards they can use to help themselves.  

To wrap up 2009 we will have a look at the work EUF has been involved in throughout the year.  At our next meeting, we will talk about what EUF members have campaigned for and the work they have done to improve services in Edinburgh.

  At the next EUF Meeting the Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living is coming to speak to us about Self Directed Support and Direct Payments. 

Eileen McNaughton will come to speak to EUF at the October meeting.

She is a Planning and Commissioning Officer at City of Edinburgh Council and she is in charge of writing a report on the review of advocacy. Eileen will ask people what they think makes a good advocacy service.