I have been in the A & E 3 times this couple of months – I am presenting as suicidal. I gave my story again and again – endless waiting in the lounge – together with my mother – who is and feels as lost as I am. Finally a mental health nurse or psychiatrist calls me in. Read more
I was talking with my mum yesterday about my unrelenting standards and perfectionism and what she sees as an ‘over-drive’ when it comes to work. Read more
Recently I came across an article by the Head of Patient Experience in Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust (MMHSCT) published in the Health Service Journal. The article is dated 22 November 2012 and is entitled ‘Building patient engagement from the ground up‘. Read more
My name is Dina Poursanidou and I will be speaking as someone who is both an academic (trained) researcher and uses mental health services. I started my research career back in 1994 and I have been using mental health services in Manchester since the summer of 2008. Read more
Researchers at the University of Manchester are carrying out a study to evaluate an internet-based training resource that was developed to help raise awareness and improve knowledge about sexual and reproductive health among mental health staff and service users. Read more
Back in April 2012 I saw an advert entitled ‘Channel 4 programme on stigma attached to mental health in the workplace seeks participants’. I responded to the Channel 4 advert regarding the making of this programme on mental health stigma and employment as I thought it looked interesting, and a couple of days later I had a phone call from somebody from the Channel 4 production team. Read more
