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Obituary – Eve Thompson A hugely respected carer from South Warwickshire, Eve Thompson, passed away quietly in April aged 95. Eve made a tremendous contribution to mental health in raising the voice of carers...
Read the full storyPosted 30.04.2025
A Review by Peter Woodhams – Carer and Carer Consultant This is a very nice small book of 80 pages that will be of interest to mental health professionals and families affected by a...
Read the full storyPosted 30.04.2025
Charley Wheatley recently completed our Family Intervention for Psychosis and Bipolar course. This is a 12 month course funded through NHS England. Charley has very kindly written this review of her experiences on the...
Read the full storyPosted 26.03.2025
On 21st October 2025 we will be running a one day course focusing on information sharing and confidentiality when working with families and carers. You will have opportunity to hear from carers about their...
Read the full storyPosted 26.03.2025
The Royal College of Psychiatrists published the National Clinical Audit of Psychosis State of the Nation Report 2024 in February 2025. The National Clinical Audit of Psychosis is commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement...
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On Thursday 27th February 2025, the Meriden Programme delivered a teaching session to Medics on the West Midlands (Birmingham) Year 3 core training (CT3) programme for 2024/2025. The course is for core training doctors...
Read the full storyPosted 11.02.2025
Wednesday 21st May 2025 via MS Teams Are you trained in BFT and working with families? Would you like to be able to supervise others in the delivery of BFT? This course is for...
Read the full storyPosted 07.02.2025
In October 2024 Peter Woodhams, Carer Consultant with Meriden Family Programme for over 20 years received the Outstanding Contribution to the Sector award at the Mental Health Awards 2024. Peter is a hugely valued...
Read the full storyPosted 07.02.2025
Tees, Esk & Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust have produced an excellent series of four short films from the perspective of young carers. The films feature young carers talking about their lives, themselves, their...
Read the full storyPosted 07.02.2025
Jayne Westwood and colleagues have published their research into the experiences of using BFT in an older adult community mental health service. The paper presents findings of a service evaluation in which staff were...
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