Share your views on the future of mental health services!
Public engagement sessions:
Monday 16th September, 11.30am-1pm
Port Glasgow Town Hall, Shore St, Port Glasgow, PA14 5HDMonday 23rd September, 2-3.30pm
Coppermine Community Centre, 1 Kirn Drive, Gourock, PA19 1SS
Please register in advance using the link below.
www.nhsggc.scot/public-invited-to-share-views-on-future-of-mental-health-services/
A series of events will be held for members of the public to share their views on the future of mental health services in Greater Glasgow and Clyde. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, in partnership with local Health and Social Care Partnerships, has organised face-to-face and online sessions to invite people to have their say on how services are delivered.
Feedback gathered during this engagement phase will be used to help plan services for patients and carers, and to improve the way these are delivered. It follows a survey earlier this year which found people want to see an increase in community-based mental health services and resources, and more support for people to self-manage their conditions.
As part of its refreshed Mental Health Strategy for 2023-28, NHSGGC is looking at how it can deliver this, and how it currently provides inpatient mental health services. We are reviewing our mental health inpatient provision as we continue on a journey to shift the balance of care by moving away – where appropriate – from institutional, hospital-led services to invest in those delivered locally in community-based settings.
Shifting the balance of care towards a community-based model will allow services to be delivered earlier and reduce the need for inpatient care. It will help us to better meet the needs of patients by allowing us to support them and provide care closer to home, while also being more cost-effective.
Public engagement events have now been planned across GGC in August and September. Some of these are ‘drop-in’ sessions, with people invited to turn up on the day, however a booking system is in place for some others due to capacity of venues. Please see the list below for further details.
There will also be an online session in the evening of Monday, September 23, to allow those unable to attend in person to participate.
To register for any of the sessions indicated, please click here. You can also phone 0141 201 4435 and leave a voicemail stating your name and the event(s) you wish to register for.
Anyone with accessibility requirements should contact public.involvement@ggc.scot.nhs.uk in advance of attendance to ensure these can be addressed.
