Posted by Gill Puncher on Jan 26th, 2012 in Uncategorized | 1 comment
Once you have lost your mind and have been totally out of control and the insane part of yourself takes over, you never overcome it no matter how hard you try to be normal and fit into society.
The experiences you have endured haunt your every waking day, you get stabilized on medication and have flash backs on your past and wonder how on earth could that have been you. Weeks or even months have dissolved from your brain, you try endlessly to try and fill in the gaps of weeks even months all that’s there is emptiness what happened to my brain why can’t I remember? Are there two sides...
Posted by janbury on Jan 26th, 2012 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
Some members from Barrow attended the AGM at Penrith on Friday 20th january. The first speaker was Mike Taylor, Chairman of the Cumbria Partnership foundation. I particularily enjoyed hearing from Dr Howarth about the community services in Cockermouth. It was a very good day and nice to see other members from around the county. We are very pleased in Furness that our local chairman David Ralph was made secretary of Cumbria Mental Health group and Peter Kirby was re elected as trustee for Furness.
Posted by janbury on Jan 19th, 2012 in Furness Locality, Mental Health, Uncategorized | 0 comments
The Barrow office is normally manned Monday to thursday on a voluntary basis. Please ring the office on 01229 826655/827870 for further information or visit our website. Contact our development worker Wendy on 07879990956. Our office is a volunteers office and we do not offer a drop in service but Mind-in-Furness can be found at School street. We cannot provide services but can point you in the direction of local mental health services and provide telephone numbers and addresses. We can also fill in issue forms for anyone with either positive or negative experiences with local services. Look out for...
Posted by Thelma Hantle on Jan 18th, 2012 in Furness Locality, Mental Health, Uncategorized | 1 comment
I have been to your office in Barrow a number of times to get some information, but the office was shut and there was no information displayed that i could pick up and read or take away.
When i did manage to find the office open, they told me they no longer have any leaflets on services provided in Barrow.
For an organisation that claims to – speak up for the mental health community – i find this odd.
If you do not provide information, who does. I did in the end find the information i wanted on your website, but that is no excuse for not having leaflets on display at the office.
Posted by JoNicholson on Jan 12th, 2012 in Cumbria, Mental Health, Uncategorized | 0 comments
Members are reminded that our AGM is planned to take place on:
Friday 20th January 2012
2 – 4 pm
at Penrith Rugby Club, Winters Park, Penrith, CA11 8RG
The day will commence at 12 noon with the speaker, Mike Taylor, Chairman of the Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust, who will speak on:
“The role of the Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust in Community Services”
This will be followed by lunch at 1pm. The formal AGM will start at 2pm and will finish by 4pm.
Posted by David Ralph on Oct 15th, 2011 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
Tamara Hinson, contributor, MSN Life & Style, 10/10/2011 12:20
The truth about chocolate
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Brain booster
Feeling run down? Prone to forgetfulness? Chocolate might just be the answer. “At the beginning of the 19th century, chocolate was sold in chemists as an energy booster for a weak immune system and cocoa has long been linked to all kinds of health benefits...
Posted by David Ralph on Oct 13th, 2011 in Cumbria, Mental Health | 0 comments
On behalf of Cumbria Mental Health Group and South Lakeland Mind we invite you to a joint event:
‘Social Care and Mental Wellbeing
-the future of services’
at South Lakes Foyer, Yard 95a Stricklandgate , Kendal
on Thursday 3rd November
from 10.00 am-3.45 pm
Come and join us to find out more, discuss, and contribute to the debate about the changes that are being introduced to social care and mental health services in Cumbria.
What’s on offer on the day?
This event is a partnership between Cumbria Mental Health Group and South Lakeland Mind, which will explore the different social care services...
Posted by David Ralph on Oct 8th, 2011 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
A non-emergency telephone number for NHS services is to launch across England, the Department of Health says.
The 111 number, which has been tested in four areas, will be available nationally by April 2013.
The service will replace NHS Direct, which the government announced it was scrapping last year. More
Posted by David Ralph on Aug 4th, 2011 in Cumbria | 0 comments
This has been quite widely circulated and you may have already seen it.
Just some brief notes to put this in context. Any comments gratefully received by CMHG.
In February 2012, it was announced that North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust will have to merge with, or be acquired by, another NHS trust to strengthen the organisation so that it can achieve Foundation Trust (FT) status.
Four NHS Foundation Trusts have expressed an interest. Morecambe Bay University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, and...
Posted by JoNicholson on Jun 29th, 2011 in Cumbria, Mental Health | 0 comments
The Employers Bridge Conference 2011
21st July, 2011, Best Western Castle Green Hotel, Kendal
Registration 8.30am, start 9.00am.
Mental Health and Wellbeing has an important part to play for both employers and employees in any successful business reducing days lost to sickness and workplace absence. There are also legal implications if workplace issues are not handled appropriately, and this can be a major concern for employers.
This is the 2nd conference following on from the successful event of 2009 providing information for Cumbria’s businesses on workplace mental health and wellbeing. The event...
