1. 1 Patient & Public Involvement Forum working with, but independent of, South Essex Partnership Trust Annual Report 2005-2006 Work Plans 2006-2007

2. 2 Patient & Public Involvement Forum Forum Membership  Roy Birch Chair  Joyce Culling  Ann Brooker  Linda Cook  Angela Garrard  Bobbie Singer  Bernard Tyler

3. 3 Patient & Public Involvement Forum working with, but independent of, South Essex Partnership Trust (SEPT)  500 square miles – 700,000 people!  Foundation Trust Status - May 2006  Forum granted place on Board of Governors

4. 4 Patient & Public Involvement Forum Working with others  SEPT  Service User Groups / Focus Groups  Health Overview & Scrutiny Committees  Voluntary Organisations  North Essex Mental Health Trust  PPI Forums – locally, Essex and Region  Health Care Commission

5. 5 Patient & Public Involvement Forum Working with others  Strategic Health Authority  PPI Forum Meetings in Public  Local Events, eg ‘Community in Harmony’  Exhibitions and Displays  Workshops  Consultations  Presentations and talks to Schools

6. 6 Patient & Public Involvement Forum Some of our achievements  Regular engagement with Service Users  Good working relationship with SEPT  Reprovision of Runwell and Rochford Hospitals Reference Group  Participate in Junior Doctors’ Training  Provided commentary for Health Care Commission’s Annual Health Check  Variety of informative and monitoring visits

7. 7 Patient & Public Involvement Forum Some of our achievements  Regular meetings regarding Serious Untoward Incidents and production of ‘Patients Charter’  Reported on A&E Services for Mental Health Patients (Basildon & Southend)  Investigated and reported to HOSC on ‘Out of Hours Services’  Crisis Cards launched by SEPT

8. 8 Patient & Public Involvement Forum Some of our achievements  Worked with SEPT on Advance Directives (Living Wills)  Anti Stigma talks to schools  Staff Presence on Wards – pilot on Boleyn  Review of Patient Advice & Liaison Services  Participate in Patient Environment Assessment Team Visits.

9. 9 Patient & Public Involvement Forum Ongoing & Future Plans 2006/07  We will continue to work on issues already identified and, time permitting, additional areas of concern:  Lack of local Mother & Baby Unit  Drug and Alcohol Services  Carers’ Assessments  Dual Diagnosis  Eating Disorders

10. 10 Patient & Public Involvement Forum In Conclusion  Continue to fulfil our statutory role for the Patients and Public that we represent.  Ensure that our work is not lost.  Member representative at a CPPIH / All Party Meeting with MPs on 30 October.