Patient Experience Project Reports – May 2019

Our Patient Experience Project has now finished. The project aimed to strengthen the patient voice alongside our ongoing collective advocacy work. It asked people what it was like to be a patient in the REH and we want to thank everyone who took the time to share their experiences with us. Find out what what we did, what people told ...

Group Advocacy News – March 2019

Group Advocacy In January and February, patients continued to raise issues about life in the wider community beyond the hospital gates with us – issues around housing, accommodation, packages of support as well as common social and financial problems were raised frequently. Patients seem increasingly aware that the hospital is part of a wider system of support and talked about ...

Forthcoming Events

Isla’s ‘Patient Voice’ Event @ The Hive Wednesday 8th May 2.30-3.30pm- Join us to discuss Isla’s findings with her QI ward events & what will happen next! MH Awareness Week- Event @ the Hive Wednesday 15th May 1-3.30pm- Come & find out more about Human Rights & what they might mean as a patient or staff member.

News from the first Quarter of the Year

In January we were finally able to offer Group Advocacy for the residents of the new St Stephens Court accommodation.  The self contained flats with support available if required have helped greatly with patients continued recovery. The Patients Council had visited the premises previously when they were being built & were very pleased with the standard that was going to ...

I Love To Wait – Hazel Christie

I love to wait for you I love to wait for you the way it concentrates my mind on the fact that you are not here for me I listen for the footsteps of the approaching therapists I glance up, register their faces, watch as the waiting room empties and I’m left alone with my thoughts So I wait I ...

Group Advocacy Update

One of the most commonly raised issues on the wards since the beginning of the year has been the old favourite topic of ‘activities’. Patients spoke positively about their increased access to art and music therapy – several times people showed us art-work, gave the groups poems to read, or played us music they had made, something we’re keen to encourage. We want groups ...

Save the date…

Stories of Changing Lives 3 will be launched on 17th October in the Summerhall Café, from 6.30pm. There will be readings from the book, a screening of the new film, and of course your chance pick up a copy of the book. The Stories exhibition will be at Summerhall from 10th – 31st October. We’re hoping to organise a group …

Stories Of Changing Lives Three

The Stories project is underway! I know some of you are already writing your stories, and I can’t wait to read them. If you’ve spent time on a rehab ward, or had a longer stay on another ward, you’re invited to contribute your story about your experiences with mental health too. You can write, draw, tell, paint, take photos, and/or …