In a Facebook first, Nick Clegg will be taking questions on mental health over on Mind’s Facebook page this lunchtime, starting at 12:30 pm.
He put this brief video on his own page to explain why he thinks this is important and is quoted on Mind’s website:
At least one in four of us will experience a mental health problem in our lives. And yet, relatives and friends needing a hip operation can expect treatment quicker than someone with a debilitating mental health condition. We’re putting this right. I’ve set in place a new five year plan to end years of imbalance between mental and physical healthcare services. This isn’t about Whitehall leading the way – a crucial part of getting treatment and care right for people living with mental health issues is listening to what they need.
This week I met with staff and service users at one of South London and Maudsley’s community care centres and I’m looking forward to hearing from more people about their experiences, face to face or on Facebook. I want to encourage people to speak up and tell me what work needs to be done to make sure mental health patients waiting far too long for treatment is a thing of the past.
To take part, you just need to head over to Mind’s Facebook page at 12:30 and put your question to Nick. We’ll update this post with some of the highlights later.
Follow @libdemvoice.org on Bluesky
Like us on Facebook
Subscribe to our feed
Sign-up for our daily email digest
Have resignations led to a rethink?
High Fell leaflet watch (2)
No, Leave didn't win the Brexit referendum because of Northern working class voters
Two new Makerfield by-election polls gives Burnham 5 and 12 point leads
Andrew Tampion
Geoffrey Payne
Richard Whelan
David Raw
4 Comments
Please could a better technical effort be made to Display the Chat Area APP via the use of Facebook in the future . Wanted to ask if their could be greater say of Patients with decisions made about their health and future . The practical use of ” talking therapies ” is a fantastic idea . What I’d say is perhaps more use of . Non Drug . Non Tablet . Non Injection . Non ECT . BECAUSE of side effects or possible eroded health damage . Though more use of occupational therapy and if their is dysfunctional people or housing etc , Then a way out of that is better . With such training as Life Skills & Art Classes or methods of Patient being more internet savy . Taking part with Online learning, training and certificates has to be a good thing .
Also the speeding up of the revised . Universal Job Match Website could be completed with the technicians at Monster Job Site actioning this soon . Where its said via Channel 4 News to be a problem with how this operates .
There is around 7 % of people connected to psychiatry in employment . The disabled Charity . Remploy have tried to recruit people though . there job database is connected to the Universal Job Match website that is being technically provided via Monster Job Site Techs . This as explained has problems .
Please do try and check the Stories of people contained within psychiatry
( COPY & PASTE Via BROWSER )
http://www.psychiatric-patient-stories.org.uk
This is a mobile website that in some way provides help and lists other social care problems
( COPY & PASTE Via BROWSER )
http://www.vox-tameside-issues.mobi
PLEASE could more action be provided with 2 way chat for questions / answers be given in the future
Thankyou For Your Help !
Oh?
Has he resurfaced but then?
Welcome back, Nick . . . You”ll never guess what’s been happening during your absence. :0)
Nick Who ?
I followed the link in the article to the Mind Facebook page.
Where the first thing I saw was —
“…In a first for us, we are hosting a mental health Q&A with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg right here, right now.
He’s told us he only has 30 minutes to answer questions, ”
It would appear there are more than 400 presses of the “like” button for this. I am not sure how that compares with other things on Facebook but a Guardian columnist who I follow regularly gets far more responses on his comments in Facebook several times a week.
Mind go on to tell us that — “….he is taking part in another Q&A on Rethink Mental Illness’ Facebook page on Monday 8th December….”
Can anyone tell me if 400 plus “likes” is a high score for this sort of thing?