West Kent HealthNetwork

West Kent CCG covers Sevenoaks and the Weald, Maidstone, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells. It is the largest CCG in Kent and is committed to hearing from as many of its local residents and patients as possible to develop a health care system with real insight and involvement. To find out more click on the link to read Patient Experience & Engagement Manager, Natasha Wright's letter.

http://liveitwell.org.uk/docs/blogs/blog_maidstone/WK%20CCG%20letter.pdf

To sign up for the West Kent CCG HealthNetwork click on the application form below:

http://liveitwell.org.uk/docs/blogs/blog_maidstone/WK%20CCG%20Application%20Forma.pdf

Maidstone & Malling Carers Project Newsletter

Click on the link below for an information packed newsletter, meet new staff, see dates for January, training opportunities and see how the 'Something for Me' funding has helped carers have a break.

http://liveitwell.org.uk/docs/blogs/blog_maidstone/Maidstone%20&%20Malling%20Carers%20mh%20newsletter%20dec%2012.pdf

Platform 51 Women's Theraputic Group Work

9 Week programme beginning 7th February 2013 in East Malling.  For more information please click the link below:-

http://liveitwell.org.uk/docs/blogs/blog_maidstone/Jasmine%20Leaflet%20E%20Malling%20Feb%2013.pdf

Maidstone Short Walks

Easy short walks at your own pace. Open to all ages and abilities. Friendly, free and safe.

For more information please click on the link below:-

http://liveitwell.org.uk/docs/blogs/blog_maidstone/MHWLeaflet%202012%20Web%20OPT.pdf

Recovery Group Information DayService User trainers wanted to co-facilitate recovery groups. For more information and to apply
please click on the link below:

http://liveitwell.org.uk/docs/blogs/blog_maidstone/Recovery%20Group%20poster.pdf

Mental Health Support/Action Event at Maidstone on 25th January

MIND are running these national events on the themes of campaigning and influencing the new NHS structures and the tools people need to effectively do so, to showcase peer support research, highlighting interesting and innovative projects, and to look at challenging discrimination through workshops run by Time to Change champions.

The Kent event will be in Maidstone. For further details and to book a place please click on the link below:

http://liveitwell.org.uk/docs/blogs/blogs_all/Take%20mental%20health%20action_A5_v8.pdf

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

Two free places are being offered to voluntary and community organisations for this two day course in February. For more information please click on the link below.

http://liveitwell.org.uk/docs/blogs/blogs_all/ASIST%20Information%20Leaflet.pdf
http://liveitwell.org.uk/docs/blogs/blogs_all/ASIST%20poster.pdf