The Local Mental Health Network (LMHN) meetings form part of the Mental Health Voice (MHV) contract

in Kent and Medway.

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What do they do?

 

They provide a facilitated platform for service users, carers and stakeholders to take part in discussions and problem solving around locally evidenced issues.

Local engagement providers will provide latest local feedback from people using and caring for those using mental health services. These identified trends and issues will create topics for discussion with a view to finding local resolution where possible.

They will in turn inform a county wide understanding of how people are experiencing mental health services and support positive change and improvement of services.

They will also provide opportunities for professional networking across mental health service providers in primary, secondary and community services in all aspects of health and social care needs.

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Who are the engagement providers?



Engagement Provider organisations are responsible for collecting people’s experiences of mental health services and helping to provide local resolution and signposting. These experiences are used to inform the LMHNs and mental health services.