Valuing the Contribution of Service Users, Family Members & Carers

Dear All,  
 
The National Mental Health Recovery and Engagement Office (MHER) is in the process of scoping out and developing processes in how best MHER can value the voluntary input from Service Users, Family Members and Carers in the design, development and improvement of Mental Health Services.  
 
The National Office has set up a Working Group and this group is considering a number of work streams. To help inform this work, we would like to get input from volunteer Service Users, Family Members and Carers. Currently, within the HSE there are a number of Volunteer roles, for example within the office of National Mental Health Engagement and Recovery a National Co Production Panel has been established. The role of this group is to support the process of co-production at a strategic level and to develop capacity for lived and recovery experience and family carer perspective.
 
To help inform our work we would kindly ask if you can please complete the following survey

Yours sincerely

Mr. Michael Ryan
Head of Mental Health Engagement & Recovery, National MH, HSE
1.Have you volunteered with the HSE previously?
2.If yes, for how long? 
3.What supports and/or training would be of value to you, in supporting your role as a volunteer - e.g access to library services?
4.What do you find challenging about the volunteering role?
5.What do you find beneficial about the volunteering role?
6. Do you utilise your own lived experience in your volunteering role
7.What challenges do you find when using your own lived experience in your role?
8.Please provide any additional general suggestions you may have?