NHS Experts by Experience

SpeakEasy N.O.W. works with NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire’s Learning Disability and Autism – Admissions Avoidance and Discharge Team. We make sure that people with lived experience are involved in planning and reviewing services for people with a learning disability and Autistic people who are in hospital or at risk of being admitted to hospital, because of their mental health.

This has included people with a learning disability co-delivering training workshops for local health and social care staff, attending Admissions Avoidance and Discharge oversight meetings and helping to recruit new staff to the Admissions Avoidance and Discharge team.

We coordinate Experts-by-Experience to attend Care, Education and Treatment Reviews, as part of a CETR Hub. This includes people with their own lived experience and experience as a parent or carer. This ensures that people with lived experience of learning disability and Autism are involved in reviewing the care of all those who are at risk of admission or who are inpatients. It also ensures that Experts-by-Experience receive payment and support for their important role in this work.

If you are interested in finding out more about becoming an Expert by Experience, please contact Morag Edmondson, our Chief Officer.

Email – m.edmondson@speakeasynow.org.uk or call the office on 01905 774247