Demand on our local mental health rehabilitation wards has changed over the last few years, with changes in the type of patients requiring care and services adapting as best they can within their current service offer.

This is particularly common on the Vales at Discovery House, the Trust’s female high dependency rehabilitation service, which offers longer ward-based rehabilitation care to those with the most severe and enduring mental health needs, helping them gain control and understanding of their conditions and supporting them to learn to live as independently as possible again in the future.

We recognise that this demand is likely be ongoing and that we must look at our service in more detail to understand what we can do differently, identify any changes that might be required or any gaps that may need further investment.

We are therefore reaching out to anyone who has received care on the Vales over the last five years, to share with us about your experiences. This offer also extends to the family, friends, support networks and carers for anyone who has received care on the Vales during this time.

You can simply fill out this short survey below before 29 February about your experiences or contact us for a one to one conversation. 

If you would prefer to speak to a member of our team about your experience/s, you need support in completing the survey, require an alternative format, or you require the services of an interpreter, please contact the participation team on lpft.involvement@nhs.net or call 07773 206341 or 01529 222245.

Complete our short survey about your experiences by using this link

Workshops

As this is likely to be only a small number of patients this applies to and we have not to date had any contact to express an interest in our events, we have taken the decision to stand down our face-to-face workshops at this time. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause

• Tuesday 13 February 2024 - Cancelled at Saxon Court, St George's Long Leys Road, Lincoln, LN1 1FS

• Monday 19 February 2024 - Cancelled at Holly Lodge, The Meadows, Skegness, PE25 2JA