Older adults, their families and carers living in Thurrock recently attended an afternoon of entertainment, workshops and information about local support services.
The Older People’s Community Mental Health team (OPCMHT) in Thurrock hosted its annual Positive Wellbeing Day last month at Grays Town Park.
The event brought together a range of local health and care services, charities and community organisations which support older people and their families including Thurrock Libraries, MIND Thurrock and Brentwood, Home Instead and Thurrock Carers Service.
Visitors were able chat to representatives about the work they do and how they can help.
As well as information stands, the afternoon featured live entertainment, including a choir from Arts Outburst singing popular hits and a modern Indian dance performance by Veena Storm.
Adrian Putt, a Senior Practitioner in the OPCMHT, said: “This is the event’s fourth year, with the aim to create a healthy space and to grow people’s well-being and fitness in mind.”
The OPCMHT is a joint team from Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and Thurrock Council. They provide care for people who are mainly aged over 65 and are living with a mental health condition and cognitive impairment, such as dementia.
About EPUT:
- EPUT has a vision to be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care:Who we are – Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- EPUT provides services to more than 100,000 patients at any one time and our staff are focused on providing high quality care in often complex situations.
- The organisation has invested in inpatient facilities and community services to make them safer and more therapeutic. We have extensively invested in technology to keep patients safer, enhanced training, and are continuously working with our staff, patients, their families and carers to use learning and best practice to enhance our quality of care.
- While there is more to do, the Trust has made significant progress through innovation:
- Our 111 mental health crisis phone line ensures people in need can access support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- People with lived experience have been employed in designated roles across the Trust, ensuring patient voice is heart of the organisation and all that we do.
- A number of new initiatives have been launched, helping people access the support they need when they need it most. These include a mental health urgent care department, By Your Side maternal mental health service, Rough Sleeper team, mental health crisis ambulance cars, virtual wards and neuromodulation service.
- EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 and provides community health, mental health and learning disability services across Essex, Luton and Bedfordshire and Suffolk. We employ more than 7,200 staff working across more than 200 sites.
- To read more about our priorities and commitments to deliver the highest quality and safest care possible, visit https://eput.nhs.uk/about-us/2023-2028-strategic-plan