Introduction

The purpose of the survey

To understand your views about the physical health needs of your relative/the person you care for, his/her current experiences of physical healthcare and any improvements needed. The survey is part of a Healthy Lives project about physical healthcare and physical wellbeing which has been set up by the National Survivor User Network (NSUN), a service user-led charity. People diagnosed with a serious (enduring) mental illness, unpaid carers/family members and professional workers are being invited to contribute their views to the project.

Who is carrying out the survey

The National Survivor User Network (NSUN). NSUN has been commissioned by the Healthy London Partnership mental health programme to undertake this survey. Sarah Yiannoullou, NSUN’s managing director, can give you more information, if you contact her by email at Sarah.Yiannoullou@nsun.org.uk, or by phone on 020 7820 8982/07778 659 390.

How replies will be used

Your reply and replies from other people who take part in the survey will be used towards a report about physical healthcare for people with a serious (enduring) mental illness diagnosis. The report will include recommendations about physical healthcare and physical wellbeing approaches for people with a serious mental illness diagnosis. These recommendations will then be taken into account in the production of guidance and best practice documents which are being drawn up through the London Partnership mental health programme.

Confidentiality

Information which identifies you will not be collected, nor used in the report, guidance and best practice documents. In addition, only the NSUN project team will see individual replies. We may quote your answers in the report and in documents linked to the report, but will not do so in ways which could identify you. 

Survey content

There are two parts to the survey. Part A is about your general background. We would appreciate answers to all the questions in Part A, unless there is a question which you find uncomfortable in some way. Part B is about your experiences of physical healthcare and physical wellbeing. If you can answer all the questions in Part B, it would be very helpful.

Closing date for replies

Wednesday 29th June 2016

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