New South Leeds SUNRAYS group launched

Reaching out to service users in the community

SUNRAYS groups are designed to bring together people with lived experience of mental health and learning disabilities to improve local services.

On Wednesday 18 October, the first South Leeds SUNRAYS will take place at The Vale Circles, Tunstall Road Community Centre, 12 Tunstall Road, Leeds, LS11 5JF.

Bev Thornton, Recovery and Social Inclusion Worker at Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, said: “The launch of South Leeds SUNRAYS means we will have a service user network event at each of our community hubs.

“The South Leeds SUNRAYS group will take place on the third Wednesday of every other month. We hope to see as many service users, their families and carers as possible.”

As well as providing a forum for people to use their personal experiences to help improve services, SUNRAYS encourages people to maintain their wellbeing whilst living in the community.

Bev said: “It’s crucial we can get out into the community to meet and connect with our service users. SUNRAYS give them the opportunity to hear from a range of Trust staff and teams, and provide their feedback on important issues and projects.

“The guest speaker at the first event will be Julie Poxton, Community Mental Health Team Clinical Lead, who will give an overview of the service and answer any questions.

“It will run from 1pm to 2.30pm. Please come along and get involved. I hope to see you there.”

Find out more information about SUNRAYS.

Details about the first South Leeds SUNRAYS group

To get involved in SUNRAYS or for more information, call Bev Thornton on 0113 85 86758 or email sun.lypft@nhs.net.