Jennifer Ritchie

This is a very difficult question to answer, as it is not so straight forward. I say that because everyone with mental heath issues is an individual. Ideally I would like to suggest that mental health professionals right from the psychiatrists and GPs to hands on care givers know how this new way of delivering social care services and the payment method works (as I see it). I would like to see workshops set up for everyone working in mental health services.

Having never experienced this kind of project before I had no idea what it entailed. I'm involved in Pilotlight in Moray because I wanted to make a difference to other peoples lives (like me) who are living with mental health. I want to try and enable them to manage their health problems, get help easily and when they need extra support, knowing it will be there. Here is my experience of being in the co-design group so far…