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>Tonight I attended the latest  Platform Network: Bringing together innovators, social entrepreneurs and commissioners in the health and social care sectors – Challenging Delivery and Changing Health and Social Care for the Better.

The speakers were excellent and it was great to be in a room filled with positive and innovative energy!

First was Kevin Bond, Director, NE Lincolnshire CTP Mental Health Services (a national pilot site for Right to Request and a nationally and internationally recognised innovator in mental health services). It was inspiring to hear how he has transformed the psychiatric provision along with his staff and service users and I look forward to visiting them soon. http://mentalhealth.nelctp.nhs.uk/

We also heard from Helen McFarlane, Chair and Director, Salford Health Matters (a nationally recognised social enterprise pathfinder site CIC). She spoke about the transformation of their primary care provision.
http://salfordhealthmatters.co.uk/

The final speaker was Annie Francis Director IM-UK an Industrial Provident Society – New Provider of Midwifery Services to the NHS. Of course this is a subject close to my heart. The rate of postnatal depression is lower for the mothers who use this service. I hope we can see it expand.
http://www.independentmidwives.org.uk/

Thank you to the team at http://www.hopestreetcentre.com/ for another excellent evening – can you change the date of the September one though as I’ll be away on a cruise?!

Elaine Hanzak
www.hanzak.com