Report on the data collected by Healthwatch Oldham at our Low Mood, Anxiety and Depression Forum held in January 2017
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This report brings together all the data collected by Healthwatch Oldham during their January 2017 Healthwatch Forum which focused on low mood, anxiety and depression.
Healthwatch Oldham hold a Forum every quarter and each event focuses on a different health and social care subject to provide information, support and obtain feedback from attendees’ experiences of the specific subject.
In this forum, data was collected to help identify both positive and negative patterns and trends in relation to people’s understanding and feelings on low mood, anxiety and depression. These patterns and trends help to understand how people feel about their understanding of their own mental health and understand the support that is available in the area.
Based on the answers provided within the questionnaire, Healthwatch Oldham made the following recommendations:
• That this report is shared with local partners and that they feedback actions taken which arise from this information to Healthwatch Oldham.
• Healthcare professionals continue to communicate the benefits of accessing support services (as well as any medication which is deemed necessary) as these seem to be popular with people who have low mood, anxiety and/or depression.
• Healthcare providers and other partners, working in partnership with Healthwatch Oldham, continue to provide people with accurate and up to date information on services which can support people with their mental health.
• Healthcare providers and other partners, working in partnership with Healthwatch Oldham, continue to promote actions for a healthier lifestyle and show the benefits to encourage people to take the required actions to help people’s mental wellbeing.
• Healthcare providers and other partners, working in partnership with Healthwatch Oldham, try to improve their understanding about how people can feel more accepted in talking to people about their mental wellbeing to reduce their risk of developing more complex mental health conditions.