What Being a Service User Consultant Means to Me
In this blog, one of our Touchstone Service User Consultants shares what his role at Touchstone means to him... I’m speaking from the heart in talking about what it means to me to be a Service User (SU) consultant at Touchstone. As having lived experience of Mental Health (MH)
Touchstone Secure Number 4 Spot on Stonewall Top 100 Employers List
We are very pleased to share that Touchstone has secured the number 4 spot in Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers list. We are also their number 1 employer in the Third Sector, Health and Social Care industry, and in the Yorkshire and Humber area. In addition to these rankings, we
Being You Leeds Win Award for Public Mental Health
Being You Leeds, via their funders in the Public Mental Health team in Leeds City Council, has been awarded the Faculty of Public Health’s Sarah Stewart Brown Award for Public Mental Health for 2024. Being You Leeds were recognised for their citywide work to develop the service. This award
CREST Service Win National Positive Practice in Mental Health Award 2024
Touchstone are delighted to announce that our Community Rehabilitation Enhanced Support Team (CREST) have been awarded a National Positive Practice in Mental Health Award! They were recognized for their coproduction work in Rehabilitation and Recovery services. The team proudly work in partnership with NHS colleagues. Coproduction is a vital
LMWS’s Health Equity Impact Report
This past year has been one of growth and change for Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service's (LMWS) Inclusion Team. Our latest Health Inequality Impact 2023-24 (see below) lays out key highlights from this year. Read on for an intro to the report from LMWS Strategic Equalities Lead, Nick Burdett. This
Endometriosis Action Month UK
March is Endometriosis Action Month, a month dedicated to raising awareness and acting for those with the disease. This year, the theme is 'Could it be Endometriosis?'. Below, a member of our LMWS Team has put together some information on the impacts of endometriosis with links to information and