Consumer and carer feedback opportunities in Western NSW
Western NSW LHD welcomes feedback from consumers and carers to help shape our services to to better serve the needs of the community.
We welcome feedback
We welcome feedback from consumers and carers to help shape our services to meet the needs of the community.
People who use or have used mental health, drug and alcohol services and their families and carers have a lot of valuable information that can be shared to inform our service planning.
One way you can be involved in the development of mental health, drug and alcohol services is to complete a survey. We will use your feedback to help us with planning and delivering mental health services. You will need a code from the team you have the most contact, download the YES and CES Service codes (PDF 453.87KB) document to find the correct codes for your experience.
Consumer and carer partnerships
Sharing information and suggestions for improvement is called partnership. Some common things you may like to do if you a consumer or carer partner:
- participate in a meeting with other consumers and carers
- review documents or information sheets
- help to provide education to clinicians or other consumers
- participate in projects including quality improvement or research
- hear more about what is happening in our services.
- A good way to do this is to join the consumer and carer partnership mailing list. Email wnswlhd-mhda-engagement@health.nsw.gov.au for more information.
For more information, download the Guide to being a consumer or carer representative (PDF 3.14MB).
Peer workers
Peer workers are employees of our local health district who have a lived experience of a mental illness or drug or alcohol dependency and are employed in various roles throughout our service. Peer Workers work alongside the clinical team to share information, skills and strategies to support your recovery and promote hope. Find out more about peer work.
To get support from a Peer Worker, please contact your local mental health or drug or alcohol service or if you are interested in being a Peer Worker contact wnswlhd-mhda-engagement@health.nsw.gov.au.