The National User Group is made up of 18 service users from all over the country. The management group comprises 8 members elected from the National User Group.
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| Michael Turner |
Peter Beresford is Chair of Shaping Our Lives and is a long time user of mental health services. Peter has been involved with Shaping Our Lives from the outset and has carried out research and written much about the best ways to involve service users in the services they receive. Peter is a professor of social work and director of the Centre for Citizen Participation at Brunel University.
Patricia Chambers is the coordinator of the Hammersmith and Fulham black mental health service users group, known as BUGS. Patricia is a poet and is also one of 4 regional coordinators on the Shaping Our Lives project ‘Beyond the Usual Suspects: Developing Diversity in Involvement’. Patricia is joint treasurer of Shaping Our Lives and a member of the Management Group.
Tom Griffin is a member of Merseyside Pensioners Association. Tom, with his wife Ivy (a member of Shaping Our Lives National User Group), has been active in the Trade Union Movement. Tom, a retired merchant seaman, is a member of Shaping Our Lives Management Group.
Munir Lalani is the founder and Chair of Achi-Zindagi, a support organisation run by and for Asian men. It is based in Manchester. Munir is one of 4 regional coordinators working on the Shaping Our Lives project ‘Beyond the Usual Suspects: Developing Diversity in Involvement’. Munir is vice Chair of Shaping Our Lives.
Brian Maslen is a member of Wiltshire and Swindon Users Network, a service user-controlled organisation offering a range of services to users of health and social care. He was Chair for many years. Brian has much experience of service user participation and advises on best practice in participation to his local service providers as well as to the Social Care Institute of Excellence.
June Sadd was until recently the network manager for Wiltshire and Swindon Users Network, an independent, service user controlled organisation that offers a range of support services to health and social care service users. June has been involved with Shaping Our Lives for many years and is an experienced workshop facilitator and equality trainer and consultant. June is a member of Shaping Our Lives Management Group.
Anna Sartori is a member of Surrey Users Network, a user-controlled group which aims to improve the quality of life for all users of health and social care services. Anna has been involved in training and education of social care staff for many years and is a member of Shaping Our Lives’ Management Group.
Michael Turner is one of the founding members of Shaping Our Lives. He is currently the project worker for the ‘Beyond the Usual Suspects: Developing Diversity in Involvement’ project and he has worked on many Shaping Our Lives reports and projects. Michael is a disability consultant, researcher and trainer. He is joint treasurer of Shaping Our Lives and a member of the Management Group.
Other members of the National User Group to be added soon.
