A mental health ward from a service user’s perspective: Horatio’s story

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BBC Radio 4 have broadcast a podcast from author Horatio Clare detailing his experiences of being detained under the Mental Health Act.

Listen to Horatio’s story of being admitted into our inpatient services online.

Tim Mellard, quality and governance lead for Wakefield and acute services, said: “This podcast helped us to further understand what it is like for someone to be admitted to our services and the associated experiences. Overall it is extremely positive but also gives us feedback as to how we could improve. We are taking this forward as something to learn from in our acute services.”

A mental health ward from a service user’s perspective: Horatio’s story

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