The WNA asks about psychological support
The Wales Neurological Alliance (WNA) are representatives on the Neurological Conditions Implementation Group (NCIG)’s Psychological Support Group, tasked with looking at how access to appropriate psychological support services can be improved for individuals and carers whose lives are affected by a neurological condition.
The challenges for WNA in this work are to ensure that the work does not just focus on certain conditions which affect larger groups of the population in Wales, but also considers access for those with rarer neurological conditions (e.g. Spina Bifida; Dystonia; Ataxia). [NB – and overlooked conditions like ME/CFS]
The Psychological Support Group is currently defining the scope of ‘psychological’ support from well-being services through to clinical intervention.
The group is also gathering examples of best practice across Wales, and will soon start to map services to understand what services exist, where they exist and how people are able to access them.
How can you support this work?
- Share examples of good practice of well-being support and/or clinical support you have accessed (or simply know of) in the NHS or via other organisations (e.g. charities)
- If you are waiting for access to NHS well-being/mental health or clinical psychology support, no matter where you live, let us know what the challenges are, and how long you have been waiting.
To share information on any of the above please email wnacoordinator@gmail.com
We will shortly be sharing a framework document to help WNA map services that WNA member organisations provide so please look out for more information on this in the next couple of months.
We will also be asking NCIG’s Psychological Support Group to meet with WNA member organisations and individuals living with neurological conditions and will come back to you with further information on how you can get involved.
