Gateshead Service User Forum - Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW)

Gateshead Service User Forum is supporting people from the Gateshead area who have accessed services run by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW). CNTW is a provider of mental health and disability services in the North of England.

Our aim is simple-we present something that is relevant to service users and also the professionals working alongside them. You may want to learn more about the services available generally. We welcome ideas for presenters. We are informal and you don't need to come each month -come along to what feels of interest to you.

We want service users to come along and, though co-production, help us shape and improve CNTW's services. You are the people with lived experience, experts who can offer invaluable insight needed to make sure things are done right.

We are working with, not for, CNTW staff. . We can help if you want to know how to approach a charity or organisation, or if you are interested in finding out more current information. We will also bring you news of developments within CNTW, and address concerns you have as a service user.

We pride ourselves on making sure we communicate and support you to access the group. For example, if you contact us to ask something and we don’t know, we will keep persevering until we find a connection or a response for you.

We hold our meetings on the second Tuesday of the month, 12:45pm until 2pm at Newcastle Building Society, Trinity Square, Gateshead, NE8 1BF. Please come along if you are a service user of mental health services, have been a service user, are interested in service development or work with service users and feel we can help. 

Our next meetings will be: 

13/10/26-Richard Cunningham , Gateshead Council (Community Led Support)

10/11/26 - CNTW Involvement Bank

8/12/26- Gateshead Volunteering Service (Connected Voice)