On this page you'll find some resources that are helpful if you're a carer for someone who uses our services.

You can also find out more about the pledge we've made to involve you in decisions about your loved ones. As a result we've received the nationally recognised Triangle of Care accreditation (click the box below for info).

Family and carer info sheets

These documents have helpful information about our units and the care team who will look after your loved one. They've been put together by carers and staff who have experience of them: 

Let's talk about death, shall we?

This leaflet has been developed by people with dementia and their carers, alongside health professionals in Oldham, to help you have difficult conversations about death and the end of life.

It uses cartoons by award-winning illustrator, Tony Husband, to address some of the common questions you have, the barriers you might face, what you can do to help, and the support that’s available.

Click here for a copy.

About the Triangle of Care

The Triangle of Care is a guide to best practice in mental health care.

To become accredited, we must achieve six key standards:

  • Recognising the essential role carers play and making contact with them as early as possible after admission or contact with the service user
  • Carer awareness training for staff
  • Established practices for sharing information with carers
  • Named ‘carer champions’ responsible for ensuring carers are valued and informed
  • Introducing carers to the staff and service their loved one is part of
  • Support services for carers

More information on the Triangle of Care can be found at: http://professionals.carers.org/


Our Triangle of Care steering group

We first introduced a trust-wide Triangle of Care steering group in 2014. Now each borough has a local steering group to build on our success so far.

The group has achieved:

  • Carer champion roles in all adult acute mental health wards, community mental health teams and rehab and high support services. 
  • Monthly carer awareness sessions by staff and carers to services working on the Triangle of Care.
  • Co-produced carer information booklets for all inpatient wards
  • Membership on the regional Triangle of Care group
  • Involvement in regional carer support days with partner NHS trusts and services
  • The development of an information sharing protocol and policy in situ on wards
  • A reduction of number of acute service carer contacts with the patient advice and liaison service.