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I am working for the Primary Care Trust (PCT) - the local health planning organisation - until October 2008. I am helping to develop a strategy for Patient and Public Involvement (PPI). I am an ex-mental health service user, Leeds Utd supporter and father of two kids, 8 and 4, who have just won a Nintendo Wii in a school raffle. My evenings are pretty busy right now. When I have any spare time I like to write poetry.

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Hear Us is the mental health service-user group for Croydon. Hear Us: Represents the views of people that use the local mental health services in Croydon to service providers and commissioners. Contributes to the local mental health promotion agenda, and promotes positive mental health within the local community. Promotes mutual respect and equality of rights and opportunities, regardless of disability, with particular reference to local mental health service users and service survivors.

Anderson, Yvonne

I am based in Housing Management's Community Development Team. I am involved in various projects throughout the Borough working with residents to improve their lifestyles, services and their environment.

Boateng, Yvonne

I have been a member of the Croydon PCT Communications Team since June 2006 as Communications Manager - this is my fist time working for the NHS. I previously worked for TFL as a Communciations/ Marketing Manager. I have over 6 years marketing and communciations experience gained from working in various public sector organisations including Royal Mail where I started my marketing and communciations career.

Bownas, John

John Bownas:

I've been working for Croydon Council in various roles since 1996. My first role was returning empty private homes to use - a mamoth task when we first started, and a task that still goes on as the supply of new homes struggles to keep up with demand.

My next job was managing the 'Smarter Croydon' project - 3.2million pounds worth of investment in the local environment, which included the provision of Community Grants to a wide range of resident groups.

Burgess, Ross

I've been involved in gay rights movement for quite a few years. I'm currently Secretary of Croydon Area Gay Society, and Webmaster for the proposed Croydon LGBT Network.

I'm also a self-employed IT trainer, specialising in helping older people to make use of computers and the Internet - see www.ross-burgess.co.uk

Carlisle, David

I work as an Assistant Planner within the Policy & Strategy Team, one of my responsibilities is to increase community involvement in the planning process, I am also a member of the Community Involvement Strategy Group (CISG).

CCAT, Co-ordinator

I am the Programme Co-ordinator for the Croydon Community Against Trafficking (CCAT). CCAT is a group of concerned citizens, faith and community groups who aim to stop the injustice of human trafficking for sexual exploitation within the borough of Croydon.

Collins, Cath

Helllo, I am Cath Collins and I have worked at Croydon Voluntary Action since 2004. Prior to that I was very active on the mental health user/survivor movement campaigning on mental health issues in South London. All of my work in Croydon involves working in adult health and social care. I lead on the Croydon Mental Health Forum and also co-work in the Croydon Health and Care Forum. Both Forums are ways that local people can have a say and work to improve health and social care services in Croydon. My particular aresa of interest are mental health and user and carer involvement.

Crooks, Andrew

Primarily engaged with older people in community involvement I co-ordinate activities for Croydon Older People's Network. I also devote a certain amount of time to iddues affecting disabled people both young and old. As a disabled person myself I tackle the issuess affecting disabled people from a social model perspective - that is where the barriers thrown up by society at large are what prevents disabled people from fullfilling an active role in the community. I take this same approach in my work with older where older people's rights are that bit behind everyone else's.

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