"I just want to know they're ok." - Information Sharing Conference

5th December '11

First Contact Clinical hosted "I just want to know they’re ok." on Friday 2nd December 2011 in Washington, Sunderland. The conference aimed to find workable solutions for sharing information between carers, service users and the organisations that support them. At the start we saw the official launch of the Carers’ Drug and Alcohol Network, with all members signing the network agreement on the day. Many thanks to our speakers: Dr David Julien (FCC), Lindsay Henderson (FCC), Nicola Barnett (Muckles LLP), Nonnie Crawford (Public Health Sunderland), Mark Gilman (NTA), Tony McAnnelly (NTW), Bill (service user). The stars of the day however were the carers who, with help from Lindsay and Leigh Craig, shared their experiences in the form of a film. Their message was clearly heard - we all need to commit to finding workable solutions. We are busy compiling the feedback, but early signs are that the conference was a success with the majority of people highlighting how useful they found it in terms of raising their awareness of the issues and for the opportunity to network. One participant kindly informed us it was the "best conference I have ever attended". Now that's a compliment!