PEOPLE who use community mental health services have been encouraged to take part in a survey to drive further improvements.

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust is carrying out the 2018 Community Mental Health Survey to find out what people's views are on the services they use.

The survey is led by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as part of a national programme to improve mental health services for populations.

This year the survey will be sent to 850 people aged 18 and over who have recently used the trust’s services.

Dawn Kenyon, quality improvement and experience manager at Lancashire Care said: “The Community Mental Health Survey is part of a commitment to design and deliver health services with people at the heart of everything we do.

"Our vision identifies the importance of listening to people’s stories so that we can learn and improve quality together.

“We hope that the people who use our services here in Lancashire will take the time to help us with this survey. The feedback we receive as part of the survey is extremely valuable in helping us to find out how we are doing, where we are doing well and how we can improve our services going forward. If you or someone you care for receive one of our surveys and has a query or requires any further information, please get in touch with us.”