1. NSUN’s vision is to bring mental health service users and survivors together to communicate, feel supported and have the power and the platform from which to have direct influence at every level. Networking Strategic Partnership - DH National Involvement Partnership Mental Healthwatch Community Engagement Project Regional networking: London South East, East of England, North East Survivor Research Network Service User Involvement Workers Network Newsletter, ebulletins, social media Annual General Meeting Peer-led Collaboration Partnership meetings Capacity building National Involvement Partnership Leadership training Pilot site work Mental Healthwatch Community Engagement Project Briefings Resource development Commissioning Support Research Involvement & Influencing Strategic Partnership - DH National Involvement Partnership Mental Healthwatch Community Engagement Project Joint Commissioning Panel Values-based Commissioning Service User Involvement Network Partnership meetings Research Core business Strategic Governance Administration Finance Communications Public Relations Strategic themes Communications Membership Engagement & Capacity Building Partnership Involvement & Influence Values Solidarity Equality Integrity Diversity l

2. Key milestones: Partnership Agreement signed: April 2012 June 2012 Project Management established: April 2012 June 2012 Steering Groups established: September 2012 Recruitment of workers: June 2012 Mapping and literature review: July 2012 – August 2012 PPPI baseline standards consultation: September – November 2012 Mapping and literature review report: January 2013 PPPI engagement and negotiation: January – March 2013 Annual networking and information events: October 2012 & March 2013 Training: Annual leadership programme March 2013 - March 2013 Information dissemination: Monthly NIP bulletin (10 produced) Brokerage: Formal systems in place: January 2013 On-going Review of 2012 mapping and literature review: January 2014 to do Good practice guidelines published: April 2014 to do PPPI wider/collective adoption: March 2015 to do Final project report and Independent Evaluation report: March 2015 to do

3. Project Activity Aims Alignment with NSUN strategic aims ActivitiesOutputsOutcomes Measures / Evidence What? Who? How? The National Involvement Partnership (NIP) project ‘Involvement for Influence - Influencing for Improvement’ aims to develop national standards for the involvement of service users and carers and establish an infrastructure for involvement. The idea is to ‘hard wire’ the service user and carer direct voice and experience into health and care services. The project will develop the previously evaluated NIP work, share good practice, centralise resources, strengthen existing networks and build an infrastructure that connects and coordinates involvement. Evaluation Framework:

4. Raise skill level and capacity of service users and carers Formal sign up of commissioners, local authorities and health bodies to comply with standards – push at an open door! Create a different mindset – more sensitive of the impact of involvement – improving individual transactions and service style Principles Purpose Presence Process Impact

5. National Involvement Partnership Involvement Workers Group Peer Led Peer Support Collaboration Mind Community Engagement Project Mental Healthwatch

6. Consultants David Crepaz-Keay Alison Faulkner Jayasree Kalathil Debbie Roberts The Project Organisational Structure 2013 NSUN Board of Trustees Project Management Group Sola Afuape Terry Bamford Sarah Yiannoullou Project Management Group Sola Afuape Terry Bamford Sarah Yiannoullou Project Manager Naomi James Regional Development & Research Manager Project Manager Naomi James Regional Development & Research Manager Project Support Nicole Smith Project Support Officer Project Support Nicole Smith Project Support Officer Team Leader Fran Singer Project Co-ordinator Involvement Team Leader Fran Singer Project Co-ordinator Involvement Research Support Emma Perry Project Co-ordinator Research Research Support Emma Perry Project Co-ordinator Research Involvement Officer Raza Griffiths Involvement Officer Raza Griffiths Involvement Officer Denise Forde Involvement Officer Denise Forde Advisory Group