Developing a training framework for carer inclusion in acute inpatient care.

There is a growing appreciation of the role carers play in the UK supporting people with mental health problems. Suzanne Thurston and her colleagues in the NHS describe how they partnered up with a family support worker from Making Space to develop a training framework for carer inclusion in an acute inpatient unit in Greater Manchester. They explain how this led to a change of culture on the ward. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]