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openminded.org.uk is an NHS website, run by the CWP Early Intervention Team.

This site has been developed for everyone across Cheshire and Wirral that want to know more about psychosis and how we can work with you to ensure a successful journey to recovery.

• What is psychosis?
• What are the early signs?
• What is Early Intervention?
• What do EIT Do?

• Prince’s Trust Scheme Success
  Congratulations to two of our young people who have successfully completed a twelve week personal development course with the Prince’s Trust facilitated by Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service. For more information on the scheme and how to apply for a place at one of the 6 sites across the county of Cheshire click here. The programme involved developing skills in communication, confidence, working with others, job search skills, voluntary work and leadership.  Everyone gained qualifications/skills in Employment, Teamwork and Community Skills, First Aid, Basic Food Hygiene and Health and Safety at Work. Week eight and nine include individualised work placements. At the end of the course everyone attended an awards evening at Crewe Hall, a special occasion and one to be remembered.    

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in our success section

Other Successes

• “It hit me like a wave” – A Recovery Story

  The following was written by Jon, who has accessed our service. When did things start to change? After losing a job due to a mistake I had made and breaking ...

• The Big Life Film

  A group of young people who have accessed the Wirral Early Intervention team have collaborated with The Open Door Centre to produce a short film exploring the experience ...

What's New

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  In order to ensure people experiencing a first episode of psychosis have speedy and easy access to the best evidence based interventions to help them recover, NHS England have developed the Early Intervention in Psychosis Access and Waiting Time Standard.

  This states that from April 1^st 2016, more than 50% of people experiencing a first episode psychosis commence a NICE recommended package of care within 2 weeks of referral.

  Two other changes to services that the standard requires are:

  1. People aged 35 to 65 experiencing a first episode of psychosis can also have access to EI services.
  2. People referred to EI services with suspected first episode psychosis who following assessment are found not to have a fully developed psychotic illness but rather an “at ...

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in our what's new section

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