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14 Oct

Dialogue First Service

Learn about the first Open Dialogue informed NHS service accepting referrals from anywhere in the UK

Our POD Conferences attract hundreds of people every year and we have had some moving talks and testimonials in each of them. There is a very large national and international Open Dialogue following and our events are a great opportunity to network and connect with all involved. Pictures and presentations of previous conferences are below and details of future conferences will be posted here too.

14 Oct

Conferences and Events

Read about our conferences and events – next POD Conference will be taking place in Spring 2020, details to follow.

Our POD Conferences attract hundreds of people every year and we have had some moving talks and testimonials in each of them. There is a very large national and international Open Dialogue following and our events are a great opportunity to network and connect with all involved. Pictures and presentations of previous conferences are below and details of future conferences will be posted here too.

14 Oct

Open Dialogue in the Media

Read about our professional accredited Open Dialogue training

Our POD Conferences attract hundreds of people every year and we have had some moving talks and testimonials in each of them. There is a very large national and international Open Dialogue following and our events are a great opportunity to network and connect with all involved. Pictures and presentations of previous conferences are below and details of future conferences will be posted here too.

14 Oct

Open Dialogue training

Read about our professional accredited Open Dialogue training

Our POD Conferences attract hundreds of people every year and we have had some moving talks and testimonials in each of them. There is a very large national and international Open Dialogue following and our events are a great opportunity to network and connect with all involved. Pictures and presentations of previous conferences are below and details of future conferences will be posted here too.

APOD is the professional body for Peer-supported Open Dialogue. We register practitioners who are qualified to practice POD...

Our POD Conferences attract hundreds of people every year and we have had some moving talks and testimonials in each of them. There is a very large national and international Open Dialogue following and our events are a great opportunity to network and connect with all involved.

Open Dialogue In The Media

We have had some very positive  reviews and responses from the service users who have received care in this way to date, and some of these have reached national media prominence…

Open approach to mental healthcare

Last week, a report by the all-party parliamentary group on mental health said people with mental health problems receive substandard care (Report, theguardian.com, 4 March). In response, the president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Professor Simon Wessely, asked to see “good words translated into good deeds”. read more 

Peter Simons

Open Dialogue: The radical new treatment having life-changing effects on people's mental health

If it wasn’t for Open Dialogue I wouldn’t be here now. This time last year, I was suicidal. I had totally lost faith in the mental-health services; I felt I’d been put in the ‘too difficult’ box.
Suzanne Chapman has been in and out of the mental-health system since attempting suicide twice in her early twenties.. read more 

Peter Simons

Conferences and Events

POD Conference 2019

POD Conference 2019

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POD Conference 2018

POD Conference 2018

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POD Conference 2017

POD Conference 2017

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How To Lobby For POD In Your Area

NHS services are funded through what’s known as Clinical Commissioning Groups. These bodies decide where the money goes across different aspects of healthcare and, as a result, they can also have a significant impact on the actual services that are delivered. Every CCG has a patient reference or similar group where local people can get involved and have their say about the kind of services they want to see.