Achievements and history
iBUG began as a club in the summer of 2002, and was incorporated into a not-for-profit company and membership organisation on 20th June 2005. The main reason we started iBUG was to give a professional voice to people in Islington who have mental health problems, to improve the services they use and to monitor the provision of such services. iBUG can trace its origins back to the 1980's.
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The Waterlow Unit Patients Council was one of the first service user lead organisation in the country to have an independent service user voice. iBUG exists because of the work that the Patients Council did.
In 2006 iBUG moved to the newly built Highgate Mental Health Centre and employed its first office administrator. It was a big step for the organisation: since then we have operated as a company and have our own office.
In 2006 iBUG moved to the newly built Highgate Mental Health Centre and employed its first office administrator. It was a big step for the organisation: since then we have operated as a company and have our own office.
MILESTONES
iBUG started as a club in 2002 with support from the then Strategic Health Authority, all members must be service users or ex-service users.
LIMITED COMPANY STATUS
iBUG became an Independent Ltd. Co. in June 2005 with a management committee made up of service users. User led, user managed organisation. 3 Service user directors and a service user secretary and two assistant directors who are also service users.
COMMISSIONING
iBUG is involved with all aspects of commissioning and evaluating Islington mental health services.
TENDERING OF SERVICES
iBUG Members are involved in the tendering process of mental health services. Less experienced iBUG Members have experienced supervisors to support them in their work. Recent tendering work includes: 'High needs support accommodation procurement', 'Supporting people- Mental Health Floating Support Service', 'Day Services Review Steering Group and Tendering Panel'
ASHLEY ROAD DAY CENTRE
We played a pivotal part in retaining Ashley Road Day centre, when Islington Council was proposing to close it.
PATIENTS COUNCIL
We have created a unique service user project at HMHC the iBUG Patients Council.
This is a peer to peer project is run by service users for service users. For more information please go to Our Projects.
GET-YOUR-ACT-TOGETHER! COURSE
The iBUG Get- Your- Act- Together! Course was a Pilot Project, which has been a success. Both the participants and the facilitators enjoyed it and found it very inspiring. Due to this success we would like to jointly run the course on a permanent basis with other North London Boroughs at different locations.
Our plan is to apply for funding after the partnership agreements.
THE IBUG INFLUENCE MAGAZINE
iBUG published its own magazine entirely edited by service users between 2006-2009. The project was funded by the Big Lottery Fund.
HIGHGATE USER FORUM AND WOMEN'S FORUM
iBUG arranges the Highgate User Forum every 3 months and regularly attends the Highgate Women's Forum where important strategic decision are made
iBUG started as a club in 2002 with support from the then Strategic Health Authority, all members must be service users or ex-service users.
LIMITED COMPANY STATUS
iBUG became an Independent Ltd. Co. in June 2005 with a management committee made up of service users. User led, user managed organisation. 3 Service user directors and a service user secretary and two assistant directors who are also service users.
COMMISSIONING
iBUG is involved with all aspects of commissioning and evaluating Islington mental health services.
TENDERING OF SERVICES
iBUG Members are involved in the tendering process of mental health services. Less experienced iBUG Members have experienced supervisors to support them in their work. Recent tendering work includes: 'High needs support accommodation procurement', 'Supporting people- Mental Health Floating Support Service', 'Day Services Review Steering Group and Tendering Panel'
ASHLEY ROAD DAY CENTRE
We played a pivotal part in retaining Ashley Road Day centre, when Islington Council was proposing to close it.
PATIENTS COUNCIL
We have created a unique service user project at HMHC the iBUG Patients Council.
This is a peer to peer project is run by service users for service users. For more information please go to Our Projects.
GET-YOUR-ACT-TOGETHER! COURSE
The iBUG Get- Your- Act- Together! Course was a Pilot Project, which has been a success. Both the participants and the facilitators enjoyed it and found it very inspiring. Due to this success we would like to jointly run the course on a permanent basis with other North London Boroughs at different locations.
Our plan is to apply for funding after the partnership agreements.
THE IBUG INFLUENCE MAGAZINE
iBUG published its own magazine entirely edited by service users between 2006-2009. The project was funded by the Big Lottery Fund.
HIGHGATE USER FORUM AND WOMEN'S FORUM
iBUG arranges the Highgate User Forum every 3 months and regularly attends the Highgate Women's Forum where important strategic decision are made