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PCREF, Community Voices: A Carer’s Reflection on the GMMH Community Event

By Matthew McKenzie, Cygnet PCREF Carer Lead and Carer Ambassador

On 1 October 2026, I attended Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust’s Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF) Community Event at St Thomas Centre in Manchester.

I attended in my role as Cygnet’s PCREF Carer Lead and Carer Ambassador, sharing Cygnet carer information alongside wider resources on the Triangle of Care and carer voices. I wanted to build relationships, learn from the discussions and keep the experiences of unpaid carers visible within conversations about racial inequality in mental health care, although at times i will support events as Triangle of Care ambassador.

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