January 7th saw the official joint launch with NHS Choices of Patient Opinion's service to NHS mental health trusts.

Since April 2009, all 61 mental health trusts across the UK have been able to subscribe to Patient Opinion, with NHS Choices paying the social enterprise to train and support trust managers in how to respond to postings. To date, 45 trusts have signed up and 200 postings have been received. 

Click here  to read Patient Opinion's blog on the launch.

Click here to read the Guardian Society article describing how the expanded service is creating an online voice for drug users and people with mental health problems.