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EDP raises mental health funding as one of eight regional issues PM needs to know about
It is fantastic to see the EDP raising mental health funding as one of the eight issues it believes David Cameron needs to know about our region: MENTAL HEALTH: An investigation […]
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Financial scandal at NSFT: The Campaign to Save Mental Health Services in Norfolk & Suffolk exposes the truth
Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) will overspend on compulsory and voluntary redundancies by a staggering 52.1% this financial year. That means it has spent £2.5 million pounds more […]
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Campaign wins beds crisis victory! EDP: Four month deadline to stop out of area mental health placements in Norfolk
Campaign has achieved its first result! Terry Skyrme, of the Campaign to Save Mental Health Services in Norfolk and Suffolk and a crisis resolution team member at NSFT, said […]
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HOSC: What has gone wrong with the ‘radical redesign? at NSFT
The original pdf version can be downloaded here. A contribution to Norfolk County Council’s Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee from the Campaign to save Mental Health Services in Norfolk & […]
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EDP: Mental health trust urged to halt bed closure plans
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Response to NSFT’s letter refuting the Campaign’s Open Letter of 25/11/13
The Trust responded to our Campaign’s Open Letter of 25/11/13 with a letter circulated to Trust Governors and partner organisations (but not us) which attempted to refute our contention that the […]
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EADT: Mental health campaigners hit back over cuts (and NSFT insults Campaign again)
Emma Corlett says: “The whole point of the campaign was that people were brave enough to come forward and talk about their experiences. So for someone to come forward and […]
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Campaign sets the agenda as Gary Page, NSFT Chair, emails all Trust staff
Gary Page, NSFT Chair, emailed all NSFT staff on 10th January 2014: “Dear Colleagues, As the first working week of the New Year ends, I wanted to share with you […]
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Lobby of lead commissioners for mental health in Norfolk – North Norfolk CCG – Tuesday 21 January 2014
You can download the original leaflet in pdf format to print or distribute. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE IN SEVERE CRISIS: cuts to psychiatric beds, so that patients are being admitted […]
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On the twelfth day of Christmas, the cuts took away… health & safety
‘Sarah’ tell us her experiences: I have worked for the NHS for over 30 years and have been a union health and safety representative for almost as long. My role […]
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On the eleventh day of Christmas, the cuts took away… a fit for purpose drugs and alcohol service
We have been contacted by a number of people who have concerns about the level of support available from drug and alcohol services, run by Norfolk Recovery Partnership (NRP) since […]
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On the tenth day of Christmas, NSFT said… ‘Welcome to Hell’
It can be terrifying to work in NSFT’s medium secure facilities at the moment. ‘Fred’ tells us what it is like: “The cuts have been having a worsening impact upon […]
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On the ninth day of Christmas, the cuts took away… decent food
‘Maggie’ writes: “What a great start to the New Year! Cost cutting will, without fanfare, remove freshly-cooked food from the wards and take away the opportunity for patients, staff and […]
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On the eighth day of Christmas, the cuts took away… Early Intervention (EI) in psychosis services
Here ‘Mary’ and ‘Jo’ tell their story of the ‘radical redesign’: “We have worked in Early Intervention (EI) in psychosis for nearly twenty years between us. EI is our passion, […]
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On the seventh day of Christmas, the cuts took away… patients’ beds while they were in them
This is the appalling situation ‘Florence’ and her colleagues feel should be urgently exposed to public scrutiny: “As I finished my shift this week, our team was tearing its hair […]
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On the sixth day of Christmas, NSFT took away… dignity in old age
Here’s the story ‘Harold’ wanted us to tell: “Our Trust has already closed dementia and complexity in later life beds. The idea appears sound: dementia intensive support teams will support […]
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On the fifth day of Christmas, the cuts took away… access to the only available treatment
This is the story ‘Sally’ wanted us to tell: There has been a lot of press coverage about the lack of beds, but this usually refers to beds needed in […]
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EDP: GPs refuse to increase funding despite mental health crisis
The EDP claims that the CCGs have decided to refuse any ‘significant’ increase in funding for mental health services despite the crisis and increasing demand. Read the usual excuses by […]
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On the fourth day of Christmas, the cuts took away… beds but not humanity
This is the powerful story ‘Dave’ wants us to share: I am supporting the campaign because it’s about time someone had the courage to speak out. I used to work […]
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BBC Radio Suffolk: 12 Cuts of Christmas campaign is lead news story
We’ve spoken to the Trust, to clinical commissioning groups, to Norman Lamb. They all blame each other and say the situation isn’t their responsibility… meanwhile people who use our services […]
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EADT: ‘Bubbly’ 22-year-old’s death prompts coroner to question online drug sales
Emily Townsend of the East Anglian Daily Times reports: A coroner has questioned online drug sales after a “bubbly” 22-year-old from Suffolk managed to purchase a huge quantity of tablets […]
Invitation: Campaign meeting: 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday 3rd December at the Vauxhall Centre, Norwich NR2 2SA
This month’s meeting is going to be devoted to raising the profile of mental health before the election on 12th December 2019. Our meeting is on 3rd December 2019. We […]
EADT: Special Report: One year on from mental health trust’s damning review – what’s changed?
Emily Townsend of the East Anglian Daily Times reports: Today marks a year since the Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT) was rated ‘inadequate’ for the third time in a […]
EDP: Revealed: People waiting more than a DAY for emergency mental health treatment
Emily Townsend reports: Patients in mental health crisis are still waiting more than four hours to be seen in an emergency – with the longest delays going beyond an entire […]
The Guardian: Hundreds of mental health beds needed to end ‘shameful’ out-of-area care
Cuts in mental health beds have gone too far, leading to the “shameful practice” of patients being sent hundreds of miles from home to be treated, according to psychiatrists. The […]
A Stitch-up is not Safe: Campaign writes to Care Quality Commission regarding NSFT inspection
Today, we have written to Care Quality Commission (CQC) expressing our concerns about the inspection currently underway at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), echoing the views of many […]
EDP: ‘It destroys lives’ – Teen’s dismay at 18-month mental health delay
Tom Bristow of the Eastern Daily Press reports: It is a year since inspectors slammed the region’s mental health service for making patients wait too long for help. This week […]
EDP: Improving figures, but mental health campaigners say more needs to be done or ‘expect more deaths’
Donna-Louise Bishop of the Eastern Daily Press reports: Campaigners for better mental health provisions say more needs to be done to protect the regions’s most vulnerable patients from being sent […]
Beds Crisis: Chief Operating Officer Stuart Richardson’s paper to the Board vs The Truth in a Graph
This is Stuart Richardson’s paper on the beds crisis and the transportation of people which he is presenting as Chief Operating Officer of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) […]