North Norfolk Branch Meeting: Experiences of NSFT for CQC inspection: 7 p.m. Tuesday 11th July, Cromer Football Club Clubhouse, Cabbell Park, Mill Rd, Cromer NR27 0BQ

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We have been asked by the regulator of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), Care Quality Commission (CQC), to submit feedback before its forthcoming inspection in September. The relevant part of its letter to us is summarised below: We would like to receive information you hold relevant to the quality and safety of services […]

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EDP: Campaigners protesting against lack of mental health services in north Norfolk

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David Bale of the Eastern Daily Press reports: Protestors gathered on Cromer pier today and carried placards and banners to highlight the number of people affected by mental health issues. Even in the appalling weather, about eighty people attended the protest. The protest follows a number of suicides by young people in north Norfolk. Jenna

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Protest: Can You See Us Now? Cromer Promenade: Wednesday 8th May 2019, Noon – 2 p.m.

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The North Norfolk branch of the campaign is holding a protest on Wednesday 8th May 2019, from noon until 2 p.m. we will be filling Cromer Promenade* with as many people as possible – patients, health care providers, friends, family… Mental health affects us all. We urge you to attend if you can and to

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BBC News: Norfolk and Waveney mental health: Dissatisfaction with care

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Nic Rigby of the BBC reports: More than 80% of people are dissatisfied with mental health services for adults in Norfolk and Waveney, a report has found. The survey, by the Norfolk and Waveney Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP), said 40% did not know how to access services at all. A patients group criticised the

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Three Days of Action: Hat-trick of failure: Three strikes and you’re out!

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We expect Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) to receive yet another atrocious inspection report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on Wednesday 28th November. We have planned a week of action across Norfolk and Suffolk. Wednesday 28th November: Protest against the Board of NSFT outside the main (top entrance) to Hellesdon Hospital, Drayton

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EDP Front Page: Is ‘remote, awful and inhumane’ mental health support in north Norfolk behind a spate of young men’s deaths?

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In investigative reporting that is worthy of a national journalism award, Jessica Frank-Keyes of the Eastern Daily Press writes: Grieving parents and a retired GP say “remote, awful and inhumane” mental health support is leaving young men in north Norfolk at a heightened risk of taking their own lives. In recent months two young men

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