EADT: Mental health trust ‘sorry’ after Ipswich unit was forced to close beds

Emily Townsend of the East Anglian Daily Times reports: Campaigners are warning that mental health services in Suffolk and Norfolk are in “meltdown” after a unit caring for people with learning disabilities was temporarily unable to admit new patients. Six inpatient beds at Walker Close, Ipswich’s Adult Learning Disability Service, had to close to new […]

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EDP: Woman saw 25 mental health professionals in 14 months before her death, coroner’s report reveals

Geraldine Scott of the Eastern Daily Press reports: A coroner has issued a warning over the death of a young woman who saw more than 25 members of the region’s mental health crisis team in the 14 months before she took her own life. We’ve been talking about the lack of any focus from Norfolk

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BBC News: Mental health trust’s out-of-area placements hit record levels

The BBC reports: A troubled mental health trust is sending record numbers of people far from home for treatment, figures show. Some Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust patients are being cared for hundreds of miles away because local beds are unavailable. The number of bed days for out-of-area placements in April 2019 was 1,911,

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