12 cuts of Christmas
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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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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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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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On the third day of Christmas… NSFT threatens rural services through low pay
My name is “Sarah”. I’m a band 3 community support worker. I love my job. But I can barely afford to come to work, and fear I may have to […]
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On the second day of Christmas, NSFT took away… all my support
Here is the story ‘T’ wanted to tell, ‘Discharged without my involvement’: I’d been doing really well, and felt on a level for some time. The paranoia and voices never […]
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On the first day of Christmas, NSFT took away… my care co-ordinator
Here is the story ‘Emily’ wanted us to tell: “Before the cuts, I had four amazing care co-ordinators over ten years. They had the chance to get to know me, […]
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