HealthEast Consultation
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In NSFT’s words: Cuts not patient care drove early closure of Carlton Court beds
The premature discharge of patients and closure of Waveney Acute Services at Carlton Court, breaking the promise made by commissioners and Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), was driven […]
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EDP: Eight areas of concern found at one ward in Norfolk hospital
Nicholas Carding of the Eastern Daily Press reports: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found staff at Beach Ward, in Hammerton Court, Julian Hospital, Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, had carried out incomplete […]
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Campaign response to HealthEast decision to close beds at Carlton Court
Here is our response to Andy Evans, Chief Executive of Great Yarmouth & Waveney CCG (HealthEast), following the disastrous decision to close beds at Carlton Court: Mr Andy Evans Great […]
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25th September 2014: Cardboard City Protest at HealthEast CCG meeting deciding the fate of Carlton Court
Great Yarmouth and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group (HealthEast) is making its decision about Carlton Court on Thursday 25th September, 2014. The meeting starts at 1.30 p.m. but we’ll be holding […]
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What’s happening at Carlton Court? How different is it to what NSFT proposed and the public opposed?
Great Yarmouth & Waveney CCG (HealthEast) has set out recommendations this week for the future of mental health services after its public consultation. We are grateful to HealthEast for being […]
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BBC News: Assessment suite closures concern for mental health in Norfolk and Suffolk
Nic Rigby of the BBC reports: Concerns over plans to centralise Norfolk mental health assessment suites in Norwich have been raised by a police commissioner and a union. Norfolk and […]
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BBC: Campaign hero Terry Skyrme interviewed about crisis and retirement
Nic Rigby reports: Terry Skyrme said when he joined the mental health service in Norfolk, the county had one of the best outreach teams (working with people with mental health) […]
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Lowestoft Journal: Demonstrators gather outside Carlton Court to protest at mental health cuts
Kathryn Bradley of the Lowestoft Journal reports: The group was cheered on by visitors and staff entering the hospital grounds. During the event, Mr Skyrme said NSFT was also proposing […]
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Saturday 13th September: Demonstrate to Save Carlton Court
Mental health services across Norfolk and Suffolk need more beds not fewer. The people of Waveney need a local hospital, section 136 suite and crisis team. Many of the people […]
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In NSFT’s words: Bed pressure
“Use of ‘red leave’ bed’s to manage patients locally, meaning using beds deemed to be held for patients considered to be potentially at risk by inpatient teams. Increased demands on staffing to manage high turnover of […]
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EDP: New chief’s pledge to open new mental health beds in Norwich
At last, after a year of campaigning, Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) has finally acknowledged that the ‘so-called bed crisis’ is a real bed crisis and that beds […]
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BBC Radio Norfolk: Campaigners Emma Corlett and Terry Skyrme outline the crisis at NSFT and likely impact of Carlton Court closure. Duplicitous Norman Lamb pretends to be in opposition again
Listen below to Norman Lamb yet again pretend that he is in opposition rather than the Minister of State at the Department of Health directly responsible for mental health. Norfolk […]
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BBC Norfolk and Suffolk mental health bed cuts criticised
A spokesman for the Campaign to Save Mental Health Services in Suffolk and Norfolk said: “The campaign is very concerned about the loss of the 136 suite which provides a […]
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EDP: Carlton Colville woman blasts mental health chiefs over cuts
A woman whose husband suffers from dementia has criticised proposed cuts to mental health services in Waveney and Great Yarmouth, saying lives are being destroyed by measures designed to save […]
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EDP: Mental health trust under fire again after second man falls to his death at the Castle Mall
One of our key recommendations for ending the crisis in mental health services at Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) is the restoration of decent mental health services for […]
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Lara Norris: Tick Box – Cardboard Box – Soap Box
The following is reproduced from the blog of Lara Norris, a campaign supporter and prospective parliamentary candidate for Great Yarmouth, with her kind permission: “This week I want to […]
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Exclusive: Letter to HealthEast from all Waveney AMHPs exposes crisis in Suffolk and calls for NSFT Executive Board to resign
“NSFT are not to fit to lead or manage mental health services in Great Yarmouth and Waveney. The testimony and reflection above demonstrates this. As such, nothing they propose can […]
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Video: Crisis at NSFT is main story on BBC One Sunday Politics East
In depth interviews with Emma Corlett, Denise Day and Norman Lamb regarding the on-going mental health crisis at Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) presented by Etholle George. Yet […]
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Audio: BBC Suffolk interview & opinion poll as NSFT Chair Mr Page denies both 30th April out of area deadline and bed closures in Suffolk
Listen to Mr Page, the chair of Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), claim that no beds have been or will be closed in Suffolk – until a local […]
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EDP: Public consultation results will play ‘incredibly important’ part in future of mental health services in Great Yarmouth and Waveney
We’ve said it before but it is worth saying again: congratulations to HealthEast for being the only CCG of the seven in Norfolk & Suffolk to hold open and properly […]
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