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Research: NSFT featured anonymously in prestigious Journal of Management Studies
The salary of more than £150,000 per year paid by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) to its Director of Research without a PhD appears to have finally paid […]
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The Guardian: Nuwan Dissanayaka: Jamie is psychotic and won’t go outside. Mental health services are failing him
This article from Nuwan Dissanayaka needs to be read by everybody with an interest in mental health. Dr. Dissanayaka is really worth following on Twitter. We’re delighted Nuwan’s views are […]
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EDP: Opinion: ‘The biggest disgrace at mental health trust is that people were warned, and failed to act’
Former mental health nurse and Norfolk County Council mental health champion Emma Corlett writes in the Eastern Daily Press: As yet another damning report about Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation […]
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Demonstration at NSFT Annual General Meeting (AGM): Hat-trick of failure: Three strikes and you’re out!
Directors of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) are saying that they believe that the mental health trust has failed its recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), […]
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EDP: ‘Tolerance of poor standards’ at mental health trust, report finds
Geraldine Scott of the Eastern Daily Press reports: A damning review into the leadership at the region’s mental health trust has identified a “tolerance of poor standards”, it can be […]
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Radical Redesign Heroes: Where are the TSSers now? Part 4: Andrew Hopkins, Finance Director then acting Chief Executive then Finance Director, NSFT
During the radical redesign, Andrew Hopkins was Finance Director of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), becoming acting Chief Executive after the resignation of Aidan Thomas in July 2013. While Andrew […]
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Radical Redesign Heroes: Where are the TSSers now? Part 2: Aidan Thomas, Chief Executive, NSFT
Aidan ‘I’m No Dirty Den’ Thomas was the Chief Executive of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) during the Trust Service Strategy (TSS) consultation process, better known as the ‘radical redesign’. The […]
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Guardian: NHS child mental health services are failing the next generation, say GPs
Denis Campbell of the Guardian reports: Pulse’s figures, obtained under freedom of information legislation from 15 mental health trusts, showed that 61% of children and young people referred for help […]
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EDP: Revealed: The six figure payouts for staff leaving the Norfolk and Suffolk mental health trust
David Powles of the Eastern Daily Press and Andrew Hirst of the East Anglian Daily Times report: Two consultants involved in a “strategic reorganisation” which saw hundreds of jobs axed […]
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Kept in the Dark: Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) tries to hide the devastating impact of the ‘radical redesign’
Our decision to publish the chain of emails between our campaign and Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) finally forced a response from Michael Scott, the £175,000 per year […]
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EDP: Norfolk and Suffolk mental health chief’s salary soars by £35,000 to £175,000 – as service faces stringent budget cuts
Lauren Cope of the EDP reports: A mental health service under severe financial strain raised the salary of its chief executive by £35,000 – as its frontline NHS staff dealt […]
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Pay of Chief Executive of Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) increased by a quarter in the midst of mental health crisis
The average salary of staff at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) fell by £4,796 (18%) in just three years from £26,557 to £21,761 between 2011 and 2014. Mental health […]
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EADT Editorial: A sad lesson in how to get it so very, very wrong
A sad lesson in how to get it so very, very wrong So, those who suggested the emperor was parading naked, and not clad in new finery, have been proved right. The […]
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Daily Telegraph: Special measures threat for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
The Daily Telegraph reports on the CQC Inspection of Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT). The Telegraph also carries a link to the Aidan ‘I’m no Dirty Den’ Thomas […]
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An open letter to NSFT, its Board of Governors and the CCGs: Why the Ashcroft contract should be ongoing
An open letter to NSFT, its Board of Governors and the CCGs Why the Ashcroft contract should be ongoing The Bed Crisis Over the last two years, there has been […]
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Video: Ann Robinson from the Cambridge Save Lifeworks Campaign speaking at our Anniversary Open Meeting
Watch the video below. If you are an Apple user and have trouble viewing the embedded video you can view it directly on Youtube. Sorry, this issue is a sometime side effect […]
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Lobby South Norfolk CCG: The Chart which shames Norman Lamb and the Seven CCGs (and the NSFT Board too)
The chart below details the changes in the funding provided to Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) and the local acute NHS Trusts by the seven Clinical Commissioning Groups […]
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Ipswich Star: Students from University Campus Suffolk celebrate their successes at their graduation ceremonies
“Maggie Wheeler was also awarded an honorary degree for her work in mental health. She was chairman of what became Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust for a decade.” Many […]
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Sister campaigns: itv NEWS Anglia – Health campaigners win fight over Lifeworks closure plans
Congratulations to all those involved in saving Lifeworks in Cambridge. We should have posted this sooner. Click on the image to visit the itv website and watch the video. Warning: […]
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