Bury St Edmunds
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EADT: Man killed in A14 collision had just left mental health ward at NSFT
Emily Townsend of the East Anglian Daily Times reports: A 54-year-old man died after being hit by a lorry having only just left the West Suffolk Hospital site in Bury […]
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EADT: Mum of university student Henry fears more deaths at troubled mental health trust
Emily Townsend of the East Anglian Daily Times reports: The mother of a 21-year-old fashion student who killed himself after being released from a mental health hospital is “astonished” that […]
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EADT: ‘Bubbly’ 22-year-old’s death prompts coroner to question online drug sales
Emily Townsend of the East Anglian Daily Times reports: A coroner has questioned online drug sales after a “bubbly” 22-year-old from Suffolk managed to purchase a huge quantity of tablets […]
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Three Days of Action: Hat-trick of failure: Three strikes and you’re out!
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 […]
Anniversary Open Meeting, Bed Crisis, CAMHS Crisis, Campaigning, Community Crisis, CQC Inspection, Crisis Team Crisis, Dangerous, Deaths Crisis, Financial crisis, NSFT Cuts, NSFT Incompetence, Questions for the Board, s136 Crisis, Special Measures -
EADT: Bury St Edmunds woman who feels abandoned by mental health service in court again
Colin Adwent of the East Anglian Daily Times reports: A Suffolk MP and the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner have pledged to do all they can to help a troubled […]
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Deaths Crisis: INQUEST challenges suitability of supported housing in care provision to young adults with serious, longstanding mental illness
The inquest into the ‘unexpected death’ of Daniel Chapman under the care of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) started on Monday 19th September before the Suffolk coroner, Peter […]
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EADT: Mother of Sudbury’s Joe Ruler, 19, who killed himself at Wedgwood House is left ‘heartbroken’ that same mistakes still being made by NSFT mental health trust
Matt Reason of the EADT reports: The heartbroken mother of a Sudbury teenager who died in the care of a Suffolk mental health unit has claimed lessons have still not […]
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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 News: Norfolk and Suffolk mental health unit waits of 22 hours ‘not acceptable’
Nic Rigby of the BBC reports: Patients having to wait up to 22 hours in mental health assessment suites in Norfolk and Suffolk is “unacceptable”, leading experts have said. A […]
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Appeal: TV journalists need our help on Monday or Tuesday of next week
TV journalists would like to talk to both a carer/family and someone who uses or has tried to use services provided by Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT). They […]
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Public Campaign Meeting: 7 p.m. Tuesday 18th March 2014 at Suffolk One, Scrivener Drive IPSWICH IP8 3SU
Public Campaign Meeting Tuesday 18th March 7pm Suffolk One, Scrivener Drive, IPSWICH IP8 3SU Did you know: Mentally ill people are sent out of county because there are no beds […]
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Bury Mercury: NSFT vacancies at Woodlands, Ipswich Hospital, Walker Close, Ipswich, Airey Close, Oulton Broad
Yet again, you couldn’t make this up. While NSFT plans to spend £7.3 million on redundancies, it is running expensive press advertisements desperately trying to recruit temporary staff via NHS Professionals. […]
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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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EADT: Suffolk: Mental health boss rejects crisis claims (again)
NSFT director Graham Creelman said ‘this is a developing national crisis in mental health’ at the NSFT Board meeting in Bury St Edmunds lobbied by this campaign this month. Now, […]
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EADT: Suffolk: Bosses claim mental health services are heading towards a “national crisis”
At first, according to Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), it was a radical improvement to services and certainly not cuts to the front-line. Then, said NSFT, it wasn’t […]
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BBC News: Norfolk and Suffolk health trust bosses told ‘improve or resign’
The media is now picking up our campaign: Campaigners have called on the board of a health trust to take urgent action to avert a “serious crisis” or resign. The […]
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Open Letter to NSFT Board: Change course or resign
You can download a copy of the original letter with campaign letterhead and QR code to print here. This open letter is being presented to the directors of Norfolk & […]
Campaigning, NSFT Cuts, NSFT Incompetence, Press