EDP raises mental health funding as one of eight regional issues PM needs to know about

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It is fantastic to see the EDP raising mental health funding as one of the eight issues it believes David Cameron needs to know about our region: MENTAL HEALTH: An investigation by the EDP last autumn revealed that the Norfolk and Suffolk mental health trust had ordered a review into the reasons behind a spike in […]

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Financial scandal at NSFT: The Campaign to Save Mental Health Services in Norfolk & Suffolk exposes the truth

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Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) will overspend on compulsory and voluntary redundancies by a staggering 52.1% this financial year. That means it has spent £2.5 million pounds more than it has in its budget on redundancies. £2.5 million is enough to pay for an additional ten hospital beds for two years or safely-staffed

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Campaign wins beds crisis victory! EDP: Four month deadline to stop out of area mental health placements in Norfolk

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Campaign has achieved its first result!   Terry Skyrme, of the Campaign to Save Mental Health Services in Norfolk and Suffolk and a crisis resolution team member at NSFT, said mental health services locally were in “dire crisis” and said 19 patients were placed outside of the two counties two weeks ago and eight of

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HOSC: What has gone wrong with the ‘radical redesign? at NSFT

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The original pdf version can be downloaded here. A contribution to Norfolk County Council’s Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee from the Campaign to save Mental Health Services in Norfolk & Suffolk January 2014 “Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally” John Maynard Keynes, The General Theory

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EADT: Mental health campaigners hit back over cuts (and NSFT insults Campaign again)

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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 say it is not true is quite offensive. We are keen for them [NSFT] to engage with the campaign and hear from people the reality

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Campaign sets the agenda as Gary Page, NSFT Chair, emails all Trust staff

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Gary Page, NSFT Chair, emailed all NSFT staff on 10th January 2014: “Dear Colleagues, As the first working week of the New Year ends, I wanted to share with you my reflections on last year and hopes for 2014. I know 2013 was difficult for many staff and the Trust overall.  Implementation of the Service

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Lobby of lead commissioners for mental health in Norfolk – North Norfolk CCG – Tuesday 21 January 2014

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You can download the original leaflet in pdf format to print or distribute. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE IN SEVERE CRISIS: cuts to psychiatric beds, so that patients are being admitted hundreds of miles away from home staff cuts to community and crisis teams, so that patients in the community are not receiving the care they need key

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On the twelfth day of Christmas, the cuts took away… health & safety

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‘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 is to try to ensure that Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) is a safe and secure place for everyone who works and receives

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On the eleventh day of Christmas, the cuts took away… a fit for purpose drugs and alcohol service

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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 April 2013. These are the views of “Matt & Tina”, two users of the services provided by NRP: “We are currently being asked to give feedback

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On the tenth day of Christmas, NSFT said… ‘Welcome to Hell’

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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 secure services.  There have been ward closures and staffing cuts in forensic psychiatry too. This is my story. Recently, the working environment has started to get

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On the ninth day of Christmas, the cuts took away… decent food

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‘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 relatives to buy a hot meal at Hellesdon Hospital in Norwich by shutting the canteen this month. It is being ‘replaced’ by ‘airline meals’ and

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On the eighth day of Christmas, the cuts took away… Early Intervention (EI) in psychosis services

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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, it has a strong evidence base and it is the service that all have a right to, regardless of where they live. Early Intervention in

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On the seventh day of Christmas, the cuts took away… patients’ beds while they were in them

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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 out trying to sort an awful situation.  We had a call from the parent of a young person, currently an inpatient but home on leave.

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On the sixth day of Christmas, NSFT took away… dignity in old age

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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 people in their homes. Now that is all well and good for those who can be supported at home but sometimes it just isn’t possible

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On the fifth day of Christmas, the cuts took away… access to the only available treatment

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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 a crisis or following a Mental Health Act assessment. My colleagues and I in community teams have been dealing with another, almost hidden, consequence of

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EDP: GPs refuse to increase funding despite mental health crisis

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The EDP claims that the CCGs have decided to refuse any ‘significant’ increase in funding for mental health services despite the crisis and increasing demand. Read the usual excuses by clicking the image below. Or discover the human cost of inadequate mental health services in our 12 Cuts of Christmas campaign. Why not ask your GP

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On the fourth day of Christmas, the cuts took away… beds but not humanity

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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 in one of the crisis teams until recently. I had to transport a patient to a private hospital after being assessed and of course no

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BBC Radio Suffolk: 12 Cuts of Christmas campaign is lead news story

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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 and staff are caught in the middle and bearing the brunt Listen on the hour on BBC Suffolk. Read about stories from our 12 Cuts

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EADT: Suffolk: Mental health boss rejects crisis claims (again)

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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, Gary Page again claims this isn’t a crisis but ‘unforeseen problems.’ However. front-line staff have been warning about these ‘unforeseen problems’ for more than a

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