Campaign Cartoon: “Holy Financial Self-Interest and Callous Corporate Corruption, Scatman! It’s the Scat Signal!”

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Many thanks once again to our Campaign supporting artist, Saul Timothy, for his fantastic original artwork.

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BBC News: Norfolk and Suffolk mental health trust back in special measures

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The BBC reports: A mental health trust has been put back in special measures after its board “failed” to address serious concerns raised since 2014, a report says. The Care Quality Commission (CQC), which rated the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) as inadequate, has called for a host of improvements. It is the

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EDP: Not enough staff, not enough beds – inspectors brand region’s mental health trust inadequate again

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Geraldine Scott of the Eastern Daily Press reports: The region’s mental health trust has once again been branded as failing as inspectors found serious issues first raised three years ago had not been fixed. Inspectors found patients at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) were unsafe and the service was inadequately led, as the

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Dis the CQC: EDP: Staff members suspended, police called, and patients left unsupervised at private mental health hospital inspectors could close down in six months

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Geraldine Scott of the Eastern Daily Press reports: Inspectors found the hospital was unsafe and poorly led, and chief inspector of hospitals Professor Edward Baker said the CQC was beginning “the process of preventing the provider from operating the service”. This means if in six months things have not improved, the CQC will shut the

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Video: BBC Look East leads with the immediate ‘retirement’ of NSFT Chief Executive, Michael Scott

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Stewart White and Mike Liggins lead BBC Look East with the sudden ‘retirement’ of the Chief Executive of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), Michael Scott, shortly before the publication of an inspection report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). As well as outlining the worsening bed crisis and millions wasted on temporary staff,

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BBC News: Norfolk and Suffolk mental health trust chief executive to retire

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The BBC reports: The chief executive of a troubled mental health trust, which came out of special measures in October, is standing down. The trust was placed in special measures by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in February 2015, but was taken out of special measures in 2016. A new report from the CQC is

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Campaign statement on the immediate ‘retirement’ of Chief Executive of NSFT, Michael ‘Payrise’ Scott

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  “We have long been calling for a new Board and management culture at NSFT which puts patients and carers first and foremost and genuinely engages with front line staff. “While Michael Scott’s sudden ‘retirement’ is a personal tragedy, albeit one tempered by an enormous pension, it could represent the beginning of an opportunity to

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EDP: Mental health trust boss Michael Scott retires with immediate effect ahead of pending inspection report

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Geraldine Scott of the Eastern Daily Press reports: The boss of the region’s beleaguered mental health trust is retiring with immediate effect. The trust recently had its third inspection and NSFT chair Gary Page said as they “await the inspection report, Michael feels now is the appropriate time for a new leader to take forward

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EDP: Mental health crisis services in Norfolk are ‘uncaring, unwelcoming, unsafe and ineffective’ says new report

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Geraldine Scott of the Eastern Daily Press reports: “Tell them you are suicidal and they do nothing”. This is one of the shocking comments made by people in desperate need about Norfolk’s mental health crisis care. They are revealed today in a damning report by Healthwatch Norfolk, which spoke to 680 crisis care users –

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Dis the CQC: NSFT pays consultants £58,000 to contradict the Care Quality Commission about beds

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Explaining why services at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) were unsafe, the most recent inspection report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) noted (page 8): “There remained a shortage of beds across the trust and that this had impaired patient safety and treatment at times. Staff worked with other services in the trust

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Government Minister visits Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT)’s new perinatal mental health service

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Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) has a new perinatal service with £2.5m funding, two highly-paid consultants, a manager and other staff. NSFT’s Board and Comms team think it is brilliant, saying: The new Community Perinatal Mental Health Service for Norfolk and Waveney started seeing a small number of service users in April following

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Beds Crisis: EDP: Man spends nearly three days in police custody waiting for a mental health bed

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Geraldine Scott of the Eastern Daily Press reports: A man was held in police custody for nearly 60 hours while he waited for a mental health bed to become available. The man – one of 10 similar cases recorded by police between May 2016 and February 2017 – was arrested for a public order offence

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EDP: Mental health trust governor speaks out after restrictions on confidential papers after Panorama leak

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Geraldine Scott of the Eastern Daily Press reports: Aired in February this year, the programme shone a light on the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) and how the number of unexpected patient deaths at NSFT rose when the trust cut services as part of its “radical redesign”. But after papers for the board

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Press Release: NSFT loses drug and alcohol services in Norfolk – Norfolk Recovery Partnership (NRP) not even shortlisted

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The Board of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) has been shocked that Norfolk Recovery Partnership (NRP) has not even been shortlisted for the new contract to deliver drug and alcohol services in Norfolk. NSFT’s Board should not be surprised. Public Health Norfolk and Norfolk County Council have made it very clear how unhappy

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Invitation: Meeting with Care Quality Commission (CQC) Inspectors: Tuesday 11th July, 10.30 a.m. Sprowston Manor Hotel (pre-meeting from 9.30 a.m.)

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We are meeting the Care Quality Commission tomorrow, 11th July, as part of its inspection of mental health services in Norfolk and Suffolk provided by Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) over the next two weeks. The meeting will take place at the Sprowston Manor Hotel from 10.30 a.m. until 12.30 p.m. If you

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Healthwatch Norfolk: Question Time: Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) Public Meeting 17/07/17

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UPDATE: We’ll be protesting about the terrible state of mental health services in Norfolk from 5 p.m. outside the venue before going in at 6 p.m. Join us! Healthwatch Norfolk is supposed to be the ‘consumer champion for health and social care’. Sadly, despite funding of £600,000 per year from Norfolk County Council, Healthwatch Norfolk

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Survey: Parent/Carer experiences of Mental Health services for children & young people in Norfolk & Suffolk

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Please complete the short survey by clicking on the image below if you have used or tried to use the Child Family and Young Person (CFYP) mental health services in Norfolk or Suffolk provided by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT). The survey ends on 9th July 2017 so please complete it as soon

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Petition: Major improvements to NSFT Suffolk and Norfolk mental health services needed now!

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Emily Luccarini has started a petition demanding improvements to mental health services in Norfolk and Suffolk delivered by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT). Click on the image below to sign the petition and add your own comments. Thanks Emily!  

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Fact check: EDP: ‘Things are moving in the right direction’ at region’s mental health trust, says chief executive

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Geraldine Scott of the EDP ‘interviews’ Michael ‘Payrise’ Scott, the £175,000 per year Chief Executive of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT): The region’s mental health trust has reported it has seen financial growth at the same time as slashing its deficit for the first time in five years. That sounds great. Sadly, ‘slashing

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