Next week, there is a unique and valuable opportunity for us to question and confront the Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) Board members, management and local commissioners over the decision to close another 25 beds and the on-going cuts and chaos. We want to overwhelm the Trust and the commissioners not only with […]
Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) proposes to reduce by a further seventeen the number of beds for older people with dementia or psychiatric conditions and another eight acute adult psychiatric beds will also go – a net loss of twenty five beds. This is an unforgivable proposal when there is already a bed
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
On the sixth day of Christmas, NSFT took away… dignity in old age Read More »
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
EDP: GPs refuse to increase funding despite mental health crisis Read More »
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 a crisis. Then, as recently as last week, Gary Page said it was a ‘so-called crisis’. Now, NSFT acknowledges there is a crisis but it
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 Campaign to Save Mental Health Services in Norfolk and Suffolk sent an open letter to directors of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. It called
BBC News: Norfolk and Suffolk health trust bosses told ‘improve or resign’ Read More »
