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The Guardian: Hundreds of mental health beds needed to end ‘shameful’ out-of-area care
Cuts in mental health beds have gone too far, leading to the “shameful practice” of patients being sent hundreds of miles from home to be treated, according to psychiatrists. The […]
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Press release: Campaign investigation into the deeply-flawed Mental Health Strategy written by BCG for Norfolk and Waveney STP: Part I
We have already expressed our concerns about the Norfolk and Waveney STP’s Mental Health Strategy. Now, our worst fears have been confirmed. Whilst the Mental Health Strategy contains some fine […]
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EDP: Campaigners ask where mental health nurses will come from under new GP surgery plan
Geraldine Scott of the Eastern Daily Press reports: Concerns have been raised over where mental health nurses to be placed in doctors’ surgeries are going to come from amid a […]
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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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The Guardian: Ministers urged to act over Norfolk and Suffolk mental health trust
Matthew Weaver of The Guardian reports: The health secretary, Matt Hancock, is facing mounting calls to intervene in England’s worst performing mental health trust after it was rated inadequate for […]
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Chronology of a scandal: Antek Lejk’s role in the out-of-hours deaths scandal at NHS Cornwall
The Chair of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), Gary Page, has been claiming that the role of Antek Lejk in the out-of-hours scandal at NHS Cornwall was peripheral. […]
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Guardian: Police says its forces are becoming emergency mental health services
Vikram Dodd in the Guardian reports: Police say they are being relied on as an emergency mental health service and that cuts in psychiatric provision are probably to blame, 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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2nd Anniversary Public Meeting Poster to distribute or display
You can download the poster for our 2nd Anniversary Public Meeting as a pdf to distribute or display by clicking on the image below. Please spread the word.
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The Guardian: Rise in Mental Health Act detentions shows ‘services struggling to cope’
Aisha Gani and James Meikle of The Guardian report: Official figures say detentions under the Act have risen nearly 10% in a year, causing concern among charities that services are […]
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Carer’s letter to the Guardian: ‘Will it be my relative next?’
15th October 2015 Despite family pleas for appropriate treatment, a long term user of Norfolk’s mental health services cut her own throat today. Visited by a Social worker yesterday, she […]
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2nd November 2015: Norfolk 2nd Anniversary Public Meeting with Guest Speaker Owen Jones UEA LT1 1730-1930
Join us on Monday 2nd November 2015 for our second anniversary public meeting in Norfolk. Our meeting is taking place at the University of East Anglia in Lecture Theatre 1, […]
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Guardian: ‘System failure’ of NHS mental health services puts pressure on A&E wards
Haroon Siddique of the Guardian reports: Large numbers of people with mental health issues are ending up in A&E wards because of “system failure”, according to leaked minutes of a […]
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