Maeve Heaney
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BBC News: Richard Handley: ‘Gross failures’ in constipation death
BBC News reports: A “missed opportunity” for potentially life-saving treatment contributed to the death of a man from constipation complications, an inquest has found. Richard Handley, 33, who had Down’s […]
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EDP: Mental health trust determined to solve recruitment challenges as government tightens rules on agency nursing spend
Nicholas Carding, Health Correspondent of the EDP reports: A shortage of permanent nursing staff at several mental health wards in Norfolk has today prompted concerns over patient safety. Directors of […]
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Kept in the Dark: Video: BBC News: Cuts, Crisis and Cover-up at NSFT
A brave whistleblower tells Nikki Fox of the BBC that the crisis has not gone away; that the demand for mental health services still far exceeds clinical capacity; that the […]
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Video: Mustard TV: ‘It constantly feels like chaos’ – Damning staff report reveals extent of problems in our mental health trust
A damning report’s highlighted the challenges facing NHS staff looking after some of Norfolk’s most vulnerable patients. Unmanageable workloads, intolerable pressure and insufficient resources are just some of the issues […]
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EDP: Mental health trust boss admits staff report should have been handled differently
Nicholas Carding of the EDP reports: A governor of the mental health trust has said the publication of the Alexander report should have been handled more openly and honestly. The […]
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EDP: In depth: Extracts from the report into mental staff and their views on changes
We’ve been called liars, trolls and mental health extremists. We say we simply told the truth and fought for decent mental health services. Read the story from inside NSFT and […]
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EDP: Revealed: Damning contents of staff report into problems within Norfolk and Suffolk’s mental health trust
Campaign supporters should buy the EDP today. We need to support high-quality investigative journalism which has played a key role in holding Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) to […]
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Kept in the Dark: EDP: Mental health trust rejects efforts to reveal damning report
The EDP reports: The region’s ailing mental health trust has refused to release a highly-critical report containing the views of some of its staff, claiming that doing so would stop […]
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Kept in the Dark: NSFT blocks our appeal against refusal to release the Alexander Report
Yet again, the Chair of Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), Gary Page, demonstrates that NSFT is incapable of genuine transparency, as he tries to hide the devastating impact […]
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Kept in the Dark: Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) tries to hide the devastating impact of the ‘radical redesign’
Our decision to publish the chain of emails between our campaign and Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) finally forced a response from Michael Scott, the £175,000 per year […]
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Kept in the Dark: Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) ignores the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act
What is it like trying to obtain information from Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT)? Public bodies have a statutory duty to respond within twenty working days which means we […]
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Daily Telegraph: Whistleblowing: NHS crushes those who speak out, Sir Robert Francis QC warns
Laura Donnelly of the Daily Telegraph reports: Sir Robert believes that many of the worst failings in the NHS occur when clinical staff become powerless — are left “shrugging their […]
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NSFT spent thousands of pounds on legal advice in a futile attempt to silence our campaign
We’ve just received an FOI response from Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT). While claiming in public how much it wanted to work with our campaign, NSFT spent a […]
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BBC News: Mental health ‘starved of resources’, says former coroner
Well said, William Armstrong, Chairman of Healthwatch, former Norfolk Coroner and current Sheriff of Norwich: Mental health services are being “starved of resources”, the chairman of a health watchdog in […]
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Legal: NHS Trusts & CCGs face criminal prosecution and unlimited fines for inappropriate discharges and placements. Individual staff face up to two years’ imprisonment
Below is an excellent and informative bulletin on the subject of the legal obligations of NHS trusts regarding discharges and placements. It was prepared by the former solicitors of Norfolk […]
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