National Clinical Director for Mental Health
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Radical Redesign Heroes: Where are the TSSers now? Part 5: Kathy Chapman, Operations Director, NSFT
Kathy Chapman was the Director of Operations of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) and the self-proclaimed architect of the Trust Service Strategy (TSS), otherwise known as the ‘radical redesign’, […]
Bed Crisis, CAMHS Crisis, Campaigning, Community Crisis, CQC Inspection, Crisis Team Crisis, Dangerous, Deaths Crisis, Gary's Page, Kept in the dark, NSFT Cuts, NSFT Incompetence, Revolving Doors, Where are the TSSers now? -
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 […]
Campaigning, Community Crisis, Dangerous, Gary's Page, Kept in the dark, NSFT Cuts, NSFT Incompetence, Press, Questions for the Board -
Kept in the Dark: NHS England doesn’t even keep to its own deadlines
NHS England wrote to us a couple of weeks ago: I am sorry that the response to your internal review request is taking longer to complete than our standard and […]
Bed Crisis, Community Crisis, CQC Inspection, Dangerous, Financial crisis, Gary's Page, Kept in the dark, NSFT Cuts, NSFT Incompetence, Recruitment Crisis, Special Measures -
Newsflash: File on 4: Minding the Gap: Mental healthcare on BBC Radio 4 at 8 p.m. on 19th May 2015
We’re working hard to bring the crisis in mental health services at Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) to national attention. The crisis isn’t over. The CCGs and NSFT […]
Bed Crisis, CAMHS Crisis, Campaigning, Community Crisis, Crisis Team Crisis, Dangerous, Financial crisis, Gary's Page, Norman Lamb, NSFT Cuts, NSFT Incompetence, Press, Questions for the Board -
Kept in the Dark: NHS England believes gossip and secrecy more important than public safety and transparency
We originally wrote to NHS England in September 2014 – more than seven months ago. Firstly, we wanted to discover what the chief architect of the radical redesign and Operations […]
Campaigning, CQC Inspection, Gary's Page, Kept in the dark, NSFT Cuts, NSFT Incompetence, Questions for the Board, Special Measures -
Exclusive: Letter to HealthEast from all Waveney AMHPs exposes crisis in Suffolk and calls for NSFT Executive Board to resign
“NSFT are not to fit to lead or manage mental health services in Great Yarmouth and Waveney. The testimony and reflection above demonstrates this. As such, nothing they propose can […]
Bed Crisis, Community Crisis, Crisis Team Crisis, Dangerous, HealthEast Consultation, NSFT Cuts, NSFT Incompetence, Questions for the Board, Recruitment Crisis, Sham Consultation -
Devastating HealthEast consultation: NSFT is breaking the law and ignoring NICE and Department of Health guidance
“Managers are in the impossible situation of holding medical recommendations for admission to hospital, but unable to comply with their duty under section 13 MH Act 1983. We have reached a […]
Bed Crisis, Cashless Concordat, Community Crisis, Crisis Team Crisis, Dangerous, Gary's Page, HealthEast Consultation, NSFT Cuts, NSFT Incompetence, Questions for the Board, Sham Consultation -
3rd Day of Lent: Going without… dedicated Assertive Outreach (AO) teams
Dr Geraldine Strathdee, NHS England’s national clinical director for mental health recently told Community Care: “I know there are a number [of Trusts] saying ‘we won’t have a crisis/home treatment […]
Community Crisis, Dangerous, Lent - going without, NSFT Cuts, NSFT Incompetence
