Nic Rigby
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BBC News: Norfolk and Waveney mental health: Dissatisfaction with care
Nic Rigby of the BBC reports: More than 80% of people are dissatisfied with mental health services for adults in Norfolk and Waveney, a report has found. The survey, by […]
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BBC News: Norfolk and Suffolk mental health trust to cut 90 posts
Nikki Fox and Nic Rigby of the BBC report: An NHS trust caring for mentally ill people in Norfolk and Suffolk which was placed in special measures by a care […]
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BBC News: ‘Significant increase’ in mental health patients being sent out of area
Nic Rigby of the BBC reports: There has been a “significant increase” in the number of Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust mental health patients sent out of its area in May, […]
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BBC News: Trust’s plan to avoid ‘media traps’ scrapped
Nic Rigby of the BBC reports: A failing mental health trust has scrapped plans insisting governors do not talk to journalists without consulting it first, in case they say “things […]
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BBC News: Mental health death after Norfolk and Suffolk trust failure
Nic Rigby of the BBC reports: A mental health patient died after a “failure” to respond in a “timely way” by a stretched health trust team, a report says. The […]
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BBC News: Spend on patients out of area up 400pc
The BBC reports: Spending on sending Norfolk and Suffolk mental health patients outside the two counties has risen four-fold in a year, new figures show. The annual report for the […]
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BBC News: Concern at rise in mental health patient deaths
Nic Rigby of the BBC reports: The number of Norfolk and Suffolk mental health patient deaths has gone up from four to six a month between 2013 and 2015, it […]
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BBC News: Norfolk and Suffolk mental health trust plans £36m savings
Michael Scott has announced a further £36 million of cuts/savings at Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) on top of the £44 million cuts/savings of the radical redesign which […]
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BBC News: Norfolk and Suffolk mental health trust sees 41% rise in serious incidents
Nic Rigby of the BBC reports: A mental health trust has seen a 41% rise in the number of serious incidents (SIs) – which can include unexpected deaths, injuries or […]
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BBC News: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust: Children in adult wards ‘unacceptable’
Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) Chair, Gary Page, blames NHS England. NSFT Director of Nursing, Jane Sayer, blames ‘trends’. NSFT Chief Executive, Michael Scott, blames NHS England. The […]
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BBC News: Norfolk and Suffolk mental health funding plan prompts dispute
Nic Rigby of the BBC reports: Cash for future mental health provision in Norfolk and Suffolk has “fallen short” of what is needed, prompting a dispute with an NHS trust […]
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BBC News: Increased use puts pressure on Norfolk and Waveney mental health trust
Nic Rigby of the BBC reports: A 38% increase in mental health patients referred to an NHS Trust has hit waiting times, a report has found. The increase in the […]
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BBC News: More than 800 Norfolk mental health patients ‘unallocated’
Nic Rigby of the BBC reports: More than 800 vulnerable mental health patients in Norfolk have not been assigned care workers due to staffing shortages, a report has revealed. The […]
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BBC News: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust failed to act on 258 recommendations
Nic Rigby of the BBC reports: A mental health trust failed to act on 258 recommendations from 98 reviews into serious incidents, such as patient deaths, a report has revealed. […]
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BBC News: Norfolk and Suffolk health trust in special measures
Nic Rigby of the BBC reports: A mental health trust has become the first in England to be put in special measures. NHS regulator Monitor will send a team to […]
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BBC News: Norfolk and Suffolk mental health services branded ‘inadequate’
A spokesman for the Campaign to Save Mental Health in Norfolk and Suffolk said: “The regulator confirms what our campaign has consistently said for more than a year.” Click on […]
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BBC News: Norfolk and Suffolk mental health Skype ‘outsourcing’ causes concern
Emma Corlett, spokeswoman for Unison at the trust, said: “Our view of the report is that it shows whoever did the application did not have a very clear understanding of […]
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BBC News: Norfolk and Suffolk mental health trust spent £600,000 on out-of-area beds IN ONE MONTH
The BBC reports: Money spent on sending Norfolk and Suffolk mental health patients to other parts of England almost tripled last month to £600,000, new figures show. A spokesman for […]
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BBC News: Monitor to launch inquiry into Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
NHS regulator Monitor is to launch an inquiry into the mental health trust for Norfolk and Suffolk after concerns were raised over its finances. Monitor said it would look into […]
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10-bed Assessment Unit fiasco: Can it get worse?
Several supporters have been in touch. They tell us that while Nic Rigby’s report of the rejection of the opening of the 10-bed Assessment Unit is accurate, it is quite […]
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