Research: Specialist mental health services in England in 2014: overview of funding, access and levels of care

2 Comments / Bed Crisis, CAMHS Crisis, Clozapine Crisis, Community Crisis, Crisis Team Crisis, Dangerous, Financial crisis, Recruitment Crisis, s136 Crisis / By

Specialist mental health services in England in 2014: overview of funding, access and levels of care Mary Docherty and Graham Thornicroft International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2015 9:34 DOI: 10.1186/s13033-015-0023-9 © Docherty and Thornicroft. 2015 Abstract Background Since the economic recession began in 2008 anecdotal reports suggest that mental health services in England have experienced disinvestment, but published data to test […]

Research: Specialist mental health services in England in 2014: overview of funding, access and levels of care Read More »

Sheringham Independent: Skyrme vs. Lamb

2 Comments / Bed Crisis, Community Crisis, CQC Inspection, Crisis Team Crisis, Dangerous, Financial crisis, NSFT Cuts, Press, s136 Crisis / By

Terry Skyrme of the Campaign, who lives in Norman Lamb’s North Norfolk constituency, gives Lamb a roasting: We in the Campaign to save Mental Health Services in Norfolk and Suffolk find it hard to stomach Norman Lamb’s continuous efforts to present himself as the champion of the mentally ill. He has been a Health Minister

Sheringham Independent: Skyrme vs. Lamb Read More »

Invitation to our Anniversary Open Meeting on Thursday 27th November, 7.30-9.30 p.m. Vauxhall Centre, Norwich NR2 2SA

Leave a Comment / Bed Crisis, CAMHS Crisis, Campaigning, Community Crisis, CQC Inspection, Crisis Team Crisis, Financial crisis, NSFT Cuts, Press, Sister campaigns / By

INVITATION TO OUR ANNIVERSARY OPEN MEETING ON THURSDAY 27TH NOVEMBER, 7.30-9.30 PM VAUXHALL CENTRE, NORWICH NR2 2SA Dear all, Our Campaign started a year ago this month when mental health services in Norfolk and Suffolk first reached crisis point. The ‘Nicholson Challenge’ imposed £20 billion cost savings on all NHS Trusts. As a result, Norfolk &

Invitation to our Anniversary Open Meeting on Thursday 27th November, 7.30-9.30 p.m. Vauxhall Centre, Norwich NR2 2SA Read More »

Community Care: Why I’m retiring from social work to fight the cuts damaging our service’

3 Comments / Bed Crisis, Campaigning, Community Crisis, Crisis Team Crisis, Dangerous, NSFT Cuts, Section 75 / By

Click the image below to read Terry Skyrme’s letter in Community Care, explaining why he has decided to retire from the mental health frontline to fight the damaging cuts to services.

Community Care: Why I’m retiring from social work to fight the cuts damaging our service’ Read More »

Scroll to Top