Special Measures
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EDP: SPECIAL REPORT: ‘Failed and forgotten’ – are a generation of our children being let down?
In a Special Report for the Eastern Daily Press, Jessica Frank-Keyes writes: A generation of Norfolk’s children are at risk of being “failed” and “forgotten” as issues with already struggling […]
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EADT: Mum of university student Henry fears more deaths at troubled mental health trust
Emily Townsend of the East Anglian Daily Times reports: The mother of a 21-year-old fashion student who killed himself after being released from a mental health hospital is “astonished” that […]
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A Stitch-up is not Safe: Improvement doesn’t look like this
We’ve known the intended result of the inspection of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) since before Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected the worst mental health trust in the […]
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A Stitch-up is not Safe: Campaign writes to Care Quality Commission regarding NSFT inspection
Today, we have written to Care Quality Commission (CQC) expressing our concerns about the inspection currently underway at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), echoing the views of many […]
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EDP Front Page: Cross-party letter demands end to ‘chaos and confusion’ in Norfolk and Suffolk mental health
Geraldine Scott of the Eastern Daily Press reports: A cross-party group of MPs have demanded the “chaos and confusion must end” over the region’s failing mental health care provision. Seven […]
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Our correspondence to Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, and the Chief Executives of NHS Improvement and NHS England regarding their toleration of the mental health Mid Staffs at NSFT
We wrote to: Matthew Hancock, Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and MP for West Suffolk Dido Harding, Chair, NHS Improvement (NHSI) Ian Dalton, […]
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Missing Person Appeal: Antek Stefan Lejk
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£175K Chief Executive of failed NSFT abandons mental health trust during CQC inspection to go on holiday
Antek Lejk, the Chief Executive of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), who was imposed despite service users and carers finding him unappointable, has decided to go on holiday […]
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Farewell Robert Nesbitt, ridiculously-titled ‘Company Secretary’
Robert Nesbitt retires as ‘Company Secretary’ at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) this week on a fine salary and pension. In many ways, the career of Robert Nesbitt […]
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EDP: ‘Tolerance of poor standards’ at mental health trust, report finds
Geraldine Scott of the Eastern Daily Press reports: A damning review into the leadership at the region’s mental health trust has identified a “tolerance of poor standards”, it can be […]
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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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EDP: ‘I want to get my sleeves rolled up and improve things’ – New mental health boss sets out priorities
Geraldine Scott of the Eastern Daily Press reports: The new boss of the region’s mental health trust has expressed his disappointment after it was revealed service users and carers gave […]
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Press statement: Untrue and misleading statements made by Alistair Campbell
Yesterday, Alistair Campbell told the Eastern Daily Press: “On the one hand they’re saying services are terrible, and on the other hand they’re saying we don’t want any change. But […]
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EDP: Mental health trust’s pledge to eradicate out of area placements by 2021
Geraldine Scott of the Eastern Daily Press reports: The region’s mental health trust has pledged to eradicate the use of out of area beds by 2021. Oh dear. That’s three […]
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EDP: Mental health boss brands rejection of funding as ‘utterly indefensible’ as governors raise concern over recruitment figures
Gemma Mitchell of the Eastern Daily Press reports: A mental health boss has hit out and branded it ‘utterly indefensible’ that a bid for more than £5m which would be […]
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EADT: Suffolk patient moved 150 miles to Derbyshire mental health unit following Lark Ward closure
Gemma Mitchell of the East Anglian Daily Times reports: A Suffolk father is facing a six-hour round trip to visit his vulnerable son following the closure of a vital mental […]
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Healthwatch Suffolk condemns service user and carer engagement at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT)
Healthwatch Suffolk comments on the announcement of the closure of the Suffolk PICU by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT): Healthwatch Suffolk note with serious concern the news that […]
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Audio: BBC Radio Norfolk: Matthew Gudgin interviews NSFT interim CEO Julie Cave and a campaigner about the closure of yet another 36 beds
Matthew Gudgin of the BBC interviews a spokesperson for our campaign and the interim Chief Executive of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), Julie Cave, about the closure of […]
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BBC News: Norfolk and Suffolk mental health beds closures ‘shocking’
The BBC reports: Thirty-six mental health beds are being closed by Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, eight of them permanently. Further details have emerged after it was revealed a […]
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