We have also included a press release sent out from the Lib Dem Health spokesman Coun: John Grant (Whally Range, Manchester)  Grant, who served himself over twenty years as a Medical Doctor in the NHS issued the press release on the 17th November, 2009 in which he says  that no proper consultation has be carried out concerning Manchester Citys Councils decision to Charge some  patients for attending the Day Centres many of these patients have ended up in severe debt and have stopped their a...

  The Right Hon Nick Clegg MP, Who Many See As Possibly A Future Prime Minister ,Supports Reissmann’s Experience As A Senior NHS Nurse     Nurse training cut by degrees by Karen Reissmann The tabloids have greeted the news that all nurses will soon go to university by declaring we will become “too posh to wash”. But such backward comments ignore the real problems with the plan. While it sounds good to give nurses more education, the reality is that this is the latest step in ...

 Hello Everyone,   On May 11th Manchester Users Network begins its campaign. You can support us by forwarding this article to everyone you know. Check out the website www.manchesterusersnetwork.org.uk for regular updates. Write back your opinions to us and or even attend our meeting at:   Park House Hospital Delauneys Rd Crumpsall Manchester M8 5RB   It will take place on May 11th in the Therapy Centre.   The aim of Manchester Users Network (MUN) is to support users and ex-users of psychiat...

By: Barbara Goulden IF you are a trade unionist working in the NHS then surely your responsibilities extend to speaking out in the interests of the wider public, not simply on the pay and conditions of union members. This is the core belief that kept sacked mental health nurse Karen Reissmann strong during her 17-month battle to win back her job. Last week (Jan 28) her claim to a Manchester industrial tribunal of unfair dismissal was suddenly stopped and settled out of court. This shocked some ...

By: Simon Peter In Court Day One - Sheila Foley on the Stand Ms Sheila Foley Monday, 26th January, the respondents in the Karen Reissmann tribunal have two witness statements and video evidence of the claimant’s public speeches. One hour after court had begun Mr Bridge Coles kicked off the core of the proceedings with “Lets get on with the witnesses”, the first witness, Sheila Foley, former Head of Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust, was called up at 11:15. Ms. Foley’...

A group of Service Users from North,South and Central Manchester led by Helen Dunlop have started a piece of work looking at CRHT services in Manchester. The group of volunteers, Mind over Matters, have been working with Carol Jenkins from the SEVA Team and have devised a questionnaire which will be sent out to collect information about people’s experiences of using CRHT Services. This will then be used to gather information about satisfaction levels around the service and work with the MMH&am...

    By Graham Turner a Supporter of Manchester Users Network   COMING SOON A FULL LOW DOWN BY OUR NEW STAFF WRITER SIMON PETERS ON THIS LATEST NEW BOOK BY GRAHAM TURNER ...

 ”SUPPORT FOR DOCTOR ADAM OSBORNE FROM PATIENTS “    A Patient contacted the Manchester Users Network last evening (27 th November) after reading our story, first published on the M.U.N website on the 26th November, she asked that we be understanding of the young Doctor who she said had treated her in the past and of  whom she had found to be really understanding of her problems  “He really understood me and I knew he was really taking me for real, you know a really nice blok...

Fish oil and Stress Doctor Liz Miller with Stephen Fry , Both suffer Bi-Polar Disorder It is well known that stress can potentially have a negative effect on both physical and mental health, but recent research conducted by the University of Valencia in Spain indicates that high-grade ethyl-epa fish oil could possibly prevent some of the adverse effects associated with chronic or prolonged stress. Ethyl-epa is a concentrated and purified form of the Omega 3 essential fatty acid Eicosapentae...

NEWS Breaking………..   Manchester Tribunals Service   BREAKING NEWS… Foley former CEO presented legal papers Wednesday 1st October 2008. Sheila Foley former CEO with Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust has taken action against the Trust for discriminating against her age, unfair dismissal discrimination or victimisationon the grounds of her age and on the use of the Public Interest Discloser Act. Alan Hartman,  spokesmen for Manchester Users Network said ...