“MANCHESTER USERS’ NETWORK” IMPORTANT MEETING!   Invite’s, Tracey Phillips of SERCO (Welfare to Work). Tuesday 1st June 2010, 10.30am is followed by a light buffet at 12.15. Held in, “Mainway” Park House Hospital. Patients’ views, suggestions needed! Common Concerns * Will we all be assessed for work next year? * Under qualified staff assessing people at Job Centres! * There is over 2.5million unemployed. It seems obvious they want to diminish our benef...

 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 ...

 Simon Peter’s Picture  By Simon Peter’s Staff Reporter One cold winter’s day, 13th December, Karen steps out of her car; just before her near death aqua glide. Nevertheless, she missions on to Chesterfield, Reissmann the woman on a very important political mission. Everyone has all been fascinated with her journey, and with her growing support. She carries on, clutching a picture drawn by a Simon Gately, a psychiatric patient, with bipolar disorder. Yet surprisingly a secret genius at ...

  THERE’S A NEW GIRL IN TOWN Friday 28th November the Trust gave a press release giving information on the appointment of the new Chief Executive Jackie Daniel.  A qualified nurse, with 27 years experience in the NHS, Jackie has recently led change programmes in Coventry and Warwickshire focused on the implementation of new service models, financial and service improvement and strengthening partnership working. She was also previously Chief Executive at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hun...

 ”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...

Mental Health Services: Hospital Beds   Below was given  in Written answers in The House of Commons on Thursday 20th November 2008, the amount for Mental Health Trust’s belonging to the NHS to give dignity to its patients seems an amount of monies to be a sum which needs every MP and especially our Manchester MP’s to question Ann Keen’s Department figures, we certainly question the amount given in the House to be not credible given the number of patients involved. Norman...

Poles Apart Coffee Morning COFFEE MORNING    A Group Supporting People with Bi-Polar Disorder:   ·       The home made walnut cakes and Nurse Val’s carrot cake brought those on diets to their knees, temptation was the clear winner and the economic pounds piled on making the compound efforts of all involved in the fundraising day a complete success and bringing the grand total raised on the day to £325:00 . Well done Poles Apart, we are all looking forward to your next ...

“ALL WE ARE SAYING IS GIVE USERS A CHANCE!”  In Manchester Piccadilly’s Gardens stood erected a big top tent, inside taking place was a meeting organised by Manchester Link, an organisation formed to bring forward idea’s that the public wants to see happening within the National Health Service. Sharing a platform of panellist were some of Manchester’s leaders in health care and City councillor, amongst them sat John Boyington CBE (Here Pictured) who most recently wrote a damm...

Your Chance To Win one of Two Excellent Books Signed By Former Government Minister Tony Benn.   Whilst in Manchester for the 2008 New Labour Party Conference Tony Benn wanted to show his support for Manchester Users Network and the Principles of the organisation. BOOK ONE: “More Time for Politics” is the publication of Tonys Diaries from 2001-2007 and is signed by Tony Benn ‘To the patients of Park House’   BOOK TWO “Dare to Be a Daniel Tony Benn, Then and Now&...