There is a mental health liaison nurse service in the Accident & Emergency department at North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester Royal Infirmary and Wythenshawe Hospital, where people can present in crisis for assessment and signposting to other services. This is available from 9am-10pm.  Crisis Point in Levenshulme can provide  short term crisis intervention Tel : 225 9500   Samaritans Tel : 0845 790 9090.                                      Â...

There have been several reports proposing radical changes to Day Services in Manchester, The Blue Tree Report, Bob Mercer’s Report (MHJCT) and perhaps other reports, which service users have not yet seen. Both of the above reports have been contrary to service users’ needs and wants. Manchester Users’ Network agreed that Alan Hartman compiles the Patients views and suggestions in a report to consider Mainway, the Horticultural Therapy, and Harpurhey Day Centre, Patients without a meaningfu...