5:00pm, Thu 26 Jul 2012 Mental Health Trust Criticised Damning NHS report on mental health trust by Rebecca Broxton Avon and Wiltshire mental health Target driven, bureaucratic and controlling – that’s how an organisation charged with caring for mental health patients across the region has been described. It follows a catalogue of killings committed by patients […]
Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust Troubled mental health trust had ‘centralist’ culture Mental health trust Avon and Wiltshire Partnership should put its foundation trust application on hold while it deals with its “centralist, top down and target driven” culture, an independent review has concluded. NHS South of England commissioned the review of management and governance […]
Mental health services help young people 27/07/2012 An increasing number of young people are benefiting from improved mental health services throughout the UK. This is according to Care Services Minister Paul Burstow, who was speaking about progress made regarding the delivering of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) for children and young individuals. Mr Burstow explained that […]
Mental health chief hits back at Leicester coroner’s claims The head of mental health services in Leicestershire has hit back at a coroner’s claims his organisation failed to put in place measures to safeguard patients. John Short said it was a “shame” coroner Catherine Mason had not asked Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust to provide evidence of […]
Kiaran Stapleton, the killer of Indian student Anuj Bidve, has been jailed for life with a minimum of 30 years. By Telegraph reporters 11:55AM BST 27 Jul 2012 Stapleton, who styled himself ‘psycho’ walked up to stranger Anuj Bidve, 23, in the street in Salford, Greater Manchester, and shot him in the head at point blank range. […]
By: Paul Reed Solicitor’s letter kindly reproduced by a Service User and a member of Manchester Users Network (MUN) involved in initial legal proceedings against Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust. Manchester Users Network members were represented by top London public law specialist Louise Whitfield {solicitor}. Louise Whitfield qualified in 1997; she joined Pierce Glynn in […]
Women-only project helps offenders The project in Oldham helps women offenders make positive choices so they can move on with their lives Women offenders in Oldham are being offered intensive help by a series of agencies to help prevent them re-offending. At a women’s group session last week, I spoke to some of those involved in the […]
NHS ‘Is Failing’ Mental Health Patients 2:00am 24th July 2012. © 2012 Eagle Radio. The NHS is still failing people with mental health problems, despite a Government strategy launched more than a year ago, charities have warned.They say patients in some areas are waiting at least three months for specialist counselling. Some end up […]
New Date Change of ‘Public Meeting’ Monday, 24 TH September 2012. If Your Involved In Mental Health You Need To Be At This Meeting; A Patient, A Doctor, A Director, A Nurse , A member Of The Public . This Is The Debate On Manchester Mental Health And Everyone Needs To Contribute To The […]
Former nurse to take reins at troubled Morecambe Bay hospitals 23 July, 2012 | By Crispin Dowler University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay last week recruited a former nurse as chief executive, as it revealed it was facing more than 30 compensation claims over its troubled Furness maternity service. The trust announced last week that […]
