Two Alan’s Make The Difference In Manchester’s 10K’ It Helps When You Have Stars On Side! Manchester 2013, 10 K’ race took place on Sunday 26 TH May attracts over 40.000 runners all running to support a charity of their choice. Alan Hartman runs to maintain his mental and physical good health. Alan known throughout […]
MEETING AT THE OFFICES OF MANCHESTER USERS NETWORK Park House, Crumpsall Hospital (NMGH) Delaunay’s Rd, Crumpsall, Manchester. M8 5RB The Meeting is an information Meeting and all members are welcome! The Next patient meeting will be at 1:30pm prompt Wednesday 22 nd May, 2013 Ring MUN’s Office on the day of the meeting on Tel: […]
Disability Rights: Bedroom Tax Illegally Discriminates Against Disabled People Court Hears PA/The Huffington Post UK FOLLOW: Department Of Work And Pensions , IAIN DUNCAN SMITH , Bedroom Tax , Bedroom Tax Protests , Impact , Impact , Dwp , News , UK NEWS , UK News The High Court has been asked to declare that […]
Greater Manchester Police used social media today to help them in a search for a man wanted in connection with a serious assault on a boy of 17 years of age in the City of Manchester today (11-05-2013) This man is wanted following serious assault on boy,17, in city centre today. If you know him […]
Manchester’s Unsung Heroes: Charity campaigners crusade against mental health stigma and discrimination By John McDougall Mental health problems are sometimes brushed under the carpet, but tackling the stigma surrounding the illness is something that a Greater Manchester charity is trying to tackle. Tricia Hornby, chief executive of Rochdale and District Mind, has been involved with […]
A new chief nurse has been appointed to the board of a health trust. Adrian Childs will replace Jackie Ardley at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust when she retires. Mr Childs is the director of nursing and therapies at Manchester Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust. He said: “I am delighted to be given the […]
PCC moots plans for 24/7 mental health response teams to work in collaboration with officers. Date – 15th April 2013 By – Jasmin McDermott – Police Oracle A survey documenting every interaction an officer has with an individual suffering from mental health issues could support a Police and Crime Commissioner’s (PCC) ambitions to have 24/7 […]
China media: New mental health law A number of new laws take effect in China today. The mental health law, which has taken almost 27 years to draft, attracts most media attention. According to Xinhua News Agency, the law requires consent from mentally ill patients before they receive inpatient treatment, with the exception of those […]