United Nations to look at Work Capability Assessments in U.K [WCA] !

United Nations to look at Work Capability Assessments in U.K  [WCA] !

UN official Raquel Rolnik is looking for your personal stories about the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). Ms Rolnik has already produced a statement on the bedroom tax, recommending that it be suspended immediately. She now wants to examine all of the recent welfare changes and welcomed personal stories about the WCA and how it is […]

Manchester Users Network Will Hold A Meeting On Wednesday, 14 Th August, 2013 at 1:30 pm

Manchester Users Network Will Hold A Meeting On Wednesday, 14 Th August, 2013 at 1:30 pm

The Next patient meeting will be at 1:30pm prompt Wednesday 14 Th August, 2013 Manchester Users Network (MUN) will meet on Wednesday 14 Th August, 2013 at the offices of MUN. As part of “It Is Time To Be Heard” campaign. It will be an occasion to allow feedback from this campaign. A published agenda […]

Bedroom Tax: Man yells ‘I’m sick of this s**t’ before cutting throat !

Bedroom Tax: Man yells ‘I’m sick of this s**t’ before cutting throat !

Bedroom Tax: Man yells ‘I’m sick of this s**t’ before cutting throat in horrifying benefits office protest 26 Jul 2013 12:40 Witnesses say the middle-aged man sliced his throat from ear-to-ear with a knife as he spoke to an adviser A Bedroom Tax victim yelled “I’m sick of all this s**t” before cutting his throat […]

When A Poster Says A Thousand Words A Government Needs To Listen “It Is Time To Be Heard”

When A Poster Says A Thousand Words A Government Needs To Listen “It Is Time To Be Heard”

Our Aims: To support users and ex-users of psychiatric services in Manchester and provide a forum for users to have a bona fide say in planning and provision of mental health services.

Our office is based in Park house (North Manchester general hospital)

“Samaritans called in to train housing staff as levy sparks suicide attempts”

“Samaritans called in to train housing staff as levy sparks suicide attempts”

Bedroom tax: Samaritans called in to train housing staff as levy sparks suicide attempts 21 Jul 2013 Demand for training sessions with experts from the emotional support charity has shot up 48% in the past three months, the Sunday People reports. Housing chiefs are calling in Samaritans as the Bedroom Tax pushes more tenants to […]

“£200 a year to use NHS services” !

“£200 a year to use NHS services” !

Foreigners who visit Britain for more than six months will be made to pay at least £200 a year to use NHS services, under a set of proposals to be introduced tomorrow. The measures, to be announced by the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and put out for consultation, aim to crackdown on the illegitimate use […]

MUN SAY NO TO IDS & His Wicked Bedroom Tax On Our Service Users!

MUN SAY NO TO IDS & His  Wicked Bedroom Tax On Our Service Users!

Greater Manchester Against The Bedroom Tax NO BEDROOM TAX FEDERATION RALLY and CONFERENCE 1pm – 4pm Sat 20th July Friends Meeting House, Mount St, M2 5NS We are out to Axe the Bedroom Tax. We need to build a bigger, better organised movement that is larger, broader, stronger, more determined, and more effective. That is […]

“Karen has always been a champion of her clients.”

“Karen has always been a champion of her clients.”

“Karen has always been a champion of her clients.”

Karen Reissmann, community nurse and UNISON activist, was sacked by Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust in 2007. She was sacked for speaking out about cuts and the effect of privatisation.

Can You Help To Help Others?

Can You Help To Help Others?

Would you be interested in discussing your experience of the ending of your Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)? What is this research about? I am Peter Lydon, a final year clinical psychology trainee from Lancaster University. I am conducting a research project as part of my training, supervised by Dr. Ian smith (Clinical psychologist, Lancaster doctorate […]