“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 […]

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 […]

The Munreporter Scoop Daily is Back Please Resubcribe to The MSD After Sofeware fault!

The Munreporter Scoop Daily is Back  Please Resubcribe to The MSD After Sofeware fault!

Look Inside for the latest News from news Agencies From Around The World ! Read All About It In Today’s Edition of The Munreporter Scoop Daily: **FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR MSD:- http://paper.li/munreporterscoo/1373295200 Follow This Link For On Twitter @munreporterscoo & @MUNReporter

A top NHS executive who earned £175,000 a year has resigned and retired :

A top NHS executive who earned £175,000 a year has resigned and retired :

£175k Pennine Care NHS boss quits before probe into him is completed 17 Jun 2013 By: Dan Thompson John Archer, the chief executive of Pennine Care mental health trust, was absent from work for five months while the probe was carried out and quit before it concluded. A top NHS executive who earned £175,000 a […]

MUN Next Meeting Will Be 1:30pm 5TH June 2013 (News & Information) Meeting !

MUN Next Meeting Will Be 1:30pm 5TH June 2013 (News & Information) Meeting !

MANCHESTER USERS NETWORK For good mental health attend the INFORMATION MEETING!! Big Changes! Important Information, rights & news for patients! Wednesday 5th June 2013.Time, 1.30pm. Held in the, USER’S OFFICE (Next door the Therapy Centre.) Park House Hospital. ALL PATIENTS WELCOME. ** “We need to support and help each other”. ** For further details Tel […]

Mental Health Nurses Struck Off !

Mental Health Nurses Struck Off !

Edale House nurses struck off over patient death 9 TH April 2013 Two nurses have been struck off after a patient was found dead outside a mental health unit in Manchester. Peter Thompson, 41, was refused entry to Edale House on Hathersage Road, where he was a patient, on 3 April 2010 as he had […]

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 […]

Vice Chair :“We definitely feel this report justifies our concerns about Edale House closing.

Vice Chair :“We definitely feel this report justifies our concerns about Edale House closing.

Inspectors found life-saving equipment was kept locked away on a mental health unit.
Newly-designed wards at Park House, in Crumpsall, were judged below standard and unsuitable, an inspection by the Care Quality Commission found.
Care Quality Commission inspectors found defibrillators were locked away – meaning someone suffering a heart-attack could die before a staff member with the key was found.

“struggling to plug a £5.8 million overspend in its Adults Services budget “

“struggling to plug a £5.8 million overspend in its Adults Services budget “

Care in crisis as council awaits more cuts Article published:December 2012 Cuts have left Manchester City Council struggling to plug a £5.8 million overspend in its Adults Services budget as needs rise across the city. Costs are surging due to a rise in the number of people who need care for learning disabilities, a report […]