BIG INCREASE IN PHYSICAL, SEXUAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF ELDERLY IN SALFORD

By manchesterusersnetwork on 1st December 2017   “It’s Time to Be Heard”, Breaking News..., CUTS TO THE NHS, Editor's Note, Editor's Note, Featured News, Featured News 2, HEALTH, Lead Article, Mental Health, Salford Cuts, The Patients report  

There’s been a big increase in cases of abuse concerning Salford’s vulnerable and elderly people, rising from 492 referrals in 2015/16, to 731 in 2016/17, up by 33%.