Nurses knew a mental health patient who died slumped in a hospital corridor had been left lying in his own urine for several hours, an inquest heard. Peter Thompson 41, was discovered lifeless on the floor of the Edale House mental health unit after staff left him in a drunken stupor. Eight hours before Mr […]
A man died outside a hospital ward after nurses refused to let him in, an inquest has heard Peter Thompson, 41, was a patient at Manchester Royal Infirmary’s mental health unit but was not allowed in on 3 April 2010 as he had a bottle of vodka. He refused to give up the vodka […]
On Tuesday in the House of Commons Mr Tony Lloyd MP Ask questions about Edale House Closing
It is a great pleasure to follow Mr Evennett, who takes great pride in his suburb. In the same way, people in Manchester have enormous pride in what our city is all about. That is why I wanted to raise two important local issues today. First, the Edale unit, which is a secure mental health unit, is currently located in the central Manchester hospital. Manchester Mental Health and Social Care trust specifically had the unit designed only a few years ago as part of a private finance initiative in that hospital. The strategic health authority gifted the trust some £16 million for the project, but only four years on, the trust has decided that it wants to abandon the unit and move its facilities elsewhere. The trust proposes to move the unit to Park House—the site of the North Manchester hospital. By all accounts, that decision is perplexing.
EMOTE: Everyday momentary observations of thoughts and emotions The EMOTE study uses innovative, interactive technology (i.e. Experience Sampling Methodology) to assess participants’ activity, sleep and mood over the course of a week. In particular, the EMOTE study focuses on how mood changes from moment to moment, the factors that are important in influencing these changes and how […]
Illnesses can be anything from schizophrenia and psychotic depression to bipolar disorder and severe anxiety. The Guardian Newspaper, Tuesday 5 October 2010 I arrive at work at 7am, and the first thing I do is see if there were any issues over the weekend. Then I try to speak to patients about the activities […]
“Were Not Mad, Were Angry” Hundreds from around the Northwest turned out to show support for each other and in common support against cut backs to public services, the kind that have not been used in England before. Members of the public and Union representatives from nearly all […]
City aims to do ‘a bit less for a lot less’ By Andrew Bounds Published: June 21 2010 18:53 Bernard Priest is a man with a calling. It is to break the link between quality and money in public services. “It is not about cutting but improving,” he says […]
“MANCHESTER USERS’ NETWORK” IMPORTANT MEETING! Invite’s, Tracey Phillips of SERCO (Welfare to Work). Tuesday 1st June 2010, 10.30am is followed by a light buffet at 12.15. Held in, “Mainway” Park House Hospital. Patients’ views, suggestions needed! Common Concerns * Will we all be assessed for work next year? * Under qualified […]
It is not everyday that you get the chance to question officials, yet that’s exactly what you may do on the 1st June 2010. when SERCO come to town, to visit Manchester Users Network in Mainway at Park House Crumpsall, Manchester. Serco: The Guardian newspaper has called Serco “probably the biggest company you’ve never heard of.” The […]
Manchester Users Network is hosting an Election Special for Patients staff and the Public to attend so they will have a chance to ask questions of the eight Parliamentary Candidates Manchester Users Network hosts the Question Time Special The Prospected Parliamentary Candidate is as follow. Mr James C Edsberg Conservative Blackley and Broughton (has Confirmed) […]
