PATIENTS MEETING

PATIENTS MEETING

“MANCHESTER USERS’ NETWORK” Patients Meeting.   Wednesday 29th October 2008, 10.30am. Held in the Therapy Centre. (Next door the Users’ Office) Park House Hospital. ALL PATIENTS WELCOME. SUPPORT WITH INCOME SUPPORT “We need to support  and help each other.” Tea & Biscuits Available Further information Tel Alan, (0161) 918 4343/492 0790. Serious Benefit Concerns!! […]

Healthcare Commission ANNUAL HEALTH CHECK RATINGS 07/08

Healthcare Commission ANNUAL HEALTH CHECK RATINGS 07/08

Notice To All Members of Manchester Users Network From Jackie Daniel, Interim Chief Executive : Jackie Danial CEO: Today, the Healthcare Commission has released the results of the annual health check ratings for all NHS Trusts in England and Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust has been rated as; Quality of Services – Weak […]

George Bush’s mental health must be a consideration in the November elections

George Bush’s mental health must be a consideration in the November elections

  “MR PRESIDENT THE MADNESS HAS STARTED:     Mr Bush  has been acting very erratic lately, and his profanity laced outbursts are becoming almost a daily occurrence, according to White House insiders.
When Bush was questioned about his relationship with Kenneth Lay, the scandal ridden ex-CEO of Enron, Bush stormed off the podium and screamed to […]

Signed Books Giveaway! Comment and Win! books signed by Tony Benn

Signed Books Giveaway! Comment and Win! books signed by Tony Benn

BOOK ONE: “More Time for Politics” is the publication of Tonys Diaries from 2001-2007 and is signed by Tony Benn ‘To the patients of Park House’

BOOK TWO “Dare to Be a Daniel Tony Benn, Then and Now” and Signed By Tony Benn with the words in Tonys own handwriting ‘For the support of Karen Reissmann’

It’s a beautiful written book about Tonys life and times and will be a historical collection piece for when the story is told about Karen’s own heroic stand for the patients of Manchester, it would make a wonderful present at Christmas for anyone who is interested in politics.

Depression The Way It Can Be

Depression The Way It Can Be

By: Warwick Rendell You can’t explain to someone who hasn’t been there what it’s like to wake up, and the black curtain of storm clouds have suddenly dropped around you. How do you face the people around you, silently mouthing to each other “again?”. How can you explain that the objectively irrational impulses seem subjectively […]

Tony Benn Former HM.Gov Minister and Man of the People

Tony Benn Former HM.Gov Minister and Man of the People

“Manchester Users Network has the support of Mr Tony Benn ‘Pensioner’
Once labelled part of the ‘Looney Left’, today, the former Rt Hon Mr Tony Benn MP (Rtd) is today seen as one the world’s greatest champion fighters for the causes he represents. When Mr Benn speaks introducing himself as Mr Tony Benn ‘PENSIONER’ his audiences are silent and cling to each and every word the master Parliamentarian utters, it is a pleasure just to watch his audiences many with different and intriguing expressions, their faces both young and old light up with sincere respect for this ageless and tireless former world war two fighter pilot. Even today the young have great respect for Mr Benn some of them describing him as “ the man who keeps to his principles” .

Patients council (proposal)

Patients council (proposal)

Manchester Users’ Network & South Manchester Users’ Group. (Proposal). Manchester Patients’ Council. The Author Alan Hartman. I’ve used secondary mental health services for 38 years and had great achievements in User Involvement. I’m a life long campaigner for authentic empowerment of Mental Health Users, Advocacy and democracy. I’m passionately against “Positive Illusions” (Portraying services, users […]

The Healthcare Commission Report Healthcare watchdog report on acute mental health in-patient care

The Commission assessed all 69 NHS trusts providing acute inpatient mental health services in England. This covered 554 wards providing almost 10,000 beds for patients between the ages of 18 and 65.