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Help Defend Local Mental Health Services

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LESuffolk · 16/12/2013 12:49

Are you a service user, a carer, friend or family member of somebody with mental health problems?

If so you will be aware of the appalling state of our local MH services and the effects of recent cuts to funding and staffing by the local foundation trust and central government.

We have now started a campaign to reverse these cuts and place Mental Health services in the headlines. Recent poor cancer care by Colchester Hospital hit the national press yet what is going on with the mental health services is worse. And people ignore it despite the likelihood of developing mental health problems being roughly equivalent to the likelihood of developing cancer.

Here is a link to the Campaign to Defend Norfolk and Suffolk Mental Health Services.

Please like their page, visit their website and tweet/leave comments. They can be anonymous.

PLEASE don't remain silent. Please help them.

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LESuffolk · 16/12/2013 16:16

Latest tweet from @NSFTCrisis-

"NSFT's own figures show acute adult bed provision is 11.5% below national average even before planned cuts - more to follow" #NSFTCrisis

Please follow them on twitter.

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Mignonette · 16/12/2013 16:26

Please lobby your local MP, your local newspaper to boost coverage of this important campaign. #NSFTCrisis

Mignonette · 16/12/2013 19:46

Latest tweet from the @NSFTCrisis

"NSFT's own figures on waiting lists: numbers waiting 18 weeks or more increased by 395% …here"

Mignonette · 19/12/2013 10:44

This open letter is being presented to the Trust board at its meeting this morning.

It is a call for policy change, reversal of cuts or removal of the board.

Please read this and pass it on via FB, twitter and word of mouth. There is a downloadable version on the site.

Mignonette · 20/12/2013 10:23

Latest tweet from NSFTCrisis-

BBC News - Norfolk and Suffolk health trust bosses told 'improve or resign' here #NSFTCrisis

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LESuffolk · 26/12/2013 18:50

On the First Day Of Christmas.....The cuts took away my care coordinator.

http://norfolksuffolkmentalhealthcrisis.org.uk/on-the-first-day-of-christmas-the-cuts-took-away-my-care-co-ordinator/#comment-14 This is the first of the Twelve Days of Christmas Campaign Stories by the NSFTCrisis.

Please read and tweet/share.

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LESuffolk · 26/12/2013 18:51

This is the link.

Epic link failure Blush.

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LESuffolk · 26/12/2013 20:33

On the 2nd day Of Christmas.......The cuts took away all my support....

Here is the link.

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LESuffolk · 27/12/2013 22:41

On The Third Day Of Christmas.........The local MH Trust- NSFT- threatens rural services through low pay - Sarah's story.

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Mignonette · 28/12/2013 11:25

Latest tweet concerns all day news bulletin story on Radio Suffolk about the Norfolk & Suffolk MH Foundation Trust cuts -

NorfolkSuffolkCrisis ?@NSFTCrisis 37m
"BBC Radio Suffolk: 12 Cuts of Christmas campaign is lead news story …norfolksuffolkmentalhealthcrisis.org.uk/bbc-radio-suffolk-12-cuts-of-christmas-campaign-is-lead-news-story/ … #NSFTCrisis #12daysofcuts"

Here is the link.

Mignonette · 28/12/2013 20:10

www.eadt.co.uk/news/suffolk_mental_health_boss_rejects_crisis_claims_1_3155820

Trust chief in denial over claims that MH services are in crisis.

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LESuffolk · 29/12/2013 20:27

norfolksuffolkmentalhealthcrisis.org.uk/on-the-fifth-day-of-christmas-the-cuts-took-away-access-to-clozapine-the-only-available-treatment/

How can a nurse call her practice ethical when it breaches NICE guidelines and her professional code of conduct? The Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust is breaching recommended best practice via the effects of cuts aka 'Radical Redesign'

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Mignonette · 30/12/2013 00:20

www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/mental_health_trust_spends_more_than_13m_on_sending_patients_outside_of_norfolk_and_suffolk_1_2962646

More than 13 million spent on out of area transfers of unwell MH clients whilst proportion of patients admitted out of area because of no local beds increases.

From the Evening News 24.

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Mignonette · 30/12/2013 20:57

Imagine being old, having Dementia and the only acute admission 'bed' for you was in a Police Custody Suite?

Well this happened in our local MH trust-

norfolksuffolkmentalhealthcrisis.org.uk/on-the-sixth-day-of-christmas-nsft-took-away-dignity-in-old-age/

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Mignonette · 31/12/2013 19:19

norfolksuffolkmentalhealthcrisis.org.uk/on-the-seventh-day-of-christmas-the-cuts-took-away-patients-beds-while-they-were-in-them/

What happens when patients on leave (gradual discharge) need to come back into hospital? They no longer have a bed. Hence the creation of a 'virtual ward' and 'virtual transfer lounge'. Not something the trust wants you to know about.

Mignonette · 01/01/2014 20:17

norfolksuffolkmentalhealthcrisis.org.uk/on-the-eighth-day-of-christmas-the-cuts-took-away-early-intervention-ei-in-psychosis-services/

The loss of early intervention for Psychosis Services in Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation (MH) Trust.

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LESuffolk · 02/01/2014 19:45

norfolksuffolkmentalhealthcrisis.org.uk/on-the-ninth-day-of-christmas-the-cuts-took-away-decent-food/

On the ninth day of Christmas, cuts to the Norfolk & Suffolk Mental Health Budgets took away decent food....

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Mignonette · 04/01/2014 08:33

norfolksuffolkmentalhealthcrisis.org.uk/on-the-tenth-day-of-christmas-nsft-said-welcome-to-hell/

The dangerous milieu to be found in Suffolk and Norfolk low to medium secure units because of poor staffing, inadequate skill mix and underfunding.

Mignonette · 04/01/2014 22:49

norfolksuffolkmentalhealthcrisis.org.uk/on-the-eleventh-day-of-christmas-the-cuts-took-away-a-fit-for-purpose-drugs-and-alcohol-service/

The loss of a fit for purpose drugs & alcohol service due to trust cuts.

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LESuffolk · 12/01/2014 16:06

"No time to storm, norm, let alone perform"

The dangerous and criminal neglect by NSFT trust leadership of our local MH services as told by staff on the frontline.

norfolksuffolkmentalhealthcrisis.org.uk/forums/topic/what-is-it-like-to-be-a-staff-member-of-nsft/#post-379

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LESuffolk · 14/01/2014 09:21

www.edp24.co.uk/news/health/mental_health_trust_urged_to_stop_its_bed_closure_programme_after_an_increase_of_patients_being_sent_outside_of_norfolk_and_suffolk_1_3202579

Large rise on number of MH clients being transferred out of area because there are no beds locally. Trust Directors are being urged to halt their plans to close further beds.

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LESuffolk · 17/01/2014 19:57

norfolksuffolkmentalhealthcrisis.org.uk/campaign-wins-beds-crisis-victory-edp-four-month-deadline-to-stop-out-of-area-mental-health-placements-in-norfolk/

The Trust is given a four month deadline to stop out of area MH placements in Norfolk.

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LESuffolk · 17/01/2014 19:58

norfolksuffolkmentalhealthcrisis.org.uk/financial-scandal-at-nsft-the-campaign-to-save-mental-health-services-in-norfolk-suffolk-exposes-the-truth/

The NSFTCrisis campaign exposes the truth of the financial scandal at the heart of the Radical Redesign.

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