Manchester’s Mental Health Services at Breaking Point: What Families and Carers Need to Know
According to a reliable source Manchester’s community mental health services are facing unprecedented instability. Evidence emerging from staff, trade unions, and service users paints a picture of a system struggling to function safely while undergoing large-scale organisational upheaval. For service users and families the situation demands urgent attention, transparency, and meaningful involvement. Below we have […]
COMMUNITY BRIEFING: A New 24/7 Neighbourhood Mental-Health Centre – What It Means and Why Manchester Needs One
What’s happened? The NHS has opened the first-ever 24/7 Neighbourhood Mental-Health Centre in Tower Hamlets, London. It’s the first of six new centres planned this year across England. This is important because it represents a big shift away from hospitals and emergency departments — and toward mental-health support that is close to home, easy to […]
OPEN LETTER – Halt planned restructure of mental health services that will harm the city of Manchester’s most vulnerable
MANCHESTER’S MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS We urge members of the public, professionals, service users, relatives/carers, and advocates to sign our open letter below to support our demands. CHARM has sent this open letter to Cllr Basil Curley and Mayor Andy Burnham You can add your signature here. See pdf version here CHARM Open Letter Mental Health Service […]
What’s in a name? GMMH Edenfield Mental health unit renamed after a “toxic culture” saw patients abused
A secure mental health unit where a “toxic culture” saw patients abused in 2022 has been given a new name as it continues efforts to improve its practices. The Edenfield Centre in Prestwich, Greater Manchester, was the subject of a BBC Panorama investigation which revealed how patients were humiliated and bullied. It was rated inadequate […]
ICB Mental Health Investment in Greater Manchester 2023 Analysis by GMMH
Read full report here ICB 2023 Mental Health Needs and Investment
A murder of crows: how a blog post deepened the conflict inside Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust
Conflict inside GMMH has been highlighted by the award-winning ‘Manchester Mill’ news service to its tens of thousands of readers. The excellent and detailed article spells out the deep concerns that many of us share about the appointment and conduct of the current Chair, Tony Warne and the Trust’s wider governance. The article includes revealing […]
