Greater Manchester’s troubled mental health provider appoints new chief executive
Source: Manchester Evening News, 6th March 2024 Greater Manchester’s troubled mental health trust has appointed a new chief executive in the wake of years of back-to-back failings to patients and their families. After months of difficult searching for a leader by the trust, a new chief executive has been appointed. Karen Howell OBE will join […]
Tens of millions of pounds needed to repair crumbling buildings at the Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust
Tens of millions of pounds is needed to restore crumbling buildings to full working order at the Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, new figures show. Manchester World, 21/02/2024 Tens of millions of pounds is needed to restore crumbling buildings to full working order at the Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, new figures show. Across England, […]
Plagued by safety fears, Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, our biggest mental health service has had another terrible report
Source: Manchester Evening News, 7/2/24 One ward inspected was found to be ‘not fit for purpose’, according to latest findings.Another report has been published. Greater Manchester’s biggest mental health service is still plagued by safety fears, with buildings that ‘do not protect the dignity, privacy and safety of patients’, inspectors have again found. The region’s […]
Police probe continuing into alleged mistreatment of patients at under-fire mental health trust unit
Three members of staff are still being investigated, while 32 have ben told no further action will be taken against them.A police probe into the alleged mistreatment of patients at a unit run by under-fire Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust is ongoing, the Manchester Evening News has learned. Three staff remain under investigation by Greater […]
Mental health trust denied patients ‘basic dignity and human rights’
Mental health trust denied patients ‘basic dignity and human rights’, prioritised white people and fostered ‘culture of fear and intimidation’ despite extra scrutiny after being exposed by Panorama investigation in 2022 Source: Daily Mail, 01/02/2024 A review into a mental health trust found patients were denied ‘basic dignity and human rights’ and staff were afraid to […]
Independent report into abuses at GMMH published – see main findings and recommendations
Source: BBC News, 01/02/2024 Here is a useful summary from the BBC of the main findings of the recently published independent report into GMMH and Edenfield. The report outlines a series of recommendations for the trust, which include ensuring patient, family and staff voices are heard “at every level” and creating a culture where quality of […]
