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• Government urged to strengthen draft Mental Health BillJanuary 25, 2023
  The Government’s draft Mental Health Bill must be strengthened to address rising numbers detained under current legislation and tackle unacceptable and inexcusable failures on racial inequalities, say MPs and Peers. The Joint Committee’s detailed report is published today following extensive hearings to scrutinise the draft legislation. The Joint Committee, established in July 2022, has examinedContinue reading “Government urged to strengthen draft Mental Health Bill”
• Mental health care is the next big scandal brewing in the NHSJanuary 25, 2023
  Subject to its findings, the Essex inquiry could turn out to be one of the worst scandals of NHS treatment in its history Beth Matthews saved lives with her brutally honest, often shockingly graphic, posts about surviving a suicide attempt. She was an extraordinary young woman, whose blogs and social media threads often reached other unwellContinue reading “Mental health care is the next big scandal brewing in the NHS”
• Ministers order ‘rapid review’ into mental health inpatient care in EnglandJanuary 25, 2023
  Dr Geraldine Strathdee to investigate care units after series of scandals involving abuse or neglect of vulnerable patients in psychiatric in-patient services Denis Campbell Ministers have ordered an inquiry into the quality of care in mental health inpatient units in England after a series of scandals in which vulnerable patients were abused or neglected. Maria Caulfield, theContinue reading “Ministers order ‘rapid review’ into mental health inpatient care in England”

• Government urged to strengthen draft Mental Health Bill
  The Government’s draft Mental Health Bill must be strengthened to address rising numbers detained under current legislation and tackle unacceptable and inexcusable failures on racial inequalities, say MPs and Peers. The Joint Committee’s detailed report is published today following extensive hearings to scrutinise the draft legislation. The Joint Committee, established in July 2022, has examinedContinue reading “Government urged to strengthen draft Mental Health Bill”
• Mental health care is the next big scandal brewing in the NHS
  Subject to its findings, the Essex inquiry could turn out to be one of the worst scandals of NHS treatment in its history Beth Matthews saved lives with her brutally honest, often shockingly graphic, posts about surviving a suicide attempt. She was an extraordinary young woman, whose blogs and social media threads often reached other unwellContinue reading “Mental health care is the next big scandal brewing in the NHS”
• Ministers order ‘rapid review’ into mental health inpatient care in England
  Dr Geraldine Strathdee to investigate care units after series of scandals involving abuse or neglect of vulnerable patients in psychiatric in-patient services Denis Campbell Ministers have ordered an inquiry into the quality of care in mental health inpatient units in England after a series of scandals in which vulnerable patients were abused or neglected. Maria Caulfield, theContinue reading “Ministers order ‘rapid review’ into mental health inpatient care in England”
• The mental health patients dying on NHS wards from starvation and neglect
  Investigation: Scores of patients in mental health units have died from physical illnesses that could have been avoided. Rebecca Thomas uncovers systemic issues in the health service that experts say are leading to the neglect of the vulnerable. Yvonne Eaves died from a blood clot while an inpatient at the Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSContinue reading “The mental health patients dying on NHS wards from starvation and neglect”
• Hospital trust in Greater Manchester improves mental health wards for privacy and dignity
  As part of the improvements, £1.5m has been invested in replacing Pennine Care’s two remaining shared dormitory wards with single ensuite bedrooms Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust has transformed mental health hospital wards for adults and older people, to improve care and provide the highest levels of privacy and dignity. Mental health, learning disability andContinue reading “Hospital trust in Greater Manchester improves mental health wards for privacy and dignity”
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  Bill McCarthy, former NHS boss to take over scandal-hit Greater Manchester mental health services
  Bill McCarthy, a former NHS director has been revealed as the new chair of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH). The appointment follows after ‘inexcusable behaviour and examples of unacceptable care’ were ‘exposed’ at a mental health unit, said the outgoing chair. Rupert Nichols wrote a letter to the governors, board members andContinue reading “Bill McCarthy, former NHS boss to take over scandal-hit Greater Manchester mental health services”
• Mental health blogger, 26, died in Cheadle Royal after taking poisonous substance bought online, inquest hears
  Beth Matthews collapsed in front of staff at a psychiatric hospital after telling them it was protein powder Beth Matthews, 26, collapsed in front of hospital staff after telling them it was protein powder. She had been detained under the Mental Health Act and transferred to The Priory’s Cheadle Royal psychiatric hospital in Stockport forContinue reading “Mental health blogger, 26, died in Cheadle Royal after taking poisonous substance bought online, inquest hears”
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  Edenfield and Acute Services in Manchester: Open Discussion
  Following our successful public meeting on 10 December about Edenfield and Human Rights we have organised an open discussion meeting.   It will take place on: Saturday 28th January 2 – 5pm Percival Room, Unitarian Chapel, Cross Street, , M2 1NL  This meeting will be focussed on people with lived experience who would like toContinue reading “Edenfield and Acute Services in Manchester: Open Discussion”
• “We need to be heard and you need to listen” is clear message from CHARM Public Meeting
  PUBLIC MEETING STATEMENT AND REPORT Saturday, 10 December 2- 4 pm 60 people attended the public meeting. We heard both inspiring and challenging stories from people with lived experience, family members, workers and concerned citizens. Our keynote speakers were: Dainius Puras, psychiatrist, former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Mental Health speaks about theContinue reading ““We need to be heard and you need to listen” is clear message from CHARM Public Meeting”
• Robert Mezzina, psychiatrist, retired director Trieste Mental Health Department on human rights and humane mental healthcare
  Roberto Mezzina, psychiatrist, Vice President of the World Federation for Mental Health, retired director of Trieste Mental Health Department.
• Dainius Pūras, psychiatrist, former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Mental Health
  Dainius Pūras, psychiatrist, former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Mental Health speaks about the predominant importance of human rights in shifting the thinking and practice of bio-medical psychiatry across the world and in Manchester. The public meeting was held in Manchester on International Human Rights Day to call for a mental health serviceContinue reading “Dainius Pūras, psychiatrist, former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Mental Health”
• Dad struggling with his mental health died hours after asking hospital staff for a bed
  A dad who asked for a bed at mental health hospital died hours after being told he would not be admitted, an inquest heard. Darren McHugh, 39, told mental health professionals he was hearing voices, felt paranoid and wanted to be treated on a mental health ward. He thought an inpatient bed was being foundContinue reading “Dad struggling with his mental health died hours after asking hospital staff for a bed”
• Coroner asks GMMH “Is it ever appropriate to tell a patient ‘we will see you tomorrow’ if a referral had not been made?
  Daniel Kirton tragically died following the collision, which came after he had attempted to take his own life on hospital grounds following his discharge by mental health practitioners. He had attended Manchester Royal Infirmary’s emergency department earlier that afternoon, December 3, 2020, and was assessed by staff from the Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation TrustContinue reading “Coroner asks GMMH “Is it ever appropriate to tell a patient ‘we will see you tomorrow’ if a referral had not been made?”
• ‘Staggering’ rise in restraint of black people in mental healthcare
  The rate of people from black backgrounds being restrained in mental healthcare has more than doubled in the past six years, widening the gap with other racial groups, according to official NHS data. Standardised rates of black and black British people subject to restrictive interventions – including physical, chemical and mechanical restraints – have leapt from 52.1Continue reading “‘Staggering’ rise in restraint of black people in mental healthcare”
• People harmed by the NHS are still being left to fend for themselves
  A recently published report highlights the shortcomings in care provided by the NHS. Peter Walsh, Joanne Hughes and James Titcombe emphasise how millions could be saved if people were empowered early on to have their needs met without the need to turn to litigation NHS scandal after NHS scandal over decades has sparked outrage andContinue reading “People harmed by the NHS are still being left to fend for themselves”