Andy’s Man Club was established by Luke Ambler in 2016 after his brother-in-law Andy committed suicide. It is a volunteer led organisation in which men suffering from mental health problems, including suicidal tendencies, can go for help.
Labour Health Secretary Aneurin Bevan founded the organisation in 1948 The NHS brought doctors, nurses, pharmacists, opticians, dentists and hospitals together for the first time It was the first time health services were free for all at the point of delivery
David Kelly, 52, encouraged the victim, who has schizophrenia and a number of other conditions, to touch herself intimately, after turning up at her home
Despite all this, Alan Hartman, of Manchester Users Network, which supports patients, says the situation is not improving. Patients can be treated away from home for days at a time, with family and friends unable to visit because the distance. “They’ve got no beds so you have to go miles away. It’s a real worry,” Mr Hartman says. “Patients can be very, very lonely when they’re miles away from home and the impact is, it takes them longer to get better. “When you’re moved about you get different psychiatrists, different opinions and different medications. I think people end up staying in hospital longer, which is also wasting money.
The commission said mental health officers should “always” be involved in compulsory detentions
The number of compulsory mental health treatments in Scotland has hit its highest level in at least 15 years, according to a watchdog report.
The Mental Welfare Commission (MWC) was notified of 5,422 new episodes of the care orders being used in 2016-2017.
This was a rise of 8.2% on the previous period, the commission said.
The Service Users Christmas Party will be held once again on
Thursday 14th December 2017 at Stanley Street Working Men’s Club Openshaw 7:30pm until 11 pm
Patients in mental health units were physically restrained by staff more than 80,000 times last year in Britain, including 10,000 who were held face down or given injections to subdue them, new NHS figures show.
Patients in mental health units were physically restrained by staff more than 80,000 times last year in Britain, including 10,000 who were held face down or given injections to subdue them, new NHS figures show.
Patients in mental health units were physically restrained by staff more than 80,000 times last year in Britain, including 10,000 who were held face down or given injections to subdue them, new NHS figures show.
By Ross HawkinsPolitical correspondent, BBC Radio 4 Today Police chiefs in England and Wales say they may be unlawfully detaining arrested people
Police chiefs in England and Wales say they may be unlawfully detaining arrested people needing mental health care more than 2,000 times a year.
Some people have been held in police cells for several days because there is no hospital bed for them, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) says.
It says an inquiry into such mental health provision is needed.
The lack of accountability among NHS patients is contributing to making GPs ill, the medical director of the national GP mental health service has suggested.
The lack of accountability among NHS patients is contributing to making GPs ill, the medical director of the national GP mental health service has suggested.
Professor Clare Gerada, medical director of the national GP Health Service, argued that while GPs have to give up their ‘nostalgia’ and adapt to the changing NHS, patients also need to take more responsibility.
Mental health staff in the UK are working in a “powder keg” environment, as assaults by patients soar, a BBC investigation has revealed.
Figures obtained by 5 live Investigates show there were more than 42,000 reported attacks on staff in 2016-17 in the mental health trusts who responded.
The figure is more than a quarter higher than for the corresponding trusts four years earlier.
Health bosses say violence on NHS staff is “completely unacceptable”. Listen to this news report on Radio 5 Live Investigates Today BBC Radio 5 Live 11:00 am(Don't Miss)
Queen's Birthday Honours List: Hero Westminster PC Keith Palmer receives bravery medal as stars Billy Connolly, Julie Walters and Ed Sheeran given honours
OUR AIMS AND OUR OBJECTIVES : About Us To support users and ex-users of psychiatric services in the Manchester area. The organization provides a forum for users to have a bona - fide say in the planning and provision of mental health services.
Tributes have already poured in for the Coronation Street star's father, who was chair of the mental health charity Moodswings
Tributes have already poured in for the Coronation Street star's father, who was chair of the mental health charity Moodswings
HE Tories’ plans to slash unemployment benefit for disabled people making new claims could leave some unable to afford the essentials of life, MPs warned yesterday.
Under government plans, from April new ESA claimants assessed as fit for work will see their benefits cut by £29.05 to £73.10 per week, the same rate as jobseeker’s allowance (JSA).
