A report reveals that mental health services in Greater Manchester are suffering from £90million of under-investment compared to other regions in the UK. The Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust's improvement plan will be discussed in a meeting today.
Mental health services across Greater Manchester are suffering from £90million of under-investment, according to a shocking report. The revelation follows an ‘independent diagnostic’ commissioned by Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board, which concluded the huge shortfall compared to elsewhere in the UK.
GMMHT has been subject to a series of scandals; including young people dying on mental health wards, followed by admissions medical notes were doctored; harrowing treatment of vulnerable people at inpatient facilities caught on camera; and staff in racism rows, the Manchester Evening News has revealed.
The report goes on: “The trust has a clear understanding of the scale and complexity of the key underlying issues and a commitment to deliver the improvements required within the system. “We will continue to work closely with NHS England regional and national teams to deliver against the exit criteria and the undertakings.” Meanwhile, the independent clinical review into what went wrong at Prestwich’s Edenfield Centre was concluded in September and the results are to be published at a date yet to be confirmed.
The Woodlands older adult inpatient facility in Little Hulton had been issued with a Section 29 Notice, but after the CQC returned earlier this year it was upgraded to ‘requires improvement’ and notice was not renewed. Management has also taken steps to improve their treatment of the workforce, with a ‘role model, coach, care compassionate leadership’ strategy, with ‘higher levels of compliance with mandatory training, supervision and appraisal’ reported.
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