Plan to cut £1.5m worth of mental health services is axed in extraordinary u-turn

A judicial review launched by patients has prompted health chiefs to back down over plans to axe eight services

Plan to cut £1.5m worth of mental health services is axed in extraordinary u-turn

BY: Jennifer Williams Crowds gather to protest the cuts earlier this year   Manchester’s mental health chiefs have done a u-turn over proposed cuts – just months after driving them through in the face of uproar. A judicial review launched by a patient against Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust and the city’s three […]

‘Dirty’ Manchester GP practice slammed by health bosses and rated inadequate

Inspectors failed the Droylsden Road Family Practice in five key areas and is has now been placed in special measures

‘Dirty’ Manchester GP practice slammed by health bosses and rated inadequate

BY SAM YARWOOD Droylsden Road Family Practice   A ‘dirty and cluttered’ GP surgery in Manchester has been ordered to clean up its act after being thrown into special measures. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated Droylsden Road Family Practice ‘inadequate’ following an inspection by the health watchdog back in March. Inspectors failed the Newton Heath […]