Victory In the Courts Against Decision To Cut Essencial Manchester Mental Health Services

By manchesterusersnetwork on 31st July 2016   Breaking News..., Commissioned, Devo-Manc, Health care commission (in-patients), Ivan Lewis MP, Lead Article, Manchester Central CCG, Manchester Deserves Better, Mental Health, North Manchester CCG, South Manchester CCG  

The case raised important issues about the parity of esteem between mental and physical health services, the long-standing under funding of mental health services by the NHS, and the need to consider socio-economic inequality in access to and outcomes achieved by health services.

VICTORY AGAINST DECISION TO CUT MANCHESTER SPECIALIST MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES A High Court legal challenge by a service user represented by DPG has forced Manchester Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust and the three Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups to withdraw their decisions to cut seven specialist mental health services in the area. The services, […]