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Mental health patients ‘told to call Samaritans’
The Samaritans say they are seeing a huge increase in calls from people with mental illness – because patients have no-one to turn to at evenings and weekends.
The Manchester branch of the service, based on Oxford Road in the city centre has seen an increase of 3,500 calls over the past 12 months, dealing with 41,320 in total.
Many are existing mental health patients who say they have no-one else to talk to. It is not recorded by The Samaritans which health trusts each patient is being treated by.
Fourteen Cornish Charities Get Grants Cut
10:14am 8th July 2014
Pressure is going to be increased on carers
Fourteen Cornish charities are having their grants cut.
It is as Cornwall Council is scrapping a number of adult social care services.
One in five people with dementia gets no support
Jo Carlowe
Thursday, 3 July 2014
One in five people affected by dementia gets no information and support, according to new data.
The poll of people with dementia, carers and people with a family member or friend with dementia was carried out by the Alzheimer’s Society. It reveals a shortage of post-diagnosis support provision, with 90% of those surveyed dissatisfied with the amount of information and support provided.
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