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Norwich-based mental health art group
The Well Artists – exhibition at The Forum October 12-16
Catherine Morris-Gretton Saturday, October 11, 2014
12:31 PM
A Norwich-based art group for people living with mental ill-health is holding an exhibition at The Forum in the city from tomorrow.
The Well formed in 2006 to provide support and development for artists in Norfolk living with mental distress and now has a membership of about 14 people.
Disabled Stevenage man needs foodbanks to survive after benefits cut
A disabled man has been forced to rely on foodbanks to survive after going months without receiving benefits.
by Oliver Pritchard Friday, October 10, 2014
3:02 PM
Alan Ogden lives in Brent Court, Stevenage and suffers from Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis, which affects a person’s breathing, and a fused right wrist which he cannot bend.
The 53-year-old applied for Personal Independence Payment, which replaced Disability Living Allowance, in October last year, and Job Seekers Allowance in August – but is yet to receive a penny in either payment.
Carers – Being the connection in communication
Guest blog by matthew mckenzie
@mmckenz11
A blog for carers of mental health – Welcome back to another blog post from a fellow carer.
I would like you to check out the following scenario.
Just imaging this. Here we have a patient who talks to the doctor, the doctor sometimes struggles to understand the patient, then the doctor contacts the mental health consultant, the mental health consultant then contacts the care coordinator, the care coordinator contacts the patient, the patient then contacts an advocate and the advocate contacts the doctor, the doctor contacts the social worker who in turn speaks to the care coordinator who then is too busy to contact the patient who in turn does not contact anyone for a long time sinking futher into relapse.
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