I am relieved to report that our funding has been extended for another year but the review of our service is still on-going. This means that we may receive notice in September that funding will cease after next March. If you wish to see us continue, please support our activities, especially our forthcoming conference, the date of which has been postponed until Friday 14th May. It will be an opportunity to hear about the future of services in the community, which affect so many of us, and put questions directly to managers responsible for providing those services.
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April-May-2009
I have recently been appointed a Service user consultant to the Mental Health Network of the National Health Confederation, the body which represents mental health trusts to the government. At the moment we are being consulted about a government policy framework for the next 5-10 years for mental health to replace the National Service Framework to which all trusts have been working since 1999.
February-March-2009
It was good to see so many of you at our Christmas Party which meant we had a quorum at our adjourned Annual General Meeting before the party began. Those present approved the changes to our governing documents so that we can now elect advisors to the Executive Committee who do not wish to be directors/trustees.
August-September-2009
Doubtless, EMU members will, like me, feel betrayed that the Mental Health Trust is no longer going to offer day hospital services from Fore Street, Edmonton, despite public assurances from the Borough Director, Oliver Treacy, in autumn 2007 that the day hospital there would not close. Regrettably, while Chase Farm Hospital was being refurbished and patients relocated from there to Fore Street, service users at Edmonton were discharged.
Oct-2009
Our thanks to the Lancaster Cafe for supplying the tasty beefburgers and sausages for our barbeque at the end of July. Do call in there when you visit our office in the lancaster Centre and you may even find Melinda or me there having a break.
December-2009-January-2010
The campaign to save Dorset is gathering momentum with a debate at the Health Scrutiny Panel of Enfield Council reported in the local press. As you know the council and the local press were very active in the opposition to the closure of the casualty department at Chase Farm so it is good to have them on our side.