Keep the Well Being Centre Open
The petition was handed in to the council’s central area committee. We will be lobbying the full council on 29/10/16 at 5.30pm , Stockport Town Hall and then go in to ask questions from the public gallery. Come and join us.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/petition-handed-stockport-council-against-10224411
Cuts to Mental Health Support Workers
Stockport Council is proposing cuts to the mental health support worker budget of £140.000 in community mental health teams. These teams have suffered an 8% cut already, with a further 8% planned cuts proposals to be consulted upon at the end of this month. The proposed cuts represent an 11% loss of support staff. Services will be cut back with no support work visits between 5 and 8pm, as well as weekends and bank holidays. This means that private agencies will need to be contracted, with an estimated knock on £160.000 increase in the council’s care management budget.
The impact of these cuts proposals if they go ahead include the following:
- Increased use of A and E department at SteppingHill Hospital
- Increased hospital admissions
- Increased workloads for nurses and social workers
- Delays in crisis response
- Vulnerable service users at risk
- Out of hours service slashed
- Weekend cover to go
- Supported tenancies in danger
- Risk of homelessness
- Reduced support for people discharged from hospital, leading to more ‘bed blocking’
- Redundancies & jobs down graded
- Increased cost to the council and local health service
- Suicide rates in Stockport are the highest in the North West. Between 2014-2015, the suicide rate has increased by 47% in Stockport.
- Homelessness has risen in Stockport in the last year by a shocking 147%
STOP THESE PROPOSED CUTS!
What can you do?
- LOBBY the Council Committee at 5.30 pm, on Thursday 29th October, at Stockport Town Hall
- Come and join us petitioning against these cuts in Stockport Town centre on Saturday 19th and 24th October, 11- 1pm, Warren Street, opposite Laura Ashley.
- Join the Facebook page to keep up to date with the campaign. https://www.facebook.com/Stockport-Against-Mental-Health-Cuts- 428673457317006/timeline/
- Get involved in the campaign meetings
- Write to your local MP and councillors
- Take the petition around your work places, families and communities- Request a copy by email
- There will be an online petition launched and we will forward this to you. Please share it widely.
NEXT CAMPAIGN MEETING 4th November at 6pm, Stockport Town Hall- All Welcome
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