Passionate about mental health & Northumberland been CEO in NHS & chair in VCSE-support organisations to change & improve-Trustee St Andrew’s health care
Our letter in @thetimes today. Entirely wrong to say there is no science behind psychiatry. And mentally ill people do not “choose not to work”, that is a disgusting thing to say.
@GregorWell @sogalo This is such sad news I worked with Gregor over many years i always admired is commitment & work to improve mental health particularly in the field of public mental health he was able to bring people together and work across group’s , systems & countries rest in peace my friend
@DavidJ_Brindle @ambientsupport Yes disappointed in new Labour government of course fiscal rules are important but our social system is broken and it impacts so many peoples lives I think it qualifies as a national emergency
Rishi Sunak wants to ban our GPs from being able to sign us off when we're sick! Sign the petition now and demand these dangerous new plans are dropped. https://t.co/vX2Y3IdMNO
The ultimate Geordie restaurant-Fenwick and Greggs: The talk of the Toon
We're collaborating with another North East powerhouse to launch Bistro Greggs at Fenwick Newcastle.
“NCVO calls for the Chancellor to act after finding almost nine in 10 charities that deliver public services contracts are subsidising them “amazes me so many commissioners still believe in Charity money tree”-worrying that many charities take on contracts which aren’t viable
This is such welcome news - it is great to have these allocations before Christmas.
The end goal is to save lives by getting as many people into world-class recovery and treatment as possible.