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Cutswatch - we need your help

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While we all know that this is a tough economic climate, we want to make sure people affected by severe mental illness are not unjustly affected by cuts to mental health spending and services.

Councils and health trusts are about to sign off their budgets. In order to build up a national picture of cuts to spending on mental health services, Rethink needs your help.

We need volunteers to help us track what is happening across the Greater Manchester area. Please let us know what’s happening near you, by finding out what your council and local health trust’s new spending plans are for mental health. You can find out by:
  • Checking your council and Primary Care Trust’s websites to see if information is readily available
  • Calling your local council and ask them how you find out
  • Asking your local PCT's Patient Advice Liaison Services (PALs) or Patient and Public Involvement team - for advice on how to find out about NHS plans for mental health in your area.
If you have any information just post it as a comment on this blog, or email us at maryrayner@hotmail.com.
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