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Suicidal young girl waited 3 months for therapy in Lewisham A suicidal young girl had to wait three months for therapy in Lewisham, a doctor told the council as he argued against a proposed cut to the service. The details emerged at a meeting of mayor and cabinet on February 3, during which the budget for next year was approved, along with £40 million worth of cuts over the next three years. The plans include a £250,000 cut to the council’s contribution to children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). The cut was approved, though the council said it will ringfence the money in case there is surge in need.
Councillor Sorba quoted experts to expect a surge in children in mental health crises A Lewisham councillor made an impassioned plea to council bosses to rethink a quarter of a million pound cut to children’s mental health services in light of the pandemic. And the council has promised to hold on to the money it’s cutting in case there is a spike in demand when lockdown eases. As part of a programme of cuts worth £40 million over the next three years, the council is proposing to cut £250,000 from the CAMHS budget. The services are notoriously underfunded, with an NHS target of only 35 per cent for treating young people with a diagnosable mental health condition.
More than one in 10 care home staff decline covid-19 jab in part of Teesside
More than 200 workers turned down the vaccine according to the latest data
06:00, 28 JAN 2021
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More than one in ten care home workers across Stockton had declined covid jabs as of last week.
FIGURES have shown more than one in ten care home workers across Stockton had declined covid jabs as of last week. Vaccines are being rolled out across Teesside in an effort to give jabs to the top four priority groups by February 15. Data from Stockton Council showed the take up at care homes across the borough had seen 88% of residents jabbed with just 2% declining a vaccine up to January 21. However, statistics showed 11% of home staff had turned down a covid vaccine up to that date – a total of 225 workers. Having the vaccine is a choice – and health leaders have warned people may still be able to spread the illness after they’ve received a jab anyway.