The Socialist 19 September 2012 We can beat Con-Dems' austerity  We can beat Con-Dems' austerity All forces to the point of attack against austerity Cable launches new attack on workers' rights Global warming: Capitalists skating on thin ice Marikana miners remain defiant Stop the deportation of London Met students Interview with NUS vice-president for union development Hillsborough disaster: Truth is out, now justice Sparks' picket blockades Crossrail site Workers die on tower cranes - Con-Dems cut safety regulations HMRC seeks to axe workers' childcare Save Oaklands Pool - "This is what we pay our council tax for!" Salford: Uniting to save mental health services Save Hampshire residential care homes Stop the fire service cuts in West Yorkshire NSSN supporter invited to address RMT Slutwalk: there's NO excuse for rape Sexism - a product of capitalism Review: "From dole queue to corner and back again" |
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Home | The Socialist 19 September 2012 | Join the Socialist Party Report from Salford: Uniting to save mental health servicesSteven North Salford Socialist PartyFollowing the success of the campaign to save day centres for the elderly and those with learning disabilities earlier this year, Salford city council will again be challenged on plans to make the most vulnerable pay for the crisis of capitalism. Despite assurances given in the summer, the council and Greater Manchester West NHS Mental Health Trust will go ahead with proposals to cut jobs and remove key staff from community groups and drop-ins, before any consultation has taken place with the service users who rely on those facilities. Staff and service users have worked together in the past to protect services and are well placed to take the council on. A public meeting has been organised and a joint letter sent to Salford's newly elected Labour mayor, Ian Stewart, asking him to reverse the decision immediately. Staff are considering the possibility of industrial action to defend their colleagues who face redundancy. Service users have already formed themselves into a campaign committee, appropriately entitled United Service Users Committee - or USUC! Both groups come together on 1 October in a meeting organised by Salford Against the Cuts to launch a campaign to press the Mayor to cancel the plans. We believe the reason for the lack of consultation is that both council and Trust are worried that service users will not only want to retain their groups and drop-ins, but will want to fight for the jobs of the care workers as well. The campaign plans to link up with activists in Manchester who are already fighting against horrific attacks on their mental health services. We ask all readers to email Ian Stewart at citymayor@salford.gov.uk asking him to fulfil Salford's promise to vulnerable people and not to attack mental health services. Public Meeting to Save Mental Health ServicesMonday 1 October, 7-9pm, Swinton Royal British Legion, Cheetham Road, Swinton, Salford, M27 4ULIn this issue Socialist Party news and analysis
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