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This page contains the latest and archived press releases. You can also download the latest edition of the Mental health matters newsletter from here. 

Mental health matters newsletter 

November 2008

September 2008

Press Releases

Preferred Site for East Lancashire Identified 

Public Has Say On Location of New Inpatient Unit for East Lancashire

Building Health Services for 21st Century
Preferred Sites for New Mental Health Inpatient Units Announced—28th February 2008
Public Has Say On Location of New Inpatient Units

Media Briefings

May 2007

Mental health matters was launched by the trust on Thursday, May 31, 2007, with a briefing to which all the county’s media organisations were invited. The briefing marked the beginning of a wide-ranging communications programme through which every effort is being made to capture the views of all those with an interest in mental health inpatient services in Lancashire. The comments and opinions of everyone from staff, people who use the trust's services and carers to voluntary organisations, primary care trusts and the general public are absolutely vital in helping to shape the future of Lancashire’s mental health inpatient services.

Trust Chief Executive, Finlay Robertson, led the first media briefing on Thursday May 31, joined by Professor Max Marshall, Medical Director, and Maggie Stainton, Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development. Together they explained the next steps in the trust’s plans to enhance mental health inpatient services, which began with a period of statutory public consultation between March 24 and July 14, 2006. To download the public consultation document click here.

Journalists representing the following titles attended the briefing:

A news release was issued to all print and broadcast media titles throughout Lancashire including those represented at the briefing. The news release was also published on the same day on the trust’s Intranet for all staff and Internet for members of the public. To view the news release click here.

October 2007

A briefing took place on Friday, October 12 and was attended by journalists representing the following publications:

This briefing provided the opportunity for journalists to come into the trust and learn about the next steps in the reprovision process, and also take away with them a list of potential sites for the four new mental health inpatient units. Journalists throughout Lancashire, including those represented at the meeting, were also issued with a news release. As well as outlining the potential sites, the news release also announced the dates of a series of public meetings, designed to give everyone with an interest in mental health the opportunity to have their say on the location of new mental health hospitals across the county. On the same day, the news release was also published on the trust’s website for all members of the public and staff to view. To download the briefing pack given to journalists including the news release click here.