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“We want to be able to treat everyone needing a hospital stay as close to home as possible. Sadly, the current demand for mental health support means we will not meet the ambition to reduce the number of people we send out of area for hospital care to zero in September. As a system, we will work towards March 2022.

Consultant Perinatal and Liaison Psychiatrist Dr Zeyn Green-Thompson has reflected on the impact the pandemic has had on the mental health of mothers and their babies in response to the theme of this year’s World Patient Safety Day, “safe maternal and newborn care”.

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) has an exciting opportunity for eight people with an interest in mental health to join the Council of Governors.

Sue Wilsoss, NSFT's new suicide prevention officer has spoken passionately about how she hopes to raise awareness that suicide is everybody’s business ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day.

This Youth Mental Health Day (7 September) the psychology in schools team from NSFT want to encourage understanding and discussion of mental health in young people.