Speaking on behalf of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, UAPD President Dr. Stuart Bussey responded: "We are pleased that OSHA has issued these fines against the Department of Mental Health, but frankly, it's not enough. $100,000 is peanuts compared to a...
UAPD-represented doctors and other union members contributed to a hard-hitting, two-part special report about Napa State Hospital violence, which is being broadcast nationally on National Public Radio (NPR). You can listen to Day 1 or Day 2 of the report by veteran...
Reprinted from CalPERSresponds.com | January 26, 2011 CalPERS earned a 12.5 percent net return on investments for the 2010 calendar year. The solid net returns mark the second straight calendar year of double-digit gains for the nation’s largest public pension fund....
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In reponse to the violent attacks at Napa State Hospital and other Department of Mental Health facilities, UAPD-represented doctors have been speaking on the record with the press to bring public attention to the problem of patient and worker safety in the state's...
Mental health workers say they fear for their very lives By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen / Times-Herald ... Psychiatrist Patricia Tyler said that in her 25 years in the profession, she has never worked any place more dangerous than Napa State Hospital. "It is not safe," she...
Singh, Consultant to California Mental Hospitals, Abruptly Resigns By Lee Romney and John Hoeffel / Los Angeles Times / January 28, 2011 ... His resignation, which is effective Tuesday, comes less than two weeks after The Times interviewed a top state Department of...
Patients, staff, and members of our community are put at risk when proper safety measures are not in place. It is time for the California Department of Mental Health to make SAFETY NOW a top priority at Napa State Hospital and all other DMH facilities. SAFETY NOW!...
Last week an agreement was reached to increase the number of professional development days for State of California Bargaining Unit 16 doctors from 1 day to 2 days per year. Both sides also agreed to change the time frame for using the time from a calendar year to a...