Day centres a real tonic

Published: 11 February, 2011

• NHS Islington has gone to great expense in producing a leaflet, Psychological Support for Older People Living in Islington. One of the paragraphs in the leaflet advises on depression and wellbeing, and suggests day centres, lunch clubs and community centres are a good way of helping with these conditions, thus saving the NHS a fortune on prevention.

However, these places, such as Sotheby Mews Centre, have been threatened with closure. The NHS is spending so much money on leaflets recommending services which are in danger of becoming non-existent.

E SHAPIRO
North Road, N7