AMHPs to take two weeks’ continuous strike action in grading dispute

Approved mental health professionals will strike continuously for two weeks as part of a dispute over their job grading.
The AMHPs, who work in Cumberland Council’s out-of-hours urgent care team, have been calling for their jobs to be re-evaluated since July 2022, claiming that their current level does not reflect their responsibilities.
As well as responding to mental health crises and carrying out Mental Health Act 1983 assessments, along with other social care emergencies out of hours,