All Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust articles – Page 6
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Independent case report criticises Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Trust
A mental health worker savagely stabbed to death by a paranoid schizophrenic who was living in the community should not have been visiting him alone, a report has concluded.
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NewsCalls for action to tackle sharp rise in emergency readmissions
Campaigners have called for renewed efforts to tackle inappropriate discharges after new analysis found the number of elderly patients requiring emergency readmission to hospital had nearly doubled in the past decade.
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CQC raises concern at Morpeth mental health hospital
PERFORMANCE: Staffing and medicines management at a mental health hospital have been criticised by the Care Quality Commission.
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FT chief appointed to Youth Justice Board
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust has been appointed as a non-executive director of the national Youth Justice Board.
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Learning disability services praised by CQC
PERFORMANCE: Learning disability services run by Northumberland, Tyne and Wear FT have been praised by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsParking fees raised by 28pc of trusts
More than a quarter of hospital trusts have increased car parking charges for patients and visitors, according to new data.
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NewsDown's syndrome patient died after being wrongly detained in hospital
A patient with Down’s Syndrome had his basic human rights ignored after he was detained in hospital and then kept locked up before he died, an investigation has found.
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Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
PERFORMANCE: Work is beginning on a new hospital in Sunderland.
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South of Tyne awards contract for specialist services for young people
COMMERCIAL: NHS South of Tyne and Wear has awarded a contract for its specialist community child and adolescent mental health and learning disability service, following a consultation with children and families on how they would like to see services delivered.
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North East mental health FT building GP links
COMMERCIAL: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is making a concerted effort to engage with local GP commissioners.
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North East MH FT hosting quality observatory
COMMERCIAL: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust has taken on hosting the North East Quality Observatory.
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Councillors approve North East MH service change
STRUCTURE: North Tyneside overview and scrutiny committee has approved plans to move acute mental health assessment and treatment facilities from North Tyneside General Hospital ward 21 to St Georges Park Hospital, Morpeth.
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Northumberland mental health trust seeks GP relationships
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust is seeking to develop its relationship with local GPs, anticipating the move to GP led commissioning.