All Learning disabilities articles – Page 3
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NewsSpecialist hospital threatened with closure over unsafe wards
A specialist hospital for people with a learning difficulty or autism could be closed unless it makes improvements, the Care Quality Commission has warned.
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NewsI faced a ‘double whammy’ of discrimination, says trust CEO
The joint CEO of two trusts felt she needed to prove herself when vying for top-level roles – while others landed jobs based on their potential alone.
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NewsFunding overhaul for mental health beds revealed
National NHS officials have proposed a major shift in the funding model for inpatient mental health beds for children and young people, information seen by HSJ reveals.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Last chance saloon
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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NewsTrust rated ‘inadequate’ for fourth time
A troubled mental health trust has been rated ‘inadequate’ by health inspectors for the fourth time in eight years and served a warning notice over patient safety concerns.
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News'Inadequate' private hospital ‘not suited to modern psychiatric care’
An independent hospital for people with complex learning disabilities or autism is facing fresh criticism from health inspectors just months after it was first placed in special measures.
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NewsNHSE warned of ‘inaccurate’ and ‘unethical’ investigation into man’s death
An independent investigation into the death of a man with autism and learning difficulties in NHS care may never be published in full as his sister has rejected several drafts as inaccurate, telling NHS England they were ‘totally unethical’.
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CommentThe NHS must acknowledge discrimination to effectively tackle the problem
Sadly, we live in a world where racism, misogyny, ableism and other forms of discrimination and prejudice exist. As an organisation that is rooted in and serves our community, we are not exempt from such discriminatory beliefs and behaviours, writes Solent Trust’s Anna Rowen
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News‘Unprecedented numbers’ sent hundreds of miles for a bed
Parts of the country are seeing ‘unprecedented’ numbers of ‘inappropriate’ out of area placements for mental health patients, despite a flagship national ambition to eliminate these cases.
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CommentICSs should heed voices of children and young people
For genuine coproduction to thrive in healthcare there must be a radical paradigm shift that focuses on embedding the voice of children and young people into the fibres of ICS cultures, behaviours and structures. Coproduction must go beyond traditional organisational boundaries, and with ICSs still forming, there is no better ...
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Exclusive: NHSE orders health check blitz to stop mortality gap growing
NHS England is urging health systems to ramp up physical health checks for people with severe mental illnesses to address a widening life expectancy gap caused by covid, according to a letter seen by HSJ.
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CommentNHS England must act now to improve the vaccination of those with a learning disability
Dan Scorer on the new data on the health inequalities facing people with a learning disability
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NewsNHSE pressure led to ‘toxic environment’, report into patient’s death told
NHS England has denied creating a ‘toxic environment’ during a push to reduce the number of people with learning disabilities living in ‘modern-day asylums’, after the criticism emerged in a report detailing sweeping structural failings that contributed to a 47-year-old man’s death.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Why the Saj wants ‘reform’ – but the NHS is angry about it
The health service is clearly in a jam in the wake of covid – so why have Sajid Javid’s plans for ‘a year of reform’ antagonised some managers, GPs and other staff?
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Inequality kills: Why £2.3bn is not enough to rescue mental health
Health inequalities for those with a mental illness, learning disability or autism have existed for decades and the pandemic has made them even worse.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Mind the gap – again
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2021: Learning Disabilities Initiative of the Year
WINNER Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske: Going To Hospital Book
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NewsTory council review challenges use of ‘profit driven’ private hospitals
A review which examined the deaths of three vulnerable patients has challenged the continued use of “profit-driven” private hospitals by NHS commissioners.
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NewsNHSE hires trust chief as national director
NHS England has hired a retiring trust chief as national director for learning disability and autism.
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HSJ LocalPolice raised multiple concerns to regulator about hospital
Police raised concerns to the Care Quality Commission over the care at a private hospital after being called eight times by a patient, a report has revealed.