All Mental health articles – Page 103
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NewsOxfordshire mental health contract will not go to tender
An Oxford trust heading up a consortium with five other providers looks set to win an innovative contract to deliver integrated adult mental health services
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NewsMental health services need 'digital revolution', report claims
A national strategy for digital technology in mental health could help improve services, according to a new report that found few providers allow patients to book appointments online.
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NewsCroydon CCG creates £1.7bn plan for health and social care services
Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group has joined forces with its local authority to create a £1.7bn plan to change the way health and social care services for over 65-year-olds are commissioned.
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NewsLib Dems call for 'equality of funding' for mental health
The Liberal Democrats have adopted a policy of moving to ‘equality of funding’ for mental health services – a pledge that, if enacted, would move around £13bn of funding into mental health from the acute sector.
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CommentClegg: Mental health is our top priority
A Lib Dem government would invest in parity for mental health services
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NewsLib Dems reveal mental health funding boost and waiting targets
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg will today announce £120m investment in mental health services and the introduction of waiting time targets for the sector.
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NewsClegg wants £500m mental health investment
The Liberal Democrats would seek to invest an additional £500m a year in mental health services if they formed part of another government, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsThree trusts end Capita HR contracts
Trusts in London and Merseyside have ended their contracts with Capita for human resources and pay services
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NewsSystemic barriers hold back London mental health services, report finds
London lacks a ‘collective vision’ for improving mental health services, according to a new report by the King’s Fund which identifies systemic barriers to improving services in the capital.
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NewsMental health patients 'let down'
Almost one in three people with mental health problems do not know where to turn in the event of a crisis, new figures show.
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News'Huge variation' in therapy waits
Latest national figures have shown wide variation in the length of time patients diagnosed with anxiety or depression wait for therapy.
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NewsMental health spending set for 1.4 per cent rise
Commissioners plan to increase their total spending on mental health services by £120m this year, a rise of 1.4 per cent in cash terms, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsMental health wait times 'too long'
Almost one in six mental health patients are attempting suicide as they face ‘unacceptably long’ waits for help, experts have warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeReduce antipsychotic prescriptions to save dementia patients
GPs and pharmacists work together
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NewsServices “not equipped” to cope with rise of legal highs
Health services are buckling under the pressure caused by new legal highs and the increasing use of club drugs, leading doctors have suggested.
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CommentNHS finances might be tight, but it's time to give more to mental health
Making tough decisions
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NewsLamb: Children's mental services 'stuck in the dark ages'
Care minister Norman Lamb said services available to young people are ‘not fit for purpose’
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CommentNigel Edwards: The squeeze is on for mental health trusts
Action is clearly been ineffective in some places
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Revealed: The mental health trusts with the biggest income cuts
Several NHS mental health providers saw double figure real terms reductions in their income between 2011-12 and 2013-14, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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NewsMental health patients sent hundreds of miles for a bed
The cost of treating mental health inpatients in hospitals outside their local areas has spiralled, research by HSJ reveals.