All Mental health articles – Page 127
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NewsExclusive: national social enterprise could handle communications for GP consortia
The Department of Health is considering setting up a national social enterprise to handle communications for commissioning consortia, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsHealth dangers of prolonged night shifts revealed
The government has been urged to limit the length of night shifts to eight hours after a study warned that the growing number of people working through the night face health risks.
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News£90m mental health unit approved
A new £90m mental health unit in South Wales has moved a step closer after Welsh assembly minister Edwina Hart gave her blessing to the scheme.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow 'Together We Stand' transformed the local delivery of mental health services
In 1995, following years of disjointed organisation and inequality in delivery, Together We Stand laid out a strategy to improve mental health services for children, young people and families. Adopting the strategy’s key principles transformed the York, Selby and Ealingwold CAMHS, as Barry Wright and Greg Richardson explain.
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HSJ Local
Mental health social enterprise launched in North East Lincolnshire
STRUCTURE: North East Lincolnshire mental health services will officially become NAViGO Health and Social Care Community Interest Company on 1 April.
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NewsCouncil care better than private sector - CQC
The quality of private sector care is generally lower than in council-run facilities, the health regulator has warned.
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NewsHospitals must help mental health tribunals run smoothly
Hospital managers must ensure staff know it is inappropriate to recommend lawyers to mental health patients who are appealing against detention under the Mental Health Act, the Care Quality Commission has urged.
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News£5m scheme to help mentally ill offenders announced
A £5m government trial of schemes to divert mentally ill offenders into treatment rather than prison has been welcomed by campaigners.
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NewsCQC praises choice but warns on speed of improvements
People now have more choice over their care but improvements in quality have stalled in recent years, the Care Quality Commission has said.
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CommentUniting health and social care to give dementia patients improved services
Projections that the number of people with dementia could double in 30 years will worry a health service that is already failing to adequately support patients with dementia. But making important changes to unite health and social care services could dramatically improve the quality of dementia care, writes Institute of ...
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HSJ Local
NHS Worcestershire's TCS plans set back by appointment delays
STRUCTURE: The organisation taking over NHS Worcestershire’s community services will not be established by 1 April due to delays in finding a permanent chief executive and chair.
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NewsConfed calls for brakes to be put on personal health budgets
The NHS Confederation is calling on the Department of Health to delay a national roll out of personal health budgets to allow further evaluation to take place.
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NewsWatch now: KPMG head of health on the challenges facing the NHS
Alastair McLellan interviews Andrew Hine, UK head of health, KPMG, on the issues facing the NHS in 2011.
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HSJ Local
Sussex partnership chief exec treated at nearby acute
WORKFORCE: Temporary management changes are taking place at the top of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust due to illness.
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HSJ Local
Success for eating disorder service at Sussex Partnership FT
PERFORMANCE: A community eating disorder service has reduced admissions and facilitated early discharge in West Sussex.
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HSJ Local
New finance director for South West London and St Georges
WORKFORCE: Mike Naylor has been appointed director of finance and deputy chief executive at South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust.
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HSJ Local
Kent & Medway FT authorisation delayed till 2011-12
STRUCTURE: Kent & Medway will not achieve foundation status this financial year, according to its strategic health authority.
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HSJ Local
NHS Nottingham City's TCS plans revealed
STRUCTURE: NHS Nottingham City’s plans to separate its community provision from its commissioning functions have been put to board members of NHS East Midlands.
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HSJ Local
NHS Derby City's final TCS plans laid out
NHS Derby City’s proposals for fulfilling the transforming community services agenda have been set out.
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HSJ Local
More compliments than complaints at Surrey and Borders Partnership FT
PERFORMANCE: The number of official “compliments” from patients and carers out-number complaints by nearly four to one, the trust has claimed.