All Mental health articles – Page 130
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Vomiting outbreak at Cheshire & Wirral mental health trust
PERFORMANCE: Cheshire & Wirral Partnership was forced to close a ward in November when an outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea aflicted nearly two thirds of the patients, new board papers show.
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Leicestershire Partnership Trust postpones FT bid
STRUCTURE: Leicestershire Partnership Trust has decided to postpone its foundation trust application following a meeting with Monitor.
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2gether FT set to run services in neighbouring county
STRUCTURE: 2gether FT has been named as the preferred bidder for mental health services in Herefordshire
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Northamptonshire Healthcare breaching falls CQUINs
FINANCE: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust breached its severe falls CQUIN targets in quarters two and three, resulting in a loss of income of £38,072 on both occasions.
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Northamptonshire Healthcare behind target on mandatory training
WORKFORCE: Only 73 per cent of staff at Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust have carried out mandatory training, against a target of 95 per cent.
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Trust seeks £2.1m for capital programme
FINANCE: Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership Trust is applying for £2.168m of external funding for its 2010-11 capital programme.
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Provider organisations to miss TCS deadline
STRUCTURE: Two new provider organisations being created in West Midlands will miss the official Transforming Community Services deadline and a third is at risk of missing it.
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Leicestershire Partnership chair to step down
WORKFORCE: Leicestershire Partnership Trust chairman Tony Harrop has announced his decision not to seek a further four year term of office.
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Humber foundation forced to agree new psychosis target
PERFORMANCE: Humber Foundation Trust has had to agree a new trajectory for its SHA-set target on early intervention in psychosis.
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Rooftop prison protests affecting trust's value for money rating
PERFORMANCE: Rooftop protests, prison lockdowns and a shortage of prisoner officers supporting the NHS have all contributed to high “did not attend” rates at Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust.
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NewsAdviser says he was sacked for therapy views
A government mental health adviser has said he was sacked after raising concerns about the £400m committed by the government to extend talking therapies.
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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.
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HSJ KnowledgeLearning valuable lessons from clinical audits
Two clinical governance audits have highlighted the positive changes in Croydon’s mental health acute inpatient bed use over three years, tracking improvements from service redesign. Caron Gaw, Croydon borough’s former head of psychology and Lauren Redrup, a support time and recovery worker for South London and Maudsley, explain the audits’ ...
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South West Yorks FT in £10m redevelopment
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust is investing £10m in redeveloping a medium secure unit.
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RDASH FT pressing on payment by results prep
FINANCE: Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Mental Health Foundation Trust is attempting to prepare for the introduction of payment by results to the mental health sector.
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Leeds Partnership FT prioritises workforce
WORKFORCE: Leeds Partnership Foundation Trust is seeking to improve its attendance rate and other workforce indicators.
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NewsTwo more trusts achieve foundation status
Monitor has confirmed two more trusts have achieved foundation status.
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Staff from North East London Foundation Trust support hospital trust struggling with winter pressures
PERFORMANCE: Staff from Community Health Services, the provider arm of NHS Barking & Dagenham which NELFT now manages, are preparing extra beds in transitional and rehab units to take some of the strain from nearby Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust.
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NHS Bristol explores possibility of research centre
STRUCTURE: NHS Bristol and partners in the Bristol Research and Innovation Group for Health (BRIG-H) are drawing up plans for a research centre.
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'New' talk therapy cash to come from existing NHS budget
The £400m the government is putting into extending access to talking therapies will come from the wider NHS budget.