All Mental health articles – Page 131
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Hertfordshire joint commissioning board to be dissolved
STRUCTURE: Hertfordshire mental health FT has dissolved a board for joint commissioning with the local authority in light of the Liberating the NHS white paper
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Dramatic rise in detentions at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough FT
PERFORMANCE: The number of people detained under the Mental Health Act by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mental Health FT rose by 270 per cent in 2009-10, according to figures released in January.
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Somerset Partnership FT seeks to address high level of ligature incidents
PERFORMANCE: Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust’s key commissioner NHS Somerset reported to its December board that the mental health provider experienced a significant surge in deliberate patient self harm using ligatures between the first and second quarters of 2010-11.
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Mersey Care performance declines, but remains on track for FTe application
PERFORMANCE: The mental health trust’s performance deteriorated in October, but remained within the limits required for its application for foundation trust-equivalent status, latest board papers show.
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Last patient leaves Lincolnshire Partnership FT inpatient unit
STRUCTURE: The last patient has left one of the Lincolnshire mental health FT’s inpatient units, paving the way for its planned closure.
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Derbyshire mental health trust granted foundation status
STRUCTURE: The trust formerly known as Derbyshire Mental Health Services Trust has been granted foundation status by Monitor and renamed Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust.
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Dudley and Walsall more than double predicted surplus
FINANCE: Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership Trust has more than doubled its predicted surplus.
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CQC recomemends improvement at Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust
PERFORMANCE: The CQC have made seven recommendations for improvement at Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust.
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'Despair' as mental health trust risks losing £13m of contracts
FINANCE: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust risks losing £13.1m due to proposed contractual changes by commissioners.
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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.