All Mental health articles – Page 26
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NewsTrust rated ‘outstanding’ three times in a row
A trust has become the first mental health and community provider in the country to be rated “outstanding” overall by the Care Quality Commission three times in a row.
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CommentICS leaders must prioritise care for dying people
Dying people must be at the heart of integrated care system strategies and this cannot be left to chance, argues Matthew Reed, ahead of today’s debate in the House of Lords on the Health and Care Bill
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HSJ LocalTrust launches investigation after staff member’s death
East of England Ambulance Service Trust has launched an ‘independent investigation into the circumstances’ surrounding the death of a staff member, the trust’s chief executive told a board meeting today.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: An invidious situation
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsStevens intervenes to force transparency on funding amid fears of service cuts
Lord Simon Stevens has proposed amendments to the Health and Care Bill which would force the government to be transparent about levels of mental health funding.
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NewsCommunity staff diverted to inpatient care as absences bite
Mental health chiefs are ‘juggling’ staff supervision and spiralling patient backlogs as more trusts start redeploying their workforce amid soaring absence rates caused by covid-19.
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NewsA quarter of inpatients at mental health trust have covid
More than one in four inpatients at one of England’s largest mental health trusts were reported as covid-positive this week, according to data seen by HSJ.
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NewsHSJ’s 10 most read mental health stories of 2021
As we get ready to say goodbye to 2021, HSJ takes a look back at the 10 most read mental health stories of the year.
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NewsNHS given its 10 priorities for 2022
NHS England has set out 10 priorities for the 2022-23 financial year in its annual planning guidance, which was published late on Christmas eve.
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CommentAct now to deliver the stroke priorities in the long-term plan
After this difficult winter is behind us, we must see a renewed focus on commissioning the right evidence-based interventions to deliver better acute and post-stroke care, writes Juliet Bouverie
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: How are hospital bosses feeling? Surprisingly upbeat
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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Expert BriefingA very pressured ‘calm before the storm’ in London
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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News‘Chief executive of the year’ to retire after 25 years
A winner of HSJ’s chief executive of the year award is to retire next year, she has announced.
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NewsTrust confirms new CEO after six-month wait
Ify Okocha has been appointed chief executive of Oxleas Foundation Trust, after six months as an interim.
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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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NewsPatients face ‘inevitable rationing’ as one in four psychiatry posts not substantive
Psychiatry is facing a ‘double whammy’ of chronic consultant shortages where patient care is being rationed and under-pressure doctors are working with ‘hands tied behind their backs’, a leading clinician has warned.
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HSJ LocalAcute boss moves to lead mental health trust
A mental health and community services provider has appointed an acute hospital boss as its new chief executive.
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NewsRevealed: Widespread gaps in ‘gold-standard’ service a year on from NHSE launch
More than half of England has limited or no access to a ‘gold standard’ eating disorder programme proven to halve the need for intensive treatment, a year after NHS England funded 18 pilot projects in the wake of five women’s anorexia deaths, HSJ analysis reveals.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Omicron in the capital
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsAcutely unwell prisoners left in ‘limbo’ due to lack of mental health beds
People needing acute mental health treatment are being left in prison for extended periods, HSJ can reveal.