All Mental health articles – Page 29
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HSJ LocalGovernance-scandal trust appoints new CEO
A community and mental health trust whose previous CEO departed under a shroud of governance problems has appointed a new leader.
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NewsShake-up of ‘new hospitals’ project after construction capacity concerns
The official leading the government’s flagship hospital building programme has admitted ‘the brakes have come on’ for some of the frontrunner projects, with some having to revisit their designs due to new requirements.
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CommentThe Health and Care Bill: A make or break moment for parity of esteem
The Health and Care Bill gives us an opportunity to put our best foot forward in ensuring parity between mental and physical health, writes Dr Adrian James
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CommentBlack report on drugs is a wake-up call for the NHS and government
Julie Bass shares her take on the recently published Black review on drugs, suggesting approaches to uplift the substance misuse sector
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NewsExclusive: Children six times more likely to be restrained than adults
Children in mental health units are almost six times more likely to be restrained compared to adults, according to the findings of an unpublished NHS England review.
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NewsJavid pledges ‘new plan on mental health’
New health secretary Sajid Javid has said a ‘new plan’ and further investment will be needed to tackle the post-covid rise in demand for mental health services.
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NewsTrust director sacked after investigation into bogus law degree
A trust director has been sacked after it emerged he did not hold a masters of law degree, despite two annual reports stating he did.
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NewsTroubled trust appoints new CEO
A mental health trust has appointed a permanent chief executive after a previous candidate withdrew his application for the role following an inquiry into his qualifications.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: No safe space for mothers
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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NewsHundreds of patients in hospitals whose use by the NHS is ‘hard to justify’
Hundreds of people with learning disabilities or autism are in hospitals whose care quality is rated “inadequate” or “requires improvement”, new figures reveal.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Partnership Awards 2021: HealthTech Partnership of the Year
WINNER: Oxford Health FT: Improving Sleep on Inpatient Mental Health Wards
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Partnership Awards 2021: Best Mental Health Partnership with the NHS
WINNER: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust: Fewer Incidents and Better Care in Inpatient Mental Health Hospitals
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Partnership Awards 2021: Most Effective Contribution to Patient Safety
WINNER: Oxehealth, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, Oxford Health FT and South London and Maudsley FT: Improving Safety and Care for Inpatient Mental Health Patients
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NewsFT chief stands down after more than decade in job
Tom Cahill, Hertfordshire Partnership University Foundation Trust’s chief executive, is to stand down after 12 years in the role.
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CommentWhat HIV care can teach us about treating long covid
To successfully rehabilitate long covid patients, we should learn from existing best practice in long-term conditions care such as HIV, writes Charlotte Augst
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: A new era dawns for specialised services
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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CommentA comprehensive blueprint of psychological care is needed for teenagers and young adults
Dr Louise Soanes, chief nurse at Teenage Cancer Trust, discusses the launch of Teenage Cancer Trust’s new campaign, “#NotOk” and why mental health provision for young people with cancer is needed more than ever.
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NewsTrust fined £1.5m after patient deaths
A mental health trust has been fined £1.5m following a prosecution by the Heath and Safety Executive over failings related to 11 inpatient deaths.
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NewsRegulator warns trust over serious safety concerns
Regulators ordered a trust to take immediate action after it found junior doctors were seeing acute inpatients alone, the year after a psychiatric patient stabbed a doctor at one of the provider’s hospitals.
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NewsCoroners call for changes to IT systems after two suicides
Coroners have called for urgent changes to be made to GP computer systems to help prevent suicide after two cases where men took their own lives.