All Mental health articles – Page 40
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HSJ PartnersCracking covid: free digital bank and isolation tracker for all NHS trusts
As one of the largest providers of workforce solutions to the NHS with almost 20 years’ experience, ID Medical supplies the NHS with over 8 million staffing hours per year. Together with our technology partners Clarity Skillstream, we’ve been helping trusts and health boards across the UK make huge savings ...
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NewsTrust to open new hospital ahead of schedule
A mental health trust is opening a new £40m hospital today, a week ahead of schedule.
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NewsNHS told to expect ‘huge number’ of legal challenges after pandemic
The NHS should expect a “huge number” of legal challenges relating to decisions made during the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare lawyers have warned.
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News‘Unprecedented’ plan to prevent suicides during covid-19 crisis
An “unprecedented” national suicide prevention plan has been launched by a government advisory group amid concerns suicides could increase during the covid-19 pandemic, HSJ can reveal.
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News‘Yet another failure’ on flagship programme for learning disabilities
New data has revealed “yet another failure” to adequately reduce the number of people with learning disabilities living in “modern day asylums”.
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NewsDigital appointments could be ‘storing up problems for the future’
Digital GP appointments could make it “difficult” for doctors to diagnose and manage patients’ mental health problems during the coronavirus pandemic, the chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners has warned.
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Expert BriefingStand by staff if they refuse treatment
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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Expert BriefingLooking at a lost year
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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HSJ InteractiveEmbedding staff engagement with co-production and communication
A pragmatic and practical programme with tangible benefits, Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust’s “Let’s Talk” initiative won the 2019 HSJ award for staff engagement, writes Alison Moore
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NewsThree day window for expanded staff coronavirus tests
Coronavirus testing is to be rolled out to a wider group of NHS staff and their households, as long as the onset of covid-19 symptoms took place within the previous three days.
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NewsTrusts told not to ban all hospital visits
The NHS has told trusts it should allow some hospital visits in response to concerns that too many were opposing ‘unfair’ outright bans.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Schrodinger’s Virus
Andy Cowper on how real problems persist with the availability of PPE supply
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NewsMajor drop off in referrals to children’s mental health services
Children’s mental health services accross England have seen a huge drop off in referrals amid the coronavirus crisis, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ PartnersProtecting mental health during covid-19
Written by All NHS staff can now access free apps to cope with insomnia and anxiety as part of a nationwide effort to support the mental health of the national health service workforce during the covid-19 pandemic. NHS England has announced a national mental ...
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HSJ PartnersOnline training courses to prevent the spread of covid-19
Courses and resources targeted at anyone seeking to prevent the spread of infection
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HSJ LocalFifth of trust’s medical workforce absent amid covid-19 pandemic
Covid-19 related absence rates for medics at a community and mental health trust have risen to nearly 20 per cent in the last three weeks, new figures have revealed.
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HSJ AwardsCreating carers champions at board and grassroots level
West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, winners of the System Led Support for Carers category at the 2019 HSJ Awards, spearheaded an initiative to identify and provide support to unpaid carers across West Yorkshire and Harrogate, reports Alison Moore
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Staffing The Nightingale
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsTrust upgraded from ‘good’ to ‘outstanding’
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust has been upgraded to “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission following an inspection.
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NewsGovernment buys 3.5m tests and promises staff checks ‘online soon’
The government has bought 3.5 million coronavirus antibody tests — with more widespread testing of NHS workers coming “online soon”, the health secretary has said.