All Mental health articles – Page 43
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HSJ LocalMerging trusts target £20m annual savings
NHS chiefs in Somerset say a merger between the county’s main acute and community and mental health trusts will deliver annual recurrent savings of nearly £20m.
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NewsTrusts defy demand for £168 TV licence for each ward
Two NHS trusts are defying a private company which is approaching NHS organisations asking them to buy an additional fee to use TVs on wards.
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CommentWhat about the patient?: Alyson McGregor
This week: Alyson McGregor, national director, Altogether Better
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HSJ LocalRevealed: Takeover will create largest mental health trust
A mental health trust in the north west is set to become the largest in England through the acquisition of a neighbouring provider.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Why politicians should focus on workforce, not privatisation
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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Mental health trust of the year proves small is beautiful
One of the smallest provider organisations in the NHS has won the mental health provider category at this year’s awards.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2019: Mental health innovation of the year
WINNER: City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group, East London Foundation Trust, City and Hackney GP Confederation, Core Sport and Clinical Effectiveness Group – An Alliance Model for Primary Care SMI Physical Health
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2019: Mental health provider of the year
WINNER: Humber Teaching Foundation Trust
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2019: Acute or specialist service redesign initiative – London and the South
WINNER: Hertfordshire Partnership University Foundation Trust – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, Home Treatment Team
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CommentSending mental health patients out of area is counterproductive
Professor Wendy Burn on ensuring that patients can get the care they need in local facilities
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NewsNurse sacked because of past whistleblowing activity
A large mental health provider unfairly dismissed a nurse with a record of whistleblowing because it feared he was seeking to highlight care failures, a tribunal has ruled.
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NewsNHSE to investigate ‘back of a fag packet’ procurement
NHS England has agreed to investigate concerns raised by an MP about a clinical commissioning group’s procurement of children’s autism services following a request from the health and social care secretary.
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Expert BriefingDHSC orders reviews for autism and LD inpatients
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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Expert BriefingElection pledges could target left-behind STPs
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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NewsCQC needs ‘urgent reform’ to protect patients from abuse
The Care Quality Commission’s ability to protect patients against human rights abuses is “impaired” and needs urgent reform, according to a Parliamentary report.
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NewsTrusts face mandatory estates safety checks
Trusts will be forced to demonstrate the safety and efficiency of their estates and facilities services under new plans drawn up by NHS England and Improvement.
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NewsEx-DH boss declares ‘scandal’ in mental healthcare
A shortage of beds for mental health patients – leaving them waiting in emergency departments for more than 12 hours – is a national “scandal”, according to one of the NHS’ most senior and experienced leaders.
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NewsPrivate hospital used for overflow beds rated “inadequate”
A private mental health hospital, used by NHS trusts when there are no available beds, has been rated “inadequate” and put into special measures by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsNational sharing of patient records enabled in first-of-kind initiative
Paramedics will be able to access the records of mental health service users for the first time as part of a wider scheme that aims to allow clinicians to share care records across the country.