All Mental health articles – Page 59
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CommentMental health: Commitments are welcome but it’s time to see improvement
A comprehensive, cross-government strategy is also needed to complement the NHS plan to tackle issues which have an enormous impact on the day-to-day experiences of people with mental health problems, writes Paul Farmer.
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HSJ LocalClearing ADHD caseload could take 5 years, CCG warns
A CCG has warned it could take five years to return attention deficit hyperactivity disorder assessment wait times to “acceptable levels”.
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NewsAcute trusts to benefit most from new tariff
Changes to the tariff this year would increase revenue for 137 NHS providers and reduce it for 47 compared to 2018-19 prices, according to consultation documents released by regulators.
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CommentLocal organisations can help implement the long-term plan
Alex Lohman explains how local healthcare organisations and charities with expertise in managing specific health conditions – like sight loss and how to avoid it – can help meet the goals of the long-term plan
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CommentPaediatric services must treat the "whole child"
Jane Elfer notes that to realise the long-term plan’s ambition of integrating care, paediatric services must be able to support childrens’ mental as well as physical health needs
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NewsCouncil drops CCG from joint commissioning deal
A county council has withdrawn from an agreement in which the NHS commissioned some child mental health services on its behalf, over concerns the expected outcomes were not being achieved.
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HSJ LocalChief exec of top mental health trust retiring
The chief executive of one of England’s top mental health trusts is retiring this summer.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Filling the clinical waste void
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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NewsInequalities shift 'needs political and societal intervention'
Historically ingrained health inequalities in England won’t be reversed by measures in the long-term plan, which require bigger “political and societal” interventions, according to a public health expert whose work contributed to the plan.
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HSJ LocalCouncil ceases NHS-provided smoking cessation service
The third largest London borough will discontinue its NHS-provided stop smoking service to save money.
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NewsCCGs reveal large backlogs of death reviews
NHS England has been urged to dramatically increase its funding for reviews of learning disability deaths, as clinical commissioning groups have revealed large backlogs with their investigations
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NewsMental health trust chief retires
The chief executive of a mental health trust in the South West has announced her retirement after 13 years at the trust.
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CommentWill the NHS long-term plan actually change health inequalities for BAME communities?
Dr Melrose Stewart writes that the NHS long-term plan is far from revolutionary when it comes to addressing healthcare inequalities
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NewsTrust must pay out after losing trademark court battle
One of the country’s biggest mental health trusts faces paying tens of thousands of pounds in legal costs after losing a court battle over the name of one of its services.
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CommentThe NHS as an anchor – taking forward the long term plan
There are huge opportunities to build on the aims set in the long-term plan to help maximise the role of the NHS as an anchor in its local communities by leveraging on it as an employer, procurer, purchaser and also a mode of social change. By Sarah Reed and Dominique ...
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CommentThe long-term plan's ambitions are credible and deliverable
There are many reasons to be cautious about whether the long-term plan can be delivered but there is hope that the NHS can rise to the challenge it has been set, writes Chris Ham
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Assessing the long-term plan
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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CommentWelcome first steps to recovery but long road ahead
Chris Hopson discusses the recently released 2019-20 planning guidance, which aims to help providers start recovering their financial performance
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: A big waiting list reveal
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsCCG allocations revealed: The winners and losers
New funding allocations which favour areas of extreme deprivation will see some clinical commissioning groups receive cash growth of up to 15 per cent next year, with others receiving increases of less than 5 per cent.