All Mental health articles – Page 74
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CommentIntegrate psychiatry into general medical care
In light of the incident of a patient with schizophrenia killing two fellow patients, Michael Sharpe asks for greater integration between mental and physical healthcare
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HSJ LocalRevealed: Acute and mental health trusts plan landmark merger
Two trusts have begun planning a merger to bring together acute, community, and mental health services into a single trust, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHS England extends screening for mental health problems
NHS staff will be expected to screen every patient with a long term physical condition for mental health problems, under new guidance from national leaders.
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HSJ LocalHundreds of children waiting years for ADHD assessments
Up to 800 children have been waiting nearly two years for assessments for autistic spectrum conditions and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Kent, it has emerged.
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Expert BriefingRisk Register: The CQC should remain separate from the NHS
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus our take on the most important under the radar stories. This week’s briefing is by bureau chief David Williams and senior correspondent Shaun Lintern.
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NewsNHS England given deadline for fatal hospital attack inquiry
A coroner has given NHS England less than three months to complete an investigation into a fatal attack on two hospital patients amid confusion of the investigation’s status, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalTop CCG lead named as chief executive of inadequate trust
Inadequate rated Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust has appointed local commissioning heavy hitter Antek Lejk as its new chief executive.
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NewsThree women lead the HSJ top 50 trust chief executives
Three female CEOs lead this year’s HSJ top 50 trust chief executives, while some big acute bosses slip down or out of the rankings.
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HSJ LocalFamily of hospital attacker reveals 'dispute' over NHS England investigation
The stepdaughter of a man who attacked and killed two patients on a hospital ward was told the national review of the incident was held up by a “dispute” over its terms of reference.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Partnership Awards 2018 - Best Provider of Healthcare Analytics
WINNER: Carnall Farrar: Evidence based analytics to improve mental health
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Partnership Awards 2018: Consultancy of the Year
Winner: Carnall Farrar: Whole system change across the Devon STP
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Partnership Awards 2018: Best Clinical Support Service
Winner: Urgo Medical Ltd: Urgo Clinical Pathway Support Service
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NewsExclusive: New demand on government for easier overseas recruitment
Mental health leaders have urged the government to add child and adolescent psychiatrists to its shortage occupation list to make it easier to hire them from overseas, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalCQC praises rapid turnaround of 'inadequate' service
A children’s mental health service previously rated inadequate has been turned around in less than year with the Care Quality Commission now judging it as good.
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NewsSpeed up mental health improvement, warns report ordered by PM
Promised commitments to improve children and young people’s mental health services must be delivered more quickly or patients will suffer “unnecessary distress”, a report ordered by Theresa May has warned.
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NewsCCGs drop children's mental health restriction after national 'advice'
Commissioners have backtracked on decisions not to accept out of area children who are in care of its under pressure mental health service.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: NHS England unhappy with tanks on its lawn
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsDozens of violent incidents on hospital ward before fatal attack
The hospital ward where two elderly patients were attacked and fatally injured by a fellow patient was the scene of dozens of violent incidents before the attack, a report leaked to HSJ reveals.
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HSJ LocalTrust apologises after fatal ward attack on patients
Two NHS trusts have accepted failings which contributed to the killing of two patients on a hospital medical ward in 2015, and set out the actions they have taken since.
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NewsExclusive: Two patients attacked and killed on acute hospital ward
An NHS trust has been accused of a “cover up” over the killing of two patients in an attack on a hospital ward by a patient with paranoid schizophrenia, and whose antipsychotic medication had been stopped despite warnings.