All Mental health articles – Page 84
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NewsNHS England pledges to increase child mental health beds
NHS England will fund 150-180 new child and adolescent mental health inpatient beds by 2019 The announcement forms part of the forward view delivery plan published today The new beds will be used to reduce out of area placements for young people Global digital exemplars in mental health revealed ...
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HSJ LocalTrust bosses criticise NHS England over hospital closure
A mental health trust has criticised NHS England’s decision to press ahead with the full closure of a learning disabilities hospital in Lancashire.
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HSJ LocalOutstanding FT sets up subsidiary firm to save at least £3m
A mental health trust rated outstanding is setting up a subsidiary company that it hopes will make £3m of recurring back-office savings a year by 2018-19.
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HSJ LocalFour non-executive directors resign at troubled trust
Four non-executive directors at Southern Health Foundation Trust have resigned after a review by the trust’s latest interim chair.
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NewsExclusive: Full £800m NHS 'priorities' fund to offset trust deficits
Contingency fund held back from CCGs will be used to offset financial deficits among NHS trusts. Simon Stevens said the money would otherwise have been available for mental health, community and primary care services The fund was created after Department of Health breached spending limit in 2015-16 About ...
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NewsLatest safe staffing guidance unveiled
Mental health providers told to carry out evidence based strategic staffing reviews New guidance follows suspension of NICE safe staffing work in 2015 Document says professional judgement alone cannot be relied on to set staffing levels Mental health trusts must carry out evidence based reviews of staffing levels ...
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NewsExclusive: Warning over 'neglected' elderly mental health services
New royal college president elect vows to address neglected mental health services for older people Wendy Burn takes over as president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in June The president elect of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has warned mental health services for older people are being ...
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NewsMapped: The areas failing to increase mental health spending
Data analysed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, shared with HSJ, shows that mental health funding has dropped in four STP footprints as a proportion of the total allocations given to the CCGs in each patch between 2015-16 and 2016-17.
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NewsExclusive: Where mental health spending misses national target
Four sustainability and transformation plan regions have failed to raise mental health spending as mandated by national leaders, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsAlmost half of NHS staff say wards are understaffed
Almost half of NHS staff say there are not enough staff at their trust to do their job Midwives, consultants and nurses complain of staff shortages in latest survery Best performing acute trust on this measure was Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh FT Almost half of NHS staff say ...
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NewsNHS staff survey: Best and worst performing trusts
The annual NHS survey has shown staff continue to believe the care their trusts provide is safe, with 69 per cent saying they would recommend care at their organisation to a friend or relative.
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NewsCQC brings first ever prosecution of NHS trust over safety
Southern Health is being prosecuted by the CQC after a patient sustained serious injuries falling from a roof Prosecution will be the first time the CQC has used its regulatory powers to pursue a criminal case against an NHS trust In April 2016, the CQC said that the trust ...
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HSJ LocalMerger trusts set course for 'significant' service changes
Essex mental health trusts plan huge shake-up if merger goes ahead First year would focus on governance changes and back office cuts Trusts hope new clinical model could be in place in April 2018 Two Essex mental health trusts set to merge in April are planning a “significant” ...
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Pay gap between medical and nursing directors widens at largest trusts
Medical directors at largest acute trusts in line to receive a median salary over a quarter higher than those at the smallest Median pay differential between nursing directors even higher at 39 per cent between the largest and smallest acute providers Medium sized mental health trusts expected to offer ...
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News£190k salaries for leading trust operating officers and finance directors
70 percent salary discrepancy expected between the chief operating officers of the largest and smallest acute trusts Of all acute trust leadership roles, COOs are expected to see the biggest pay differentials between different sized acute providers Finance directors also expected to see a 25 per cent salary difference ...
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CommentThe safety branch should also investigate staff harm
Narinder Kapur suggests that the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch also examine 10 cases a year of death or serious harm to staff arising from workplace issues
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NewsExclusive: Trusts given stricter instructions on reviewing patient deaths
Joint letter to trusts sets outs major reforms in how trusts review deaths All deaths where concerns are raised by family or staff must be reviewed Changes follow the CQC’s review of investigation of deaths in 2016 Every NHS trust will be required to review all patient deaths ...
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HSJ PartnersNew guidance on police support for incidents on mental health wards
The memorandum of unerstanding will aim to clarify when the police might take the lead and when they ought to hand management over to care staff
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NewsExclusive: Trust chiefs must sign off CCG mental health spending
Mental health trust leaders must sign off their commissioners’ spending plans, NHS England says Letter to chief executives stresses national and political focus on mental health Mental health trust leaders must sign off their commissioners’ spending for the sector under radical new plans to make sure cash is ...
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NewsExclusive: Huge expansion of scheme to cut NHS variation
Getting It Right First Time programme to reduce unwarranted variation in the NHS grows New specialities include acute and emergency medicine, cardiology, intensive care and mental health Clinical leads announced for 12 specialities currently in progress The Getting It Right First Time programme, designed to reduce unwarranted variation ...