All Mental health articles – Page 87
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NewsMidlands trust warned over 'unsafe' mental health wards
CQC finds some hospital wards run by Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust “did not provide a safe environment” Finds “high level of use” of face-down restraint despite CQC warnings from 2014 Trust says it has “moved very quickly” to address any risks posed to patients QUALITY: Eleven ...
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HSJ LocalCCGs halt service closure plan ahead of legal challenge
CCGs stop closure of several mental health services ahead of judicial review The closures will be examined as part of a wider consultation Cuts were confirmed in March amid protests from local campaigners MENTAL HEALTH: Commissioners in Greater Manchester have halted the closure of several mental health services, ...
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HSJ LocalSerious failings at Liverpool trust to be investigated further
Damning report detailed a catalogue of governance and care failings at Liverpool Community Health Trust between 2011 and 2014 Rosie Cooper MP calls for “independent investigation” into actions by the TDA, NHS England and CCGs Health minister Ben Gummer says NHS Improvement will be commissioned to undertake a review ...
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CommentBreathlessness campaign could make all the difference in early treatment
The “Be Clear on Cancer” brand is being extended to raise awareness of other diseases
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CommentWhy we still need clinical commissioners
The progress made by CCGs in engaging local clinicians could be lost if we fail to act upon the clinical voice
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CommentWe do have the best ever view of quality: this is what happens next
HSJ asked what the NHS will do with the huge amount of data it has on care quality - here’s the answer
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CommentGive providers what they want – for the sake of finances
Providers need four things from us if they are to win their financial battle
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HSJ KnowledgePatient Safety Awards 2016: Mental Health
Patient safety in mental healthPatient Safety Awards 2016, Mental Health winner: South West Zero Suicide Collaborative Winner: South West Zero Suicide Collaborative This collaborative is founded on the notions that every suicide is potentially preventable – but that no single agency can prevent suicide alone. Working ...
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SupplementsTime to nurture better mental healthcare services
More government funding promised to increase specialist mental healthcare for mothers in the perinatal period is just part of the action required
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HSJ LocalNew North East mental health inpatient unit approved
New three ward mental health unit to open at St Nicholas Hospital Older people’s services to be consolidated at the same site Services at Gateshead’s Tramwell Unit and Newcastle’s Hardian Clinic to close Plans expected to save £3m a year STRUCTURE: NHS leaders in the North East have ...
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HSJ LocalRegulators approve landmark trust merger
Regulators have approved the acquisition of England’s last standalone learning disability hospital trust, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalSouthern Health to be split up but chief executive stays on
Southern Health Foundation Trust’s learning disability services in Oxfordshire to transfer to Oxford Health Foundation Trust Interim chair Tim Smart says “other changes will occur” at troubled trust Chief executive Katrina Percy will stay on but her focus will switch from operational matters to strategy STRUCTURE: Southern Health ...
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CommentDoes integrating care require new workforce roles?
Integrated care requires skills and expertise that exist but are unequally distributed among the workforce
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CommentThe legacy of Mary Seacole
Coming after Brexit, a tribute to the pioneering black nurse should offer inspiration in the ongoing battles against racism
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HSJ LocalMidlands chief to lead neighbouring mental health trust
STRUCTURE: The chief executive of a major community services trust is to take on the same role at a neighbouring mental health provider, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS England directors warn STPs neglecting mental health could be rejected
Two of NHS England’s national directors have insisted sustainability and transformation plans should be rejected if they cannot show how they would improve mental health services.
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HSJ LocalSouthern Health admits 'unlawful acts' in relation to Sparrowhawk death
Southern Health Foundation Trust formally accepts responsibility for death of Connor Sparrowhawk Mr Sparrowhawk, who had epilepsy, drowned in a bath following a seizure while in the care of Southern Health The trust admits it caused his death, was negligent and violated Mr Sparrowhawk and his family’s human rights ...
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CommentTaking mental health a step beyond primary care
A new mental health service delivers integrated care to complex patients who have not historically been well served
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HSJ KnowledgeA meeting of minds at the 2016 Healthcare Case Study Challenge
The annual gathering of MBA students to devise healthcare solutions this year tackled dementia - find out who won…
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HSJ LocalLondon trust to build two mental health hospitals
CAPITAL PROJECTS: South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust has fired the starting gun on the construction of two mental health hospitals.