All Mental health articles – Page 89
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NewsExclusive: Trusts fail to report hundreds of mental health patient deaths to coroners
Discrepancies in official data examined by HSJ suggest more than 700 deaths of patients detained under the Mental Health Act were not reported to coroners between 2011 and 2014 All deaths in state detention should be reported to the CQC and examined by a coroner DH could not rule ...
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HSJ LocalRehabilitation at heart of new London mental health care model
South London Partnership outlines key plans for low and medium secure adult mental health pilot Plans include improving step-down, rehabilitation and community services, and integration with housing and welfare providers One of six sites to be chosen to receive devolved commissioning budgets to develop new mental health care models ...
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HSJ LocalMental health trusts lay out plans for new commissioning powers
Oxford and Thames Valley outlines new care model for low and medium secure adult mental health services Consortium aims to take control of £80m-90m budget from NHS England to run services across five STP and 23 CCG areas Slice of £1.8m NHS England pilot investment to be used to ...
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HSJ LocalCash-strapped council plans funding cuts to joint NHS discharge project
Northamptonshire County Council looks to axe £650,000 from joint NHS discharge project Council also plans £4m of cuts to adult social care and a review of menta health services for children Cabinet papers reveal Treasury advised “self-help” under the government’s austerity drive A county council struggling to make ...
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NewsTracking money 'acid test' for £4bn mental health plans, says Confed chief
Guaranteeing promised funds reach frontline services will be the “acid test” for NHS England’s mental health plans, a senior health leader has said.
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CommentWe need to live the values that Kate Granger inspired
Kate Granger’s legacy is a global brand - the task for the NHS now is to unite and change our culture for the better
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HSJ LocalProvider chosen to take over unsustainable mental health trust
Greater Manchester West Mental Health FT named as preferred acquirer of Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust Pennine Care Foundation Trust had also bid MMHSC admitted in 2014 was no longer sustainable as a standalone organisation NHS Improvement says there will be no changes to service delivery during ...
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HSJ LocalYorkshire FT names new chief executive
STRUCTURE: A Yorkshire mental health trust has appointed Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust’s director of quality and nursing as its new chief executive.
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HSJ KnowledgeCourage and wellbeing for a life beyond mental illness
Social inclusion is vital to recovery in mental health but is overlooked in practice. The SHARP project in south London addressed this shortfall so successfully that it has outgrown its pilot status
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NewsControversial Ofsted style CCG ratings delayed
Publication of Ofsted style ratings of CCG performance in six clinical priority areas delayed Plans to use outstanding to inadequate scale dropped in favour of less definitive labels, HSJ understands NHS England says delay due to scheduling issues Publication of Ofsted style ratings ranking clinical commissioning groups’ performance ...
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CommentHunt's task is to focus on population health now
The headlines usually focus on deficiencies of NHS funding but Jeremy Hunt’s focus must equally be on the way we live
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HSJ LocalMidlands trusts set out on path to possible merger
Derbyshire Healthcare FT will not appoint a permanent chief executive or chair Talks underway with Derbyshire Community Health Services on closer working Changes follow sexual harassment scandal at Derbyshire Healthcare that led to senior resignations STRUCTURE: Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust has put on hold a decision to appoint ...
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catchup: CCG ratings and major investments in mental health
Your essential update on the week in health
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HSJ LocalChild mental health charity closes waiting list
MENTAL HEALTH: A lack of funding and surge in demand has forced a children’s mental health charity to close its waiting list.
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NewsHunt takes lead on mental health as part of DH shake up
Jeremy Hunt will take the lead on mental health issues in addition to overall health policy as part of the shake-up of Department of Health ministerial portfolios.
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NewsSix areas take on new mental health commissioning powers
Six areas chosen to take on new commissioning powers for tertiary mental health services Providers were invited to submit bids to NHS England by the middle of June A key aim of the pilot is to reduce the number of patients going to out of area beds Six ...
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NewsNearly £4bn pledged to mental health services
NHS England document outlines how £3.97bn will be invested in mental health by 2020-21 £1.8m pilot scheme for six regions to take on new commissioning powers for tertiary mental health services £12m in the next two years to expand services that make mental health assessments available to those arrested ...
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NewsHundreds left waiting for vital mental health assessments
Eight trusts in April failed to hit the new early intervention in psychosis standard of treating people within two weeks of being referred In England, two-thirds of patients began treatment within the new government target Out of 1,222 patients waiting to be assessed ahead of treatment, 770 had already ...
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NewsStephen Dalton to leave Mental Health Network
Stephen Dalton is stepping down from his role as chief executive of the Mental Health Network to focus on his role as interim head of the NHS Confederation.
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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 ...