All Mental health articles – Page 95
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HSJ LocalEssex merger candidate faces £126m income drop
South Essex Partnership University FT could see income fall below £200m within four years, review says Forecast drop would be the result of losing existing contracts up for renewal in coming years The trust is in merger talks but says it will not make a decision until late 2016 ...
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NewsNHS has problem hearing families' voices, says Stevens
Reforming care for people with learning disabilities is “unfinished business”, says Stevens NHS at a “cultural turning point” in the way it deals with families when “things go wrong” NHS England chief defends commissioning function over Southern Health The NHS is at a “cultural turning point” at which ...
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CommentIs Southern Health a one-off? Ministers have no way of knowing
The leaked Southern Health review exposed a gap of knowledge about quality of care. Shaun Lintern asks whether the problem is limited to only one trust
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HSJ LocalPrivate mental health hospital put in special measures
Harriet Tubman House is first private mental health hospital to go into special measures CQC found patients who were not detained under the Mental Health Act were not allowed to leave the facility when they wanted Staff had not received training on restraint PERFORMANCE: A private mental health ...
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CommentMove patient and public involvement from the margins to the mainstream
The benefits of improved engagement in healthcare
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NewsContested report raises serious concerns over Southern Health deaths
Leaked report criticises leadership of Southern Health over deaths investigations A report by an academic, for the FT, says there are serious statistical faults with Mazars report Follows death of 18-year-old when a patient of Southern Health Critical findings in an NHS England-commissioned report into deaths among patients ...
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CommentVanguards in action
The key to success of the new care models is strong partnerships involving health, social care and others
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SupplementsHow to spot a good app
Tricky but essential - the job of evaluating the many health apps on the market
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CommentThe £3.8bn must be used for transforming the NHS, not plugging holes
Frontloading of funding is welcome, but there are questions hanging over how we meet the strategic vision set out in the Five Year Forward View
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CommentHard-nosed healthcare has taken a hit
Turning the NHS into a reactive, crisis-driven service will store up massive problems for the future
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CommentJeremy Taylor: Mobilising volunteers to help patients
Mobilising volunteers to support patients will become easy if we leverage people’s innate desire to help others, writes Jeremy Taylor
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HSJ KnowledgeShared Lives – empowering people to lead healthy lives
The power of mobilising people to improve health and care
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NewsExclusive: NHS England considering cuts to national clinical directors
NHS England is considering cutting the number of national clinical directors, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentThe worrying truth about mental health services
Lack of money is frequently highlighted as a key barrier to providing high quality care in mental health
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NewsRollout of shared care records can cut DTOCs, commission says
Commission calls for the DH to assess the cost of national living wage for social care sector There is an “urgent need” for delayed transfer definitions for mental health Payment mechanisms should be “coordinated” and block contract payments should be dropped Delayed transfers of care can be avoided ...
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CommentWhy recovery in mental health is so important
Helping people with serious mental health problems back to leading normal lives is possible and crucial, says Lisa Rodrigues
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HSJ LocalCalderstones chief: brand was tarnished but we're not like Winterbourne View
INTERVIEW: The Calderstones Hospital ‘brand’ was so damaged that its closure became inevitable, its chief executive has conceded.
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CommentMental health taskforce: why we must manage our expectations to protect our wellbeing
Managing expectations to protect our wellbeing
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NewsNHS England to review staff training after mental health homicides
NHS England is reviewing the quality of training for staff who assess the root causes of homicides by mental health patients.
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NewsExclusive: Majority of A&E departments fail liaison psychiatry standards
Almost three-quarters of England’s liaison psychiatry services in hospital emergency departments are rated substandard, HSJ has learned.