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A mental health trust has been slammed for the way it handled the unlawful sacking of a psychiatrist with mental health problems.Northamptonshire Healthcare trust, which is applying for foundation trust status, has now offered an undisclosed sum to consultant Dr Anders Skarsten following the highly critical employment tribunal.In July an ...
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Mental Health Act self-assessment tool launched
The National Institute for Mental Health in England and the Care Services Improvement Partnership have launched a self-assessment implementation tool to help trusts adhere to and implement the 2007 Mental Health Act.
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BMA condemns random shortlisting of junior doctors
The British Medical Association has hit out at what it calls the 'outrageous suggestion' that junior doctors applying for jobs in England next year could be shortlisted randomly.
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Crisis teams cutting admissions, NAO report shows
A report by the National Audit Office has found that crisis resolution home treatment teams are having a 'positive impact' on local acute mental health services, providing an alternative to hospital admission for people experiencing a short-term mental health crisis.
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Thousands march in protest against nurse sacking
Thousands of NHS staff took to the streets of Manchester yesterday in protest against the sacking of a nurse who spoke out against the privatisation of services.
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BME mental health admission rates above average, study shows
A census of the ethnicity of inpatients in NHS mental health and learning disability services has shown that some black and minority ethnic groups are three times more likely than average to be admitted as inpatients.
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50,000 denied insulin pumps in the UK
The charity Diabetes UK is calling for more access to insulin pumps for people with diabetes as new research shows they are more effective in improving blood glucose control and reducing hypoglycaemic episodes than traditional insulin injections.
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Prescription charges cut in Scotland
From next April, prescription charges will be cut by 25 per cent to £5 inScotlandand abolished by 2011.Making the announcement yesterday, Scottish health minister Nicola Sturgeon said people with chronic and long-term conditions would benefit from a 50 per cent cut in the cost of prescription pre-payment certificates.
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Alzeimer's drugs appeal granted
The continuing row over funding for Alzheimer's drugs on the NHS is set to go to the Court of Appeal.
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NHS stop-smoking clinics are working, research shows
Research has shown that NHS stop-smoking clinics work, with figures highlighting particular progress in deprived areas.
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GP abortion trials begin
Trials have begun to test whether early abortions could be carried out safely in GP surgeries in England.
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In this week's HSJ
NewsThe government's focus on cutting waiting lists can lead to resources being drained away from treatments for those in the greatest medical need, academics have claimed.Advocacy services for mental health patients subject to community treatment orders are not expected to be introduced until six months after the orders are brought ...
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Doctors doubt intellect of managers
Clinicians regard NHS managers as committed and trying hard but 'poorly trained and not always of a high intellectual calibre', the Audit Commission has found.
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Home care push for cancer patients
Cancer patients will spend less time in hospital and more will be treated at home or by community services under a five-year vision to improve cancer care.
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Mental health advocacy services delayed six months
Advocacy services for mental health patients subject to community treatment orders are not expected to be introduced until six months after the orders are brought in.
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Monitor tracks Peterborough waiting time breaches
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals foundation trust has confirmed that it is being kept under close watch by Monitor.
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Report exposes failings of private mental healthcare
Commissioners have been urged to check the quality of private mental health providers, as figures reveal many are failing to meet national standards.
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Plunging waiting times reopen dispute over clinical benefits
The government's focus on cutting waiting lists can lead to resources being drained away from treatments for those in the greatest medical need, academics have claimed.This week the Healthcare Commission praised NHS organisations for 'genuinely dramatic' improvements in waiting times. But research from the Royal Society of Ophthalmologists has found ...
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Stroke victims will get immediate brain scan
Stroke victims will get a brain scan within an hour under a new 10-year government strategy to improve survival rates.
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Waiting times: early runners set to be first past 18-week post
The 13 'early achiever' trusts are on the final straight of the 18-week referral to treatment target, although some have yet to clear the last hurdle. Alison Moore reports on efforts to eliminate waiting list backlogs as the rest of the field looks on