North London NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2
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NewsTwo trusts to share chief executive
Two trusts in north London are set to share a chief executive.
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NewsTrust complains of ‘very harsh’ exclusion from national costing report
Fourteen trusts have had their financial data excluded from a national survey of spending due to accounting errors, in a process that one described as ‘very harsh’.
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NewsWomen in psychiatric unit ‘feared for sexual safety’
Women in a newly opened psychiatric intensive care unit had concerns for their sexual safety, a Care Quality Commission report has revealed.
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HSJ LocalCEO urges staff to come forward after anonymous racism allegations
A trust chief executive has called for staff to come forward with concerns after anonymous allegations were made about black workers being treated like a ‘second class’.
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NewsPatient restraint spikes as covid measures spark ‘frustration’
Several mental health trusts have reported spikes in incidents of physical restraint or seclusion on patients, driven by covid-19 restrictions, HSJ has learned.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts put on notice over risks to staff
NHS providers were given 40 official warnings because regulators believed they were failing to protect staff from violence, injury and hazardous substances in the past two years, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRevealed: Hundreds of sexual assaults each year on mixed-gender wards
Hundreds of sexual assaults are reported each year on mixed-sex mental health wards in England, HSJ can reveal, highlighting the urgent need for investment to improve facilities.
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NewsTwo-thirds of trusts failing to protect staff from violence
Around two-thirds of NHS providers were found to be breaking laws aimed at protecting staff from violence and aggression, when inspected by the Health and Safety Executive, information released to HSJ reveals.
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NewsTeaching hospital chair to also run neighbouring trust
The chair of one of England’s biggest teaching hospital trusts will also chair its smaller neighbour from next April.
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NewsNurse sacked because of past whistleblowing activity
A large mental health provider unfairly dismissed a nurse with a record of whistleblowing because it feared he was seeking to highlight care failures, a tribunal has ruled.
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NewsNHSE sets first targets to cut BME disciplinary cases
The first NHS targets for reducing the disproportionate share of black and minority ethnic staff being subject to disciplinary cases have been set by NHS England, which has also told trusts to reduce unnecessary disciplinary action overall.
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NewsExclusive: Hundreds of patients kept in ‘distressing’ dormitory-style wards
NHS England says the government should consider hundreds of mental health patients who are being treated in “distressing” dormitory-style wards when it determines future capital spending budgets.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2019: Specialist services award
Winner Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust and partners: Project Future A holistic wellbeing and mental health service is helping young men labelled as gang members or serious youth violence offenders in one of the most deprived areas of London. Project Future, based in Haringey, was developed by Barnet, ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2019: Mental health services award
Winner Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust and partners: Project Future A holistic wellbeing and mental health service is helping young men labelled as gang members or serious youth violence offenders in one of the most deprived areas of London. Project Future, based in Haringey, was developed by Barnet, ...
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HSJ LocalNeighbouring trusts enter into 'strategic alliance'
Two London trusts have entered into a “strategic alliance”, they announced this week.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: 'Closer working'
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsBest of 2018: HSJ's top mental health stories
As the year draws to an end, we look back on the 10 most-read stories from the mental health sector. These include the announcement of two trust chiefs stepping down and a merger to create the biggest mental health and community trust in the country being delayed
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NewsMajor hospital relocation plans get £100m boost
A major programme involving land sales and services moving site has come a step closer to completion after the government announced £100m for the projects.
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NewsRestraint 'culture' prompts investigatory pilot with 25 trusts
National improvement teams are set to visit 25 mental health trusts as part of a bid to prevent inappropriate physical restraint and other “restrictive practices”.