Exclusive: NHS England could 'ratchet up' financial pressure on private mental health providers, analysts warn
Private mental health providers could see pressure on their profit margins “ratcheted up” by the centralisation of secure and specialised mental healthcare commissioning in the hands of NHS England, according to a new report by market analysts Laing and Buisson.
Mental health trust admits it is unable to win FT status alone
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust has become the latest NHS provider to admit it will not be able to win foundation trust status independently.
Lamb: 'No parity' in mental health services
The lack of equality in emergency hospital services for mental health patients needs to be addressed, health minister Norman Lamb has said.
Analysed: Oxfordshire's 'outcomes-based commissioning'
Will Oxfordshire’s new approach transform services?
Savile review seeks NHS staff views on celebrity fundraisers
The barrister overseeing the reviews of Jimmy Savile’s involvement with the NHS is seeking evidence from staff on celebrity association with organisations.
Exclusive: CQC reveals overhaul of inspection regime
The Care Quality Commission is about to launch a massive overhaul of its inspection regime which could see the best hospitals go five years without an inspection and the worst face intense scrutiny, HSJ can reveal.
No criminal offences following Kent neuro investigation
PERFORMANCE: Kent police say no criminal offences took place at a hospital unit at the centre of an investigation into patient care.
CQC: NHS 'failing dementia patients'
The health and social care system is “struggling” to care properly for people with dementia, the health watchdog said.
South West Yorkshire trust opens new ward
STRUCTURE: A new ward has opened as part of a £12m redevelopment of a mental health secure unit in Wakefield. The new 15-bed Johnson ward is part of Newton Lodge, a medium secure unit which serves the wider Yorkshire and Humber area as well as people from the South West Yorkshie Partnership Foundation Trust’s catchment area. The unit will have a 10 bed acute female ward and five bed rehabilitation ward.
Manchester MH and social care trust praised by Stonewall
WORKFORCE: Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust has been named as the highest performing mental health trust in the North of England for its work on discrimination and creating an inclusive workplace.
EXCLUSIVE: NHS shake-up hampers oversight of serious incidents
Loss of staff has left primary care trusts struggling to review thousands of serious incidents
CCGs warned not to penalise mental health success
Clinical commissioning groups have been warned not to “reward failure” by siphoning money away from mental health services to support struggling acute trusts.
Readers' letters − 24 January 2013
This week’s letters include a call for a change in attitudes to mental health and responses to HSJ’s exclusive interview with Sir David Nicholson, as well as making the case for the use of nutritional supplements in care homes
Michael White: how former ministers keep busy
Paul Burstow wants the government to do more for carers
Improving the quality of dementia care
Better planning and a reduction in medication can improve quality of life and make savings
It's intensive, but is it for the best?
A trust examines the appropriateness of its mental health services
How to make modern dementia services
Daniel Harwood looks at how to develop a 21st century memory service
Mental health - a joint approach
Getting the most out of an area means working together for NHS North of Tyne
How patient perspectives can help improve service design
Patient opinions are a precious source of information. Natalie Cook and Keith Miller explain how to make listening to them a fundamental part of service design.
