Nicholson: 'more' community focused care required
Care for older people needs a fundamental shift towards caring for them in the community rather than hospitals that are “very bad places”, the chief executive of the NHS Commissioning Board has said.
NHS austerity drives income fall for private mental health hospitals
The income of privately-run mental health hospitals fell by 3.3 per cent in 2011, driven by the start of the NHS’s unprecedented savings drive, according to a new report by market analysts Laing & Buisson.
MPs call for urgent 'overhaul' of CQC governance
The chair of the health select committee has described it as “extraordinary” the Care Quality Commission is still not clear about its core purpose, five years after it was set up.
Stress levels on the rise in Britain
New research has revealed nearly a quarter of all adults in Britain feel stressed on a daily basis and another quarter experience such feelings every few days.
Joblessness affects young people's mental health, says study
More than one in four young people in work admits to feeling down or depressed “always” or “often”, with this figure rising to nearly half amongst their unemployed peers, according to research released by a youth charity.
'Inherent conflict of interest' in specialised services commissioning
The small number of clinicians involved in providing some specialised services can lead to a conflict of interest, a patient group has warned.
Foundation trusts still lagging on savings targets in Q2
Regulator Monitor today urged foundation trusts to plan “sooner and more effectively” for future financial pressures, as its latest quarterly report showed the sector had made little progress in closing the gap between planned and actual savings.
Minister casts doubt on use of tariff across mental health
Funding for mental health services needs to change to remove an “institutional bias” in the NHS, health minister Norman Lamb has told HSJ.
Schizophrenia report demands better care
Significant improvements in care are needed if the lives of schizophrenia sufferers are to get better, according to the first national audit for people with the severe mental illness.
Lamb: Learning disability hospitals should be 'throttled'
Alternative facilities should be commissioned for the majority of people with learning disabilities or autism who live in larger inpatient hospitals, the care services minister has said.
Psychological therapy success leads to rising waits
The government’s flagship programme to boost access to psychological therapies has been hailed a success but there are warnings it faces significant challenges ahead.
Exclusive: 'Rapid reduction' in hospital care planned following Winterbourne View
The treatment of all people with learning disabilities or autism receiving inpatient care is to be reviewed, ahead of a drive to rapidly reduce hospital placements and increase community provision.
Michael White: some notes on some scandals
Care scandals must not always leave the buck with hard-pressed staff
Readers' letters - 6 December 2012
Support for Jeremy Hunt’s “technology revolution”, and an assertion that NHS providers are better placed than independent ones to provide integrated secure services
Sally Gainsbury: calculating the cost of mental health
The answer is £334, not 42, according to new reference costs
Michael White: MPs anxious to right a wrong
Ed Miliband made a rare leader’s speech on mental health
For the good of the nation
How to make the implementation of mental health policies in the workplace sustainable?
The long term care conundrum
Demand continues to rise so where does the accountability lie, asks Noel Plumridge
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.
