All articles by Annabelle Collins – Page 6
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NewsNational director: More money required to tackle ‘significant waits’
NHS England’s national director of learning disability and autism services has said more money is needed to tackle “significant” autism assessment waits.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: ICB chiefs jump ship
Two more integrated care board chief executives have resigned this week, the latest in a string of departures as their role undergoes major change.
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NewsMinisters need a mental health plan, says outgoing NHSE director
Mental health and learning disability services are not being paid enough “strategic attention” by ministers, a departing NHS England board member and former nursing leader has told HSJ.
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NewsSeventh ICB chief steps down in string of departures
An integrated care board CEO has announced he will leave this autumn, becoming the seventh in a string of departures from ICBs which are not clustering or merging.
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NewsExclusive: NHSE director resigns, claiming politicians wanted ‘change at the top’
Claire Murdoch, NHS England’s national mental health director for the last nine years, has today resigned “with immediate effect”.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: How to win the (NHS) league
The HSJ Health Check podcast returns this week, just as NHS England unveils new performance rankings for every trust in England.
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News‘Concerning’ discrepancies in avoidable deaths revealed
People with a learning disability from a non-white background are more likely to die from avoidable causes, a new report has found.
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NewsGap in crisis services risks future deaths
Only 10 integrated care boards have set up a mental health crisis text service, leaving a “gap” in service provision that could risk future deaths, a coroner has warned.
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NewsNew CEO for trust with high staff satisfaction
An acute trust in the East Midlands has appointed a new chief executive following a “highly competitive” recruitment campaign.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Deficits are cancelled
This week, we cover what is happening with the more than £2bn that NHS England wants to take off overspending trusts.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Mackey vs the BMA
This week the HSJ team looks at the upcoming resident doctors’ strike, plus how satisfied the public is with primary care.
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NewsChair departs ICB ahead of clustering arrangements
The chair of an integrated care board has announced his decision to stand down as it prepares to ‘cluster’ with a neighbour.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Out of sight, out of mind
HSJ’s briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by senior correspondent Annabelle Collins — contact me in confidence.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Spending too much on safety
This week Penny Dash’s long-awaited review into safety and quality put cost-effectiveness at the heart of implementing future recommendations from reviews and inquiries.
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News90,000 three-year waiters revealed in unpublished data
The huge numbers of very long waits for NHS mental health care have been exposed in new data – revealing figures much larger than those waiting for physical health treatment.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: A profound disappointment
In the wake of yesterday’s 10-Year Health Plan, Alastair McLellan and Dave West cover what really matters in the 150-page document – and HSJ’s editor argues it disappoints on key tests.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: NHS England’s hard line on AI
This week, we cover concerns about the safety of certain AI technology used in the NHS, as NHS England tries to exert order over a chaotic market.
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NewsICB chief quits ahead of expected merger
The chief executive of a large integrated care board is stepping down ahead of a widely anticipated merger with its neighbour.
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NewsExclusive: Deaths linked to new crisis care policy
Coroners have issued multiple warnings about deaths linked to police refusing to respond to people in mental health crisis, prompting fresh concerns about “gaps in support”.
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NewsManage ADHD like diabetes, says NHSE taskforce
An inability to access NHS attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) services has resulted in a “significant growth” in the use of unregulated private providers, according to a report from a national taskforce.