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HSJ LocalTroubled trust’s rating upgraded but remains in special measures
A troubled mental health trust’s quality rating has been upgraded from “inadequate” to “requires improvement” but it remains in special measures, inspectors have announced.
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CQC slams private provider for leadership and care quality
The firm which runs a mental health hospital at the centre of an abuse scandal has been criticised by regulators for its leadership, care quality and “high use of restraint and seclusion” across its sites.
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Regulator finds ‘challenging behaviour’ from trust’s senior staff
“Challenging behaviour” among senior clinicians and “disconnected” working between departments has been uncovered at a “special measures” trust at risk of losing some of its trainee doctors.
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‘Outstanding’ leadership trust names new chief exec
A hospital trust rated “outstanding” for leadership has appointed a new chief executive from a nearby provider.
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Staff allege ‘active deception of CQC’
Staff at a mental health provider complained about a “cover up culture” where allegations of poor care and abusive behaviour were concealed by falsifying records, a new report reveals.
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Revealed: 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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Tech chiefs pledge £40m to end staff’s ‘ridiculous’ login problems
NHSX will spend £40m on improving login times for staff across the health service, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.
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Stevens leads NHS new year’s honours
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has been knighted in the 2020 new year’s honours list.
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HSJ’s 10 most read mental health stories of 2019
As we get ready to say goodbye to 2019, HSJ takes a look back at the 10 most read mental health stories of the year.
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Special measures trust at risk of losing trainees
A special measures trust is at risk of losing its trainee doctors in acute medical services in January due to gaps in its workforce.
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CQC lifts conditions on hospital after refurbishment work
Conditions imposed on a teaching hospital’s operating theatres because of major infection risks have been lifted following refurbishment work.
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Major teaching trust lifted out of special measures
The Care Quality Commission has recommended a major teaching hospital trust, which once faced losing its heart surgery service following significant discord among its staff, be taken out of special measures.
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It’s a bad autumn for the waiting list as admissions falter
When the NHS keeps up with demand, the waiting list shrinks in the autumn. It isn’t shrinking, notes Rob Findlay
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Merger trusts appoint future CEO
Two mental health trusts which are set to merge next year have appointed their future chief executive.
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HSJ Local
‘Improvement board’ created for ‘inadequate’ secure hospital
A mental health trust has established a dedicated improvement board to try to “deal with cultural issues” at the “inadequate”-rated high-secure hospital which it runs.
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Exclusive: New action over safety concerns at Shropshire hospitals
Inspectors have taken fresh urgent action at a severely troubled hospital trust, citing major concerns about treatment of mental health patients in its emergency department, HSJ can reveal.
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Hospital trust criticised for ‘intolerable’ waits and failure to learn from deaths
An independent review into mortality has exposed serious workforce problems and a failure to learn from deaths at a hospital trust.
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Inquiry ordered after early release of patient who later killed his father
A private healthcare operator has promised to cooperate with an inquiry after a patient who went on to kill his father was released from a secure ward a month early.
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HSJ Local
Mental health trusts to share chair
Two mental health trusts in the East Midlands will share a joint chair from next year.
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HSJ Local
Hospital group trust rated ‘outstanding’
A trust has become the only acute provider in its region rated “outstanding” overall by the Care Quality Commission.
