All Children's services articles – Page 35
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HSJ KnowledgeEnsuring the correct provision of mental health services for children
The change in legal requirements for health organisations providing mental health treatment to children means trusts and providers need to ensure they are meeting all statutory duties, write Rebecca Fitzpatrick and Andrew Keefe.
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Comment'Real change in public health will be made more difficult if service transfers are delayed'
The positive steps in transferring public health services to local control will be marred by the delay of children’s services until 2015 under recent government proposals. Graham Burgess argues the public health strategy needs more coherence if local commissioning plans are not to be undermined.
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NewsHeart services consultation receives large response
A national consultation about the future of children’s congenital heart services has received more than 75,000 responses.
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HSJ Local
South of Tyne awards contract for specialist services for young people
COMMERCIAL: NHS South of Tyne and Wear has awarded a contract for its specialist community child and adolescent mental health and learning disability service, following a consultation with children and families on how they would like to see services delivered.
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HSJ Local
East Lancashire children’s nurse selected for national ice hockey team
WORKFORCE: A Blackburn nurse has been selected to play ice hockey for England in Canada.
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HSJ Local
Southampton trust looks to expand paediatric services
STRUCTURE: Providers and commissioners are supporting Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust to expand its paediatric services.
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HSJ Local
Coventry nurses develop care pathway for learning disabilities
WORKFORCE: Community nurses in Coventry have developed a care pathway for older children with learning disabilities to aid their transition into adult services.
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HSJ Local
Royal Surrey County launches review into epilepsy care concerns
PERFORMANCE: The trust began a patient case notes review last month, after concerns were raised about the medical practice of one of its doctors.
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NewsMaternity units 'struggling' with rising birth rates
Rising birth rates are causing maternity units to struggle with the demand, according to a new report.
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HSJ Local
Sussex aims to recruit 150 extra health visitors
WORKFORCE: As part of the national health visitor strategy, the NHS in Sussex has launched a recruitment drive for new health visitors.
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HSJ Local
Child dies in care of Cornwall Partnership
PERFORMANCE: Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust has been issued with a performance notice in relation to the death of a child in its short break service.
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HSJ KnowledgeSafeguarding: protecting the almost adult
PCTs must review their processes around safeguarding - particularly for patients in their late teens - say Stephen Cox and John Holden
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HSJ Local
MPs urged to step in over children's heart unit closure
Plans to close a children’s heart surgery unit must be looked at by MPs, a charity has urged.
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HSJ Local
Sheffield Children’s to address waiting problems
PERFORMANCE: Sheffield Children’s Foundation Trust has asked directorates to submit plans to improve waiting times, following performance problems.
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HSJ Local
Sheffield Children's plans £1.24m surplus
FINANCE: Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is planning to make a £1.24m surplus in the year 2011-12.
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HSJ Local
New chief exec starts at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
WORKFORCE: A new chief executive has taken over at The Children’s Hospital, Sheffield.
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NewsFour GP visits before cancer diagnosis for quarter of young patients
A survey of young people with cancer found that six in 10 believed they could have been diagnosed earlier.
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NewsReview children's heart unit closures, MPs told
Plans to close specialist heart surgery units for children should be reconsidered and other options looked at, MPs have been told.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy more freedom for foundations could mean more challenges
What does the full force of insolvency law mean for foundation trusts? Dickinson Dees partner in public services Tim Care looks at some of the challenges that come with new freedoms.
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NewsCameron to embark on new reforms
David Cameron is set to embark on a fresh round of public service reforms, radically changing the way services are delivered.