The national suicide rate is at its lowest level ever, according to the latest progress report from the National Institute for Mental Health in England.
The report says the overall suicide rate in England fell to a three-year average of 8.3 deaths per 100,000, compared with the previous three-year average of 8.5.
To read the report, go to www.nimhe.csip.org.uk
The NHS is planning to collect unprecedented “granular” details about patients’ care nationwide and make that information available to researchers, HSJ can reveal.
An estimated extra quarter of a million patients a year could be referred to the private sector under new waiting list rules, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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