Best of 2018: HSJ's top mental health stories
As the year draws to an end, we look back on the 10 most-read stories from the mental health sector. These include the announcement of two trust chiefs stepping down and a merger to create the biggest mental health and community trust in the country being delayed
Trust spend on compulsory redundancies rises by 8pc
Trust spend on compulsory redundancies increased by 8 per cent — or £3.3m — last year, analysis reveals.
Standalone community trusts meet safe staffing plans more often
One third of community hospitals missed their safe staffing plans every month for at least three years, HSJ analysis suggests.
Milestone trust merger completed
A merger to create the NHS’s largest trust providing both physical community health services and mental health services has been approved by NHS Improvement.
NHS Improvement rejects bids for small trust takeover
NHS Improvement has rejected two separate bids to take over a community trust, claiming neither submission met the full criteria.
Ten innovators in care redesign and integration
This week we look at the organisations shortlisted for their innovative work in Acute, Community and/or Primary Care Services Redesign at the 2017 HSJ Awards.
Milestone trust merger delayed until summer
A merger to create the biggest mental health and community trust in the country has been delayed.
HSJ Top Chief Executives 2014
The 50 top chief executives nominated by their peers
Trusts battle to take over neighbouring provider
An acute trust and a mental health provider in the West Midlands will compete to take over a neighbouring community trust after both were shortlisted as preferred bidders to run the struggling provider.
GPs oppose 'huge and unwieldy' STP plans
GPs in North Staffordshire have said they want to see a new multispecialty community provider set up for the region instead of the larger organisation covering the whole county outlined in its sustainability and transformation partnership.
HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017: Community Health Service Redesign
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust: Sexual Health Services Integration
Trust chair steps in to lead STP
NHS England has appointed a community trust chair as interim leader for the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent sustainability and transformation partnership, following failure to recruit a permanent head since November.
NHS finances: The best and worst performing trusts in quarter three
HSJ analysis shows which trusts are performing best, and worst, against their financial plans in 2016-17.
HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards shortlist revealed
The organisations in the running to win one of the HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017 at have been revealed.
Analysis: Trusts 'on track' with finances forecast major deterioration
A number of NHS trusts that were said to be on track with their financial plans midway through 2016-17 have actually produced forecasts suggesting significant deterioration.
Revealed: New oversight ratings for every NHS trust
Regulators have published proposed new ratings for every NHS trust that reflect the seriousness of the problems they face.
More trusts considered for 'financial special measures'
Regulators have drawn up a list of more NHS providers to be considered for “financial special measures”.
Roundtable: Making the most of technology
Doing technology well involves negotiating multiple hurdles, from sceptical boards to lack of national direction, heard HSJ’s latest roundtable panel
HSJ Awards 2016 shortlist unveiled
We have today revealed the shortlist for the 2016 HSJ Awards.
£400m of uncertainty in financial forecast as trusts reject control totals
Seventeen trusts that have not agreed control totals with NHS Improvement are predicting a combined deficit of more than £400m for 2016-17.