All Learning disabilities articles – Page 4
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CommentICSs should heed voices of children and young people
For genuine coproduction to thrive in healthcare there must be a radical paradigm shift that focuses on embedding the voice of children and young people into the fibres of ICS cultures, behaviours and structures. Coproduction must go beyond traditional organisational boundaries, and with ICSs still forming, there is no better ...
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Exclusive: NHSE orders health check blitz to stop mortality gap growing
NHS England is urging health systems to ramp up physical health checks for people with severe mental illnesses to address a widening life expectancy gap caused by covid, according to a letter seen by HSJ.
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CommentNHS England must act now to improve the vaccination of those with a learning disability
Dan Scorer on the new data on the health inequalities facing people with a learning disability
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NewsNHSE pressure led to ‘toxic environment’, report into patient’s death told
NHS England has denied creating a ‘toxic environment’ during a push to reduce the number of people with learning disabilities living in ‘modern-day asylums’, after the criticism emerged in a report detailing sweeping structural failings that contributed to a 47-year-old man’s death.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Why the Saj wants ‘reform’ – but the NHS is angry about it
The health service is clearly in a jam in the wake of covid – so why have Sajid Javid’s plans for ‘a year of reform’ antagonised some managers, GPs and other staff?
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Inequality kills: Why £2.3bn is not enough to rescue mental health
Health inequalities for those with a mental illness, learning disability or autism have existed for decades and the pandemic has made them even worse.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Mind the gap – again
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2021: Learning Disabilities Initiative of the Year
WINNER Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske: Going To Hospital Book
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NewsTory council review challenges use of ‘profit driven’ private hospitals
A review which examined the deaths of three vulnerable patients has challenged the continued use of “profit-driven” private hospitals by NHS commissioners.
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NewsNHSE hires trust chief as national director
NHS England has hired a retiring trust chief as national director for learning disability and autism.
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HSJ LocalPolice raised multiple concerns to regulator about hospital
Police raised concerns to the Care Quality Commission over the care at a private hospital after being called eight times by a patient, a report has revealed.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Rating Simon Stevens’ reign
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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NewsCQC deputy chief inspector quits
The Care Quality Commission’s mental health services lead is due to step down from his role this autumn, two years after joining, the regulator announced today.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The impact of freedom day
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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NewsExclusive: Children six times more likely to be restrained than adults
Children in mental health units are almost six times more likely to be restrained compared to adults, according to the findings of an unpublished NHS England review.
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NewsJavid pledges ‘new plan on mental health’
New health secretary Sajid Javid has said a ‘new plan’ and further investment will be needed to tackle the post-covid rise in demand for mental health services.
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NewsHundreds of patients in hospitals whose use by the NHS is ‘hard to justify’
Hundreds of people with learning disabilities or autism are in hospitals whose care quality is rated “inadequate” or “requires improvement”, new figures reveal.
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NewsTrust to move people with learning disabilities up waiting lists
A hospital trust has decided to prioritise people with learning disabilities for elective treatment, after analysis showed they were disproportionately affected by lengthy waits for care, along with some people who have a minority ethnic background.
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HSJ PartnersWhy children with SEND should be a priority for ICSs
The needs of children must be embedded in the work of integrated care systems, with particular focus required on young people with special educational needs or disabilities, writes James Swaffield
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NewsNHS England warns provider it ‘will not tolerate’ further service failures
NHS England has told a large private provider it will ‘not tolerate failures’ after repeated concerns have been raised about its services.