Mental Health – Page 104
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NewsMental health patients 'let down'
Almost one in three people with mental health problems do not know where to turn in the event of a crisis, new figures show.
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News'Huge variation' in therapy waits
Latest national figures have shown wide variation in the length of time patients diagnosed with anxiety or depression wait for therapy.
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NewsMental health spending set for 1.4 per cent rise
Commissioners plan to increase their total spending on mental health services by £120m this year, a rise of 1.4 per cent in cash terms, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsMental health wait times 'too long'
Almost one in six mental health patients are attempting suicide as they face ‘unacceptably long’ waits for help, experts have warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeReduce antipsychotic prescriptions to save dementia patients
GPs and pharmacists work together
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NewsServices “not equipped” to cope with rise of legal highs
Health services are buckling under the pressure caused by new legal highs and the increasing use of club drugs, leading doctors have suggested.
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CommentNHS finances might be tight, but it's time to give more to mental health
Making tough decisions
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NewsLamb: Children's mental services 'stuck in the dark ages'
Care minister Norman Lamb said services available to young people are ‘not fit for purpose’
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CommentNigel Edwards: The squeeze is on for mental health trusts
Action is clearly been ineffective in some places
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NewsExclusive: Analysis reveals mental health trust funding cuts
NHS mental health providers have slashed beds and staff levels as they cope with real term funding cuts and the soaring cost of sending patients hundreds of miles away for treatment.
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NewsMental health patients sent hundreds of miles for a bed
The cost of treating mental health inpatients in hospitals outside their local areas has spiralled, research by HSJ reveals.
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Revealed: The mental health trusts with the biggest income cuts
Several NHS mental health providers saw double figure real terms reductions in their income between 2011-12 and 2013-14, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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CommentArm the NHS to better serve injured veterans
Armed forces personnel often find the service fails to meet their needs
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to protect the 'second victim' of adverse events
In-depth analysis of suicide among those involved in NHS incidents
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NewsInspection notice periods could treble
Hospitals, GP practices and care homes could see pre-inspection notice periods trebled under a new Care Quality Commission approach.
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NewsMonitor signals the end of mental health block contracts
Monitor has signalled the end of block contracts currently used to fund NHS mental health providers as part of a major shake up of the national payment system due to be introduced next year.
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NewsLamb condemns 'shunting' of mentally ill children
A health minister has accused NHS organisations of “shunting” mentally ill children into specialist inpatient care for financial reasons.
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HSJ KnowledgeLondon CCGs map out future of mental health commissioning
Network is supporting mental health leads
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Blogs
Is your mental health policy bad for business?
Organisations in the public and private sectors need to be prepared to support their employees