Mental Health – Page 110
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NewsAnalysis: Elderly prioritised in spend of £250m A&E fund
HSJ analysis of the 53 trusts due to receive a share of the Department of Health’s £250m winter pressure fund shows many are prioritising improvements to the care of the frail elderly.
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NewsMental health inspection blueprint unveiled
The chief inspector of hospitals has acknowledged plans to inspect mental health services are behind the acute sector but has said he is determined to achieve “parity of inspection”.
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HSJ KnowledgePodcast: Radical rethink of BME leadership programmes
Sarah Amani speaks to HSJ on leadership and innovation
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Data reveals costly nurse shortfall
Some acute hospitals provide a third less nursing care per occupied bed day than their peers, HSJ analysis suggests.
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HSJ KnowledgeSarah Amani: Opportunities must be taken, not handed out
Sarah Amani says BME staff should create opportunities
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CommentOlder people are our forgotten addicts
Alcohol misuse is rising among older people and is presenting new challenges for the NHS
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NewsAction call on mental health 'mortality gap'
NHS services need to adapt so they can address both physical and mental health issues - and not deal with them separately, an expert has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeTake outpatient clinics out of the system
Four ways make mental health care fit for the 21st century
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NewsBureaucracy burden 'bigger' than previously thought
National bodies should reduce the amount of data they collect from NHS providers by 10 per cent over the next two years and contribute to the cost of any new information requests, a review of bureaucracy in the NHS is set to say.
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HSJ Local
Paul Jenkins appointed as chief executive of mental health trust
The new chief executive of Tavistock and Portman Foundation Trust has been announced as Paul Jenkins.
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CommentA healthy level of competition and choice
Mental health has quietly and effectively been using competition
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CommentMental health under fire: is parity of esteem enough?
Government paper has not achieved its promise
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CommentCommunity trusts are invisible to politicians
End the preoccupation with all things hospital
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HSJ KnowledgeA different path for dementia care
With cases of dementia set to top 1m by 2021, leadership is needed
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NewsWatch live: how can we achieve parity of esteem for mental healthcare?
Join this free HSJ webinar
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Community trusts devise plan to 'level playing field'
Community services trusts are starting work on a national programme to develop indicators to benchmark their performance and value, which could potentially underpin a tariff payment system for the sector, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsMental health patients 'need help'
Mental health patients have no understanding of how long they should expect to wait before being seen by specialists, the health minister has said.
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CommentCrisis, what crisis? Psychiatry's shift to the mainstream
People convince themselves they are sick
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HSJ KnowledgeMake a link between mental and physical health services
Liaison psychiatry can help achieve parity between services