Mental Health – Page 149
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Gordon Brown unveils plan to put nurses in charge of NHS services
An expert commission launched by prime minister Gordon Brown is to review the place of nurses in managing and commissioning care.
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Connecting for Health loses policy setting role to the DH
Connecting for Health is to be stripped of its policy setting functions and turned into a delivery agent for the national programme for IT.
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Managers welcome health boost for credit crunch victims
Managers have welcomed new funding to support people experiencing mental health problems as a result of the credit crunch.
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HSJ KnowledgeRise in women hit by mental illness
The Department of Health wants primary care trusts to improve access to psychological therapies for people suffering from common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety.
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BME mental health: patchwork picture says volumes
Censuses of mental health inpatients confirm disproportionate numbers from black and ethnic minority groups. Ignoring the causes of this discrepancy does them a disservice
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NHS is a 'brutal' place for its leaders
The NHS is a “brutal” and “arbitrary” system in which to be a chief executive, according to leaders interviewed by the NHS Confederation.Its report, Reforming Leadership Development… Again, examines whythis area is reformed so often. Health minister Lord Darzi’s leadership proposals in his next stage review are the fourth reorganisation ...
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Mental health trust may scan for weapons and drugs
Airport style scanners for weapons and drugs could be installed in mental health wards, a leaked email seen by HSJ has revealed.
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Services missed opportunities to prevent killings
A mental health patient who killed four people was let down by systemic failures, professional errors and a lack of resources, an investigation has found.
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Treasury PFI scheme could be funded by NHS underspends
NHS capital underspends could be clawed back by the Treasury to fund its plans to lend money to stalled private finance initiative schemes, HSJ has been told.
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Sir Michael Rawlins reappointed NICE chair
Sir Michael Rawlins has been reappointed as chair of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence after a special exemption to allow him to extend his tenure.
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SupplementsHealthcare 100: the best places to work revealed
The HSJ and Nursing Times Healthcare 100 has revealed the best overall healthcare employer in the UK to be Kent independent provider Benenden Hospital trust.
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Easy does it as NHS steps up to quality bat
Central to the next stage review is the demand to improve services - and demonstrate it. So how are NHS organisations planning to measure quality and how long will funding hold out? Dave West finds out
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DH backtracks on failure regime figures
The Department of Health has backtracked on its estimate that up to six trusts a year would fall into its failure regime and be taken over.
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London mental health chief executives reshuffle
North East London foundation trust chief executive Judy Wilson has become interim chief at South West London and St George's mental health trust.
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Court diversion schemes not meeting potential, says report
Court diversion schemes to prevent people with mental health problems from going to prison are not reaching their full potential, a report from the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health has found.
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Dementia strategy: high hopes but who will pay?
The dementia strategy promises dedicated memory services in every town, but with only £150m over two years can primary care trusts afford the sophisticated teams this requires? Charlotte Santry reports
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Monitor takes fight for FT freedoms to the House of Lords
Monitor has launched a challenge to the government in Parliament to protect foundation trust freedoms and its role as their regulator.The regulator believes proposals in the Health Bill compromise foundation trusts' independence by requiring them to send quality accounts to the health secretary.
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Angela Greatley on children's mental health
Youth crime has rarely been out of the news headlines over the past year. Knife crimes, and particularly the tragic deaths of young people, have been very prominent and have led to a growing culture of disproportionate distrust and fear of teenagers.
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Welsh healthcare regulator raps management at Gwent trust
The Welsh healthcare regulator has published two reports critical of management of a provider's maternity, community and mental health services.
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NHS managers voice worries over 'Stalinist' SHA tactics
A ‘Stalinist’ culture is draining the NHS of experienced chief executives and making trusts insular and risk averse, senior leaders have told HSJ.