Mental Health – Page 2
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NewsTrust chief to retire after 43 years in service
The longstanding chief executive of the biggest mental health trust in the country has announced his retirement after more than four decades in the NHS.
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NewsEx-NHSE director slams ‘appalling’ treatment of ICB staff
A recently departed NHS England national director has branded the treatment of integrated care board and NHSE staff as “appalling” amid the ongoing uncertainty over their roles.
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NewsMajor trust redevelopment ‘restructured’ following land value row
Major redevelopment plans to improve mental health facilities in London have been significantly “restructured” in a bid to get the deal over the line, following continued delays.
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NewsTrust admits failings after absconded girl’s death
A hospital trust faces a substantial fine after admitting staff failed to follow a teenage girl with mental health problems who absconded from a hospital ward and then killed herself.
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NewsCQC prosecutes hospital over ‘avoidable harm’
The Care Quality Commission is prosecuting a large hospital trust for allegedly exposing a patient to a “significant risk of avoidable harm” by failing to provide safe care and treatment.
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News‘Troubling’ bid to curb checks for restricted patients
Government is making a legal bid to curb the need for health and care providers to get council sign-off and oversight when they admit and put restrictions on people with limited mental capacity.
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CommentYoung people’s mental health will not be improved by the NHS alone
The key to sustainable mental health services for the young lies in joined-up working that values community knowledge alongside clinical expertise, writes Sarah Holloway, Maudsley Charity CEO
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Skills for patient leaders and other humans
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...
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NewsNHSE’s improvement teams axed
NHS England’s elective, emergency care and mental health improvement support teams are being axed – and their staff and functions merged into the Getting it Right First Time programme, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHSE director steps down to chair care scandal trust
An NHS England national director is stepping down to become chair of a mental health trust at the centre of a public inquiry.
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NewsTop 10 trust served warning notice as quality ‘declines significantly’
A trust ranked in the top 10 of the government’s new provider league table for the mental health and community sector has been served with a warning notice after a Care Quality Commission inspection found multiple breaches of regulations.
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NewsChildren’s unit to close over staffing and CQC concerns
A children’s mental health unit struggling with short staffing has been forced to close for several months, in the wake of a Care Quality Commission inspection.
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NewsExclusive: Streeting orders probe of mental illness overdiagnosis
The health and social care secretary is to launch a review of the prevalence of mental illness and neurodivergence, with a particular focus on whether some conditions are being overdiagnosed, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNational director: More money required to tackle ‘significant waits’
NHS England’s national director of learning disability and autism services has said more money is needed to tackle “significant” autism assessment waits.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: What’s changed since Bob began his work
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...
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NewsMinisters need a mental health plan, says outgoing NHSE director
Mental health and learning disability services are not being paid enough “strategic attention” by ministers, a departing NHS England board member and former nursing leader has told HSJ.
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NewsNHSE now ‘treating us like grown-ups’ say leading trust CEOs
A group of the country’s leading trust chief executives have praised the approach taken by the new NHS England leadership but have warned that unrealistic expectations about financial performance may sour the relationship.
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LeaderWhy Claire Murdoch quit
It is to the former national director for mental health Claire Murdoch’s credit that she stuck with her role for more than a year under the current government.
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NewsExclusive: NHSE director resigns, claiming politicians wanted ‘change at the top’
Claire Murdoch, NHS England’s national mental health director for the last nine years, has today resigned “with immediate effect”.
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NewsHalf of mental health and community trusts downgraded by NHSE
A third of mental health trusts have been given the lowest score in NHS England’s new rating regime, marking a significant reappraisal of the sector’s performance compared to previous assessments.