Mental Health – Page 93
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HSJ KnowledgeThe importance of understanding the duty of candour
Are trusts obliged to disclose investigation reports following serious incidents, asks Laura Paton
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NewsExclusive: Southern Health could be split up, sources say
Southern Health Foundation Trust could be broken up or another inquiry ordered Health secretary was due to consider the options for the trust’s future Future of Southern Health’s leadership unclear The trust at the centre of a care quality row could be broken up, HSJ understands. This is ...
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CommentNew care model vanguards: Getting serious about prevention
Prevention is crucial for the success of new care model vanguards
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NewsNHS England 'risks being in parallel universe' on mental health
New Mental Health Network chair highlights “disconnect” between national and local commissioning Stresses that pledge of £1bn for mental health by 2020 follows £600m funding decrease in recent years Mental health sector will not get extra funding in 2017-18 and CCGs’ investment is an “empty promise” The mental ...
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HSJ LocalMental health trust expands into Abu Dhabi
COMMERCIAL: A leading mental health trust has opened specialist services in Abu Dhabi.
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: When councils should take over
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View, by integration reporter David Williams.
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HSJ LocalMental health trust closes adolescent unit after CQC inspection
PERFORMANCE: A mental health trust in London has closed down a unit for adolescent patients after a Care Quality Commission inspection.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow a trust developed new patient flow pathways to upgrade its A&E
Ben Rosling explains how information-led change focusing on patient flow helped Croydon Health Services Trust improve its A&E performance
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HSJ LocalEast London FT appoints new chief executive
East London Foundation Trust has appointed Dr Navina Evans as the trust’s new chief executive taking over from Dr Robert Dolan when he retires in July 2016.
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HSJ LocalSouthern Health leaders 'not proactive' in identifying risks to patients
Deputy chief inspector of hospitals says risks and actions to address them “not driving” board’s agenda CQC report raises concerns about risks posed by physical environment, including ligature points Southern Health’s chair, Mike Petter, resigned yesterday afternoon ahead of the report’s publication PATIENT SAFETY: The leadership of Southern ...
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CommentAn altogether different Simon Stevens
Simon Stevens has transformed from an enabler to a commander
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HSJ Local'Lack of grip' across NHS blamed for sudden hospital shutdown
“Fragmented” NHS structure and relationships made it difficult to stop mental health hospital closure, review finds Bootham Park Hospital ruled not fit for purpose by CQC Independent report says no one “took charge” to find a solution Patients moved from hospital with six days’ notice last year The ...
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HSJ KnowledgeDeprivation of liberties: when will clarity descend?
Why new legislation on mental health and deprivation of liberties safeguards is desperatey needed
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HSJ LocalChief executive of London trust to retire
Robert Dolan, chief executive of East London Foundation Trust, has announced his retirement after 10 years at the helm.
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NewsFoundation trust chief made NHS England mental health director
Simon Stevens appoints Claire Murdoch on secondment from trust Ms Murdoch will work on implementing mental health taskforce report She is the third provider chief executive brought in for a national director role One of the most influential foundation trust chief executives in the country has been appointed ...
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CommentSugar is a more bitter pill to swallow than the Brexit debate
Every step forward taken by food manufacturers in the so-called war on obesity is countered by half a step backwards
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CommentCrisis care in London is coming back from the brink
Greater collaboration is transforming London’s beleaguered urgent health services, to the benefit of people in mental distress
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HSJ LocalTrust drops controversial pension opt-out scheme
A mental health trust has halted a controversial recruitment scheme, in which nursing staff were offered the chance to sacrifice pension contributions in return for better pay.
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NewsUpdated: NHS Improvement threatens 'management changes' at Southern Health
CQC issue Southern Health Foundation Trust with warning notice requiring it to improve safety arrangements Regulator inspected the trust in response to Mazars review, which highlighted failure of trust to properly investigate and learn from patient deaths CQC found trust had “failed to mitigate significant risks” posed by “physical ...
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NewsNHS England names 18 new national clinical directors
Eighteen national clinical directors and seven “associate” directors under new NHS England structure Chris Harrison is NCD for cancer and Tim Kendall is mental health NCD NHS England said it was reforming previous structure of 23 NCDs to improve clinical advice and “slim down” organisation NHS England has ...