All Mental health articles – Page 103
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HSJ LocalLincolnshire mental health trust appoints medical director
WORKFORCE: Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust has appointed Dr Sue Elcock as its new medical director.
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HSJ LocalDemand for beds stretches pooled budget for learning disability services
FINANCE: Walsall Clinical Commissioning Group is predicting an overspend of almost £400,000 this financial year on its learning disability pooled fund with Walsall Council, largely because of high demand for inpatient beds.
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HSJ LocalTrust surplus £250k more than expected after third quarter
FINANCE: Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership had a surplus of £795,000 by the end of December - £251,000 more than planned.
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NewsExclusive: Mental health providers warn of further funding squeeze
Mental health trusts have complained their commissioners are disregarding national guidance requiring them to increase real terms spending on mental health in 2015-16 and help fund the delivery of new targets.
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NewsLord Crisp: Money and beds are not the answer for mental health
Increased funding and more beds may not be the solution to capacity pressures in mental health services, according to Lord Crisp who is heading up a new inquiry into the sector.
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HSJ LocalTrust and GPs bid to create primary care joint venture
PRIMARY CARE: A group of Hampshire GPs has teamed up with the country’s largest mental health and community services trust in a bid to create an integrated primary care centre.
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NewsExclusive: Dementia care still 'inadequate', report finds
Care for people diagnosed with dementia is ‘inadequate and still not fit for purpose’, three years after the government launched its dementia challenge, a new report for the Alzheimer’s Society has said.
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NewsExclusive: Providers win £500m in new tariff deal
Providers will be given just a fortnight to decide whether to sign up to a new set of ‘voluntary’ prices for the coming year, with concessions made expected to cost commissioners up to £500m.
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HSJ LocalTrust pledges improvements after review of patients who committed murder
PERFORMANCE: South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust has drawn up an action plan to learn lessons from six historical cases involving patients who committed murders while under its care.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: ‘Unique’ consortium wins Birmingham mental health contract
COMMERCIAL: A consortium involving public, private and voluntary sector providers has been appointed preferred bidder for a £124m contract to deliver joined up mental health services to children, adolescents and young adults in Birmingham.
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CommentMake parity a reality, not an afterthought
Bringing mental healthcare on a par with physical healthcare
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HSJ LocalLincolnshire mental health trust appoints operations director
WORKFORCE: Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust has appointed Ian Jerams as its director of operations.
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NewsTrust sector deficit deteriorates to £414m
The NHS trust sector’s financial position has deteriorated to an overall deficit of £414.2m, providing new evidence of the pressure trusts are under.
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NewsOpposition pledges to shorten mental health waits
Labour’s 10 year NHS plan includes an ambition to deliver further guarantees for mental health patients to receive talking therapy.
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NewsStevens: Room for more flexibility in the future of FT model
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has suggested that there could be more flexibility in what constitutes a foundation trust in future.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England to probe costs of seven day services
Financial consultancy firm Deloitte has been commissioned by NHS England to examine the cost implications of expanding NHS services across seven days, HSJ has learned.
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NewsClegg: Moving away from block contract is biggest change in mental health
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said beginning to shift mental health services away from block contracts could be the most significant change the government has made in the sector.
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NewsMonitor proposes lower threshold for investigations into FT finances
Monitor is consulting on lowering the threshold at which investigations into foundation trusts’ finances can be triggered.