All Mental health articles – Page 113
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NewsDrive to be launched to join up mental health crisis care
All mental health providers will be expected to implement a single point of access for patients suffering crises in the next year, NHS England’s national clinical director for mental health has revealed.
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Comment'Closing the Gap' is a crucial step to mental health parity
Closing the Gap can rectify the NHS’s institutional bias
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CommentLord Rennard crisis overshadows Clegg's mental health plan
Deputy PM was launching new policy
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Minister intervenes in funding row
The care services minister has warned NHS England he may intervene to ask it to reconsider funding decisions if they undermine the government’s commitment to parity of esteem for mental health.
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NewsClegg: commissioners must step up to plate on mental health
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has urged NHS commissioners to “step up to the plate” on helping the government achieve parity of esteem for mental health.
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NewsDr Foster founder joins CQC
The Care Quality Commission has appointed one of the founders of health informatics firm Dr Foster Intelligence to advise on how the regulator uses data to monitor health and social care providers.
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NewsExclusive: Clegg to launch mental health action plan
Nick Clegg is next week expected to launch a national mental health action plan, advocating a further push towards “parity of esteem” between the sector and the rest of healthcare, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsUse of deprivation of liberty safeguards rises
There has been a sharp increase in the number of applications to use deprivation of liberty safeguards for people over the age of 75, it has emerged.
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NewsExclusive: Non-acute providers allege institutional bias
Healthcare leaders from across the community and mental health sectors have united against plans to cut the tariff price for their services by a fifth more than the reduction proposed for acute providers.
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HSJ KnowledgeTrust cleans up its act with innovative audit tool
How Nottinghamshire Healthcare raised standards
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NewsMental health nurses to be based in police centres
Mental health nurses are to be based at some of England’s police stations and courts as part of a new pilot scheme.
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CommentPut people back at the heart of dementia care
Conversations with patients reveal what is important to their lives and care
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CommentWelfare advice is essential to mental health care
It makes services more efficient, effective and responsive
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CommentLord Darzi: A global effort can improve mental health
International innovations are raising care standards
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CommentCameras can be the secret weapon to stop care scandals
We need a debate about how to protect vulnerable people
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CommentWhere does dementia policy go next?
The G8 summit on dementia is a big win, but national progress is stalling
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NewsRevealed: Thousand incidences of specialised services failing standards
NHS England has agreed more than 1,000 temporary contract variations when providers of specialised services have failed to meet new service standards, HSJ has learned.
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SupplementsStaying safe in an age of austerity
Cutbacks mean protecting people with mental health problems is tougher than ever
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SupplementsChain gang - an HSJ mental health supplement
Looking at how to support NHS staff and keep patients safe