All Mental health articles – Page 201
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Only two top scorers in first year of healthcheck ratings
Just two organisations, both of them foundation trusts, have scored top marks in the first healthcheck ratings by the Healthcare Commission.
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Raj persaud on gender
'The female is often enduring several sacrifices to make the relationship work and the male isn't'
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Mental health: fitting in non-NHS providers
The role of private providers and the voluntary sector in mental healthcare delivery is going through a process of evolution as some services become less viable while demand for others increases. But, as the NHS purse strings draw tighter, how can a good 'fit' be achieved? Emma Dent reports
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Mike Cooke on mental health
'For mental health and related illness, problems and conditions one needs to be convinced about the who, what and why of the choices on offer.'
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HSJ Knowledge
Smoking bans in mental health settings
Implementing smoke-free policy in healthcare settings is generally popular but not always so in mental healthcare.
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Decision to shut walk-in mental health crisis centre referred to Hewitt
A proposal to close a south London walk-in emergency clinic for people with mental health problems has been referred to the health secretary by local councils.
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HSJ Knowledge
A picture of progress: payment by results in mental health
Differences in diagnosis and treatment mean there are special challenges in developing payment by results in mental health. Now a group of trusts in the North are pioneering a 'whole life' approach which could hold the solution. Emma Dent reports
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Select committee to examine claims of £30m bailout using mental health cash
The Commons health select committee has promised to investigate claims that more than £30m has been plundered from mental health budgets to bail out deficits in other sectors.
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Mike Cooke on mental health
'Cross-cutting government initiatives on respect, anti-social behaviour, mental health and social inclusion and incapacity benefit are all beginning to emerge.'
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Mental health choice about culture not venue, says Prior
Choice of treatment is more important than choice of venue in mental health, according to Cliff Prior, chief executive of mental health charity Rethink.
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Warning on Agenda for Change
Health minister Lord Warner has written to all senior managers in the NHS expressing concerns at the slow progress of ensuring contract staff in catering, cleaning and ancillary services are on contracts that give them parity with Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
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Cautious welcome for mental health commissioning guidance
Charities and mental health managers have welcomed new commissioning guidance designed to improve the physical health of people with mental health problems. But they have warned of the ?huge task ahead?.
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Mental health consent review
The Mental Health Act Commission is reviewing its service which gives a second opinion to patients who refuse consent for treatment or are incapable of giving it.
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Mental health payment by results could cover 85 per cent of users
A new system of payment by results for mental health could result in care for 85 per cent of service users being covered by the system.
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Big variations in PCT disease spending
An analysis of primary care trust spending on different diseases has revealed a number of stark variations, with some PCTs spending up to seven times as much as others in key areas.
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HSJ Knowledge
Walk the talk: are expanded talking therapies the way forward?
Two talking therapy pilot schemes aim to deliver accessible treatment programmes to those with mild to moderate mental health problems. But are they simply a catch-all solution for a wide range of conditions? Emma Dent reports
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Managers in Partnership sounds alarm as boards lose autonomy over directors' pay
Union Managers in Partnership has slammed the new pay deal for very senior NHS managers. The union says it has no confidence that the long-awaited deal published by the government last week 'will deliver remuneration that is fair, open and delivers equal pay for work of equal value'.
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Employee contributions rise in bid to save final salary pension
Pension contributions for senior managers will rise by as much as £140 a month under new proposals.
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Mike Cooke on mental health
'Yes, I am a service user as well as a chief executive. I am in recovery. I have experienced depression, and view this as a strength.'
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David Nicholson: the service insider who puts taxpayers first
The man appointed to lead the NHS was the only public sector candidate on the shortlist. But as Laura Donnelly reports, he believes the market is the route to equity equity