All Mental health articles – Page 27
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NewsExclusive: Cost of treating mental illness soars during covid
Dramatic increases in prescribing spend for the treatment of mental health conditions have been recorded following the onset of the pandemic, a new report concludes.
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CommentNeurological care is being rationed unfairly
Georgina Carr speaks about the lack of access and planning in neurological care within the NHS and emphasises the need to build on existing initiatives
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NewsVirgin Care boss appointed CEO of mental health provider
The chief executive of the business formerly known as Virgin Care has been appointed CEO of a large independent mental health provider.
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HSJ LocalTrust failed for months to give vital medication to vulnerable inmate
A troubled NHS trust failed for months to give vital medication to a prison inmate who had a long-standing diagnosis of HIV, an inquest has found.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Tide finally turning on physical checks
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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NewsFour in five ICSs a long way from IT ‘convergence’
Four out of five integrated care systems are a long way off achieving the ‘convergence’ of electronic patient record systems sought by NHS England, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsThree more directors depart top team at trust with ‘significant bullying problem’
One of the country’s most high-profile mental health trusts has lost more members of its top team, with two senior leaders leaving just weeks after the departures of its chair and chief executive were announced.
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NewsPrimary care networks must become ‘neighbourhood teams’, says review for NHSE
All primary care networks should evolve into ‘integrated neighbourhood teams’ in a bid to improve services, an NHS England review into the ‘next steps’ for primary care has said.
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CommentVolunteers are not a ‘nice to have’ for NHS services
It is time for a more strategic approach to identify areas where volunteers play a crucial role for NHS trusts, writes Helen Gilburt
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: A life and death situation
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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NewsSpecialist hospital threatened with closure over unsafe wards
A specialist hospital for people with a learning difficulty or autism could be closed unless it makes improvements, the Care Quality Commission has warned.
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NewsCEO of trust with ‘deep-seated’ cultural and governance issues to retire
The long-serving CEO of a trust found to have ‘multiple’ corporate governance problems is stepping down after eight years at the helm.
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NewsI faced a ‘double whammy’ of discrimination, says trust CEO
The joint CEO of two trusts felt she needed to prove herself when vying for top-level roles – while others landed jobs based on their potential alone.
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CommentHow providers are delivering on tackling backlogs
Trusts are implementing a wide range of innovative solutions to tackle the elective care backlog, as Ella Fuller explains
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NewsGovernment announces ‘ambitious’ dementia strategy
The government has announced a 10-year strategy for dementia.
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NewsFunding overhaul for mental health beds revealed
National NHS officials have proposed a major shift in the funding model for inpatient mental health beds for children and young people, information seen by HSJ reveals.
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News‘One last chance to get it right’ for ‘inadequate’ trust, says chair
The chair of what may be England’s most challenged trust has rejected suggestions that it needs a ‘wholesale reorganisation’ but said it is on its ‘last chance to get it right’.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Last chance saloon
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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HSJ LocalNearly half of trust’s beds filled by patients fit to be discharged
A chief executive has described her ‘considerable regret’ that growing difficulty in discharging patients has resulted in nearly half of her trust’s inpatients being clinically ready to leave.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Secret merger mania
Three further acute trusts are considering a move to joint leadership, HSJ has learned, and mental health hubs for NHS staff are being underused – we analyse both issues on this week’s HSJ Health Check podcast.