All Mental health articles – Page 42
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CommentEnglish NHS breaches 52 weeks
Waiting times across England as a whole have now breached 52 weeks. The silver lining is that, in a couple of months, the published data will be much improved: extending up to 104 weeks with mental health waits itemised. By Rob Findlay
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Celebrity death among cascade of concern over eating disorders
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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HSJ Local‘Flurry’ of whistleblowers raise concerns at troubled trust
A ‘flurry’ of whistleblowers have raised concerns about the culture within an NHS trust which is grappling with finance and governance problems, its directors have been told.
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NewsTwo dozen trust leaders warn white paper is a ‘step backwards’
The leaders of more than half the mental health trusts in England have told Matt Hancock his department’s new legislative proposals represent a ‘step backwards’ for their services.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Kicking the can down the road
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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NewsTrust CEO quits after investigation uncovers ‘really concerning’ governance failings
The long-serving chief executive of a community and mental health trust has resigned, amid official reviews into allegations of multiple financial and governance failings, HSJ has learned.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Why this year’s NHS marching orders are so different
The NHS has been given its planning guidance for the first half of this year – and it strikes a markedly different tone to previous years. But what else would you expect from 2021?
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NewsWards at trust facing patient deaths inquiry downgraded to ‘inadequate’
Wards at a trust facing an inquiry over the deaths of vulnerable patients have been downgraded to ‘inadequate’ over fresh patient safety concerns.
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NewsTrusts told to be more flexible with staff holiday
Trusts should be flexible in their holiday policies, including letting staff carry over any unused annual leave, NHS England has said.
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NewsTrust urgently upgrades A&E security after increased attendance by acutely ill mental health patients
A trust has had to enhance security after an increase in the number of acutely ill mental health patients — including children — attending its emergency departments.
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News‘No capacity anywhere’ to deal with unprecedented surge in children’s mental health demand
There is ‘no capacity anywhere’ to deal with an unprecedented surge in admissions of children with mental health problems, a senior clinician has told HSJ.
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NewsTroubled private provider employs NHS Assembly co-chair as adviser
The co-chair of the NHS Assembly, which advises national commissioners, has been appointed to a new role with a high-profile private provider.
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News‘Very boring discussions’ about ICS could quash system working, warns top trust chief
Fixating on the bureaucracy of integrated care systems will cause agile health systems forged during the pandemic to come to a ‘grinding halt’, warns the outgoing chief executive of a major London acute.
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NewsFunding negotiations end with extra £6.6bn for NHS England
Matt Hancock has said the NHS will get an additional £6.6bn on top of the funding envelope set out in the Budget earlier this month.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2020: Mental Health Innovation of the Year
WINNER: Lancashire and South Cumbria FT - MyPlace
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2020: Connecting Services and Information
WINNER: Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System – Lancashire and South Cumbria Real Time Surveillance - Suicide Prevention
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2020: Patient Safety Award
WINNER: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough FT – Abolishing Restrictive Interventions at Springbank Ward, Specialist Personality Disorder Unit
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2020: Mental Health Trust of the Year
WINNER: Hertfordshire Partnership University FT
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: What the staff survey said about quality and safety
HSJ’ s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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CommentHow to better help children needing mental healthcare in acute trusts
Unless the CQC adopts some kind of bare minimum mental health staffing level measure, we will continue to fail children, young people and families in acute trusts. By Dr Virginia Davies