All Mental health articles – Page 46
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CommentHelping NHS staff survive the covid storm
A new paper discusses how organisations should enhance the mental health resilience of the NHS workforce to help them cope with the coronavirus pandemic, writes Andrew Coley
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Keeping count
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Contact me in confidence.
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NewsNHS England seeks advice amid ‘shielded’ patient concerns
NHS England has set up an advisory group to look at how physical and mental health services can be delivered to patients that are most vulnerable to covid-19 and have been asked to shield themselves from the pandemic.
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NewsChair appointed to lead second London trust
Two mental health trusts in London are set to share a chair.
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NewsCovid sparks boom in digital hospital outpatient appointments
Tens of thousands of outpatient video consultations have been carried out by NHS trusts following the national rollout of a digital platform to support the coronavirus response.
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NewsNHS England agrees to publish data on learning disability and autism deaths
NHS England and Improvement have agreed to publish data they receive on the coronavirus deaths of people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health illness.
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NewsDeaths of detained mental health patients double due to covid-19
Deaths of patients detained under the Mental Health Act are running at twice the rate of 2019, with half of the fatalities down to covid-19, new data has revealed.
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NewsCQC ‘breaking law’ by suspending inspections
The Care Quality Commission is breaking human rights and equalities laws by deciding not to carry out routine inspections of care homes and hospitals, older people’s and disabled groups have argued.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Trusts see surge in acutely ill patients
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Contact me in confidence.
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NewsCQC to call providers to decide whether inspections needed
The Care Quality Commission will call healthcare providers to decide whether they need to be inspected during the covid-19 epidemic.
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News“Major problem” with testing meant likely covid deaths went unrecorded
GPs may have undercounted the number of deaths certified as caused by covid-19 because of a “major problem” with a lack of testing, the chair of the Royal College of GPs has warned.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The NHS shuffles its workforce pack for covid phase 2
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsSeverely ill eating disorder patients getting least support, says leading expert
Patients with the most severe eating disorders have received the least support during the covid-19 pandemic, a leading expert has warned.
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HSJ LocalCQC recommends ‘inadequate’ trust goes into special measures
The Care Quality Commission has recommended Sheffield Health and Social Care Foundation Trust be placed in special measures.
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Expert BriefingHints of return to the dark ages
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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HSJ AwardsMobilising volunteers to tackle health inequalities
A joint project by Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust and Staffordshire County Council, winner of the Health and Local Government Partnership category at the 2019 HSJ Awards, is running eight community libraries that serve deprived communities. Jennifer Trueland finds out more about their impact
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News‘Restoration’ of non-covid NHS services gets under way
The government has announced that the “restoration of other NHS services” will start tomorrow on a “hospital-by-hospital” basis.
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HSJ PartnersThalamos offers its mental health software free to the NHS
Mental health platform Thalamos, which is working to digitise the Mental Health Act, has offered its software free to the NHS to support healthcare workers during covid-19. Written by Thalamos is the first tech company to digitise the UK’s Mental Health Act so doctors can quickly and safely ...
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CommentLearning disabilities should never be a reason for a Do Not Resuscitate order
People with learning disabilities or autism have the same rights as anyone else to be fully involved in decisions about their own lives, including in matters of life and death. By Julie Bass
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HSJ PartnersCracking covid: free digital bank and isolation tracker for all NHS trusts
As one of the largest providers of workforce solutions to the NHS with almost 20 years’ experience, ID Medical supplies the NHS with over 8 million staffing hours per year. Together with our technology partners Clarity Skillstream, we’ve been helping trusts and health boards across the UK make huge savings ...