All Mental health articles – Page 74
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Comment'NHS Assembly': clear purpose, inclusiveness and sufficient power needed
A spirit of humility and collaboration must be inculcated in the “NHS Assembly’’ for the sake of co-designing and co-producing the 10 year plan for the service. By Jeremy Taylor
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CommentEqually Well UK: bridging the divide between mental and physical health
The Equally Well UK initiative aims to improve the physical health of people living with mental illness through collaborations with organisations across the health system, says Andy Bell
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NewsTrust's integration with social enterprise raises merger prospects
An acute hospital trust could merge with a social enterprise company that provides community, mental health and social care services, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalCCGs cut non-acute services to tackle multimillion pound deficit
Two clinical commissioning groups could cut spending on non-acute community services by five per cent to tackle concerns over budget deficits.
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CommentA lot to praise in Lord Carter’s report, but no practical solutions
Wendy Burn discusses the findings and limitations of the recent review of community and mental health services by Lord Carter
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Expert BriefingThe rights and wrongs of introducing new targets
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Feedback and comments are welcome, so please feel free to email me in confidence.
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NewsExclusive: Carter recommendation dropped after NHS England intervention
A recommendation to appoint a national clinical director for community services was dropped from Lord Carter’s community services efficiency report after NHS England intervened, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalSouthern Health to keep services after divestment plan reversed
Community services will remain at Southern Health Foundation Trust after the new leadership team opted against a proposed divestment.
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NewsCarter review: NHS can save £1bn in community and mental health services
Lord Carter’s efficiency review into community and mental health services has suggested the sector can save £1bn by 2020-21.
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HSJ InteractivePut early intervention front and centre of mental healthcare
Substantive differences to the 0-5 age group could minimise or even prevent mental health issues persisting into adulthood, writes Nicole Ridgwell
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NewsCarter: Integrated acute and community trusts are more efficient
EXCLUSIVE: NHS productivity tsar Lord Carter has said integration of acute and community trusts would improve efficiency.
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HSJ InteractiveServing people with dementia, carers and families
Alison Moore reports on the award winning young onset dementia service that’s improving lives for both patients and their families
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NewsCare standards will fall this year warns CQC boss
The Care Quality Commission has assumed standards in the health and social care sectors could deteriorate in 2018-19.
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CommentCommunity services – the glue in the system
Georgia Butterworth argues that we need to recognise and build on the massive untapped opportunities presented by strengthening community services
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HSJ LocalHSE investigates patient death as trust admits failings
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating the death of a patient who absconded from a mental health unit and was then killed by an apparent stranger.
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HSJ LocalNew ward to eliminate mental health trust out of area placements
A mental health trust in a rural location has opened 15 rehabilitation beds to implement a “unique” model of care which it says will eliminate the need for inappropriate out of n area placements.
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NewsPrivate hospital group criticised for governance failures
A private hospital group has been told it must improve its corporate governance after a number of its sites were criticised in a leadership review by the Care Quality Commission.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Trusts without borders
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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HSJ InteractivePrivate sector investment has a role to play
CHP’s NHS LIFT programme demonstrates that public-private partnerships can support the local transformation of care and is an investment option that remains relevant and available now
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NewsExclusive: Waiting times targets removed from NHS England guidance
Waiting time targets for treating new and expecting mothers with serious mental health problems were scrapped and removed from new national guidance, HSJ can reveal.