Rebecca Thomas
| Rebecca is a correspondent covering primary care and London. She previously managed the leadership section of HSJ's best practice content and assisted with the brand's commerically sponsored content. She has a background in healthcare working for St John's Ambulance. |
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HSJ LocalFifth standalone community trust rated ‘outstanding’
A fifth standalone community trust has been rated “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission.
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CQC demands trust act as patients wait up to eight days for a bed
A mental health trust has closed its patient waiting area due to a threat from the Care Quality Commission, which its chief has said will mean people waiting longer in A&E.
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Health minister is moved back to previous role after just two months
A new health minister has been appointed to the Department of Health and Social Care following a cabinet reshuffle this week.
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Mental Health Matters: 12-hour breaches set to rise
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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Revealed: The trusts testing latest round of emergency targets
New mental health emergency care targets will be trialled across 11 NHS organisations and one social enterprise, NHS England has confirmed.
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Provider withdraws services amid contract dispute
Children with autism have been left in limbo after a private provider withdrew the majority of its services amid a dispute with commissioners.
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Hospital gets draft ‘inadequate’ rating
One of three high security mental health hospitals in England has received an “inadequate” rating in a draft report from the Care Quality Commission, HSJ can reveal.
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Trust appoints former council chief as chair
A trust in the West Midlands has appointed a former local authority chief as its new chair.
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CQC threatens enforcement action for ‘inadequate’ hospital
A private hospital for learning disability patients has been rated “inadequate” and placed into special measures, with the Care Quality Commission finding nine in 10 staff were “unqualified”.
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Tripling in support workers substituting for nurses shows practice is ‘the new normal’
The number of registered nursing shifts being covered by less qualified support workers at an “outstanding” mental health trust has tripled since 2016.
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Mental Health Matters: Standard hit for the first time
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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CQC closes ‘inadequate’ children’s unit
An NHS children’s mental health unit has been closed down by the Care Quality Commission after being rated “inadequate” earlier this week.
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‘Unprecedented’ demand leaves thousands waiting two years for specialist service
Providers of gender identity services say they are not adequately funded by NHS England, with thousands of patients being forced to wait more than two years to see a specialist.
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Trust fined £80,000 after it ‘ignored clear evidence’ of threat to patients
A trust has been fined £80,000 following prosecution by the Care Quality Commission for failing to provide safe care.
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The Integrator: Return of the ICP contract
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by mental health correspondent Rebecca Thomas.
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New CQC lead named
The Care Quality Commission has appointed a quality and safety leader from New Zealand to head up its inspection of mental health services.
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Boris-backed inpatients unit may face CQC challenge
A new inpatient unit for patients with learning disabilities, which received £33m in capital funding from the prime minister last week, might not meet national standards set by the Care Quality Commission.
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Mental Health Matters: ‘We have to live in the real world’
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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CQC triumphs in tribunal battle with private provider
A tribunal has backed the Care Quality Commission for a second time over its refusal to register a new “campus style” learning disability care home.
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Bullying culture ‘persists’ at scandal hit trust MP warned minister
A bullying culture still “persists” at Wirral University Teaching Hospital FT 18 months after a major governance scandal was exposed, a senior Parliamentarian has told health ministers.
