Rebecca Thomas
Rebecca is a senior correspondent covering mental health, learning disabilities and autism. She previously managed the leadership section of HSJ's best practice content and assisted with the brand's commercially sponsored content. She has a background in healthcare, volunteering for St John's Ambulance.
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- rebecca.thomas@wilmingtonhealthcare.com
NewsCQC tells provider to inform police of staff assault on patient
Allegations of staff assaulting patients at a mental health hospital have been uncovered for a second time, one year after the Care Quality Commission first raised concerns over potential abuse at the unit.
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NHS England vaccine chief to head up new number 10 delivery unit
NHS England’s executive lead for the national vaccination programme is being appointed to head up Boris Johnson’s new delivery unit.
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Long-serving CEO takes over neighbouring acute trust
A long-serving NHS chief executive is set to become interim boss for a neighbouring hospital trust, amid plans for a provider group model.
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Mike Richards’ review finds ‘hostility’ in pioneering integration patch
A review by Sir Mike Richards has warned of ‘really poor’ working relationships and ‘hostility’ within the system that was due to launch the NHS’ first integrated care provider, HSJ has learned.
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Mental 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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Troubled hospital trust prosecuted by the CQC
A general hospital trust has been charged with failings in the care of two patients in separate cases by the Care Quality Commission.
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Exclusive: Consultant ‘cliques’ and ‘unacceptable behaviours’ put patients at risk
Deep-rooted relationship problems between consultants in a major trust’s neurosurgery department distracted from patient care, according to a review leaked to HSJ.
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Two 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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Landmark integration contract shelved after NHS England intervention
NHS England has forced leaders in the Black Country to stop work on a landmark integrated care provider contract, HSJ has learned.
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NHSE orders trusts to meet government commitment on free parking
NHS England has reiterated to trusts they must permanently offer free car parking to night shift staff and some patient groups from next month, amid concerns some will fail to meet government commitments.
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Mental 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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Flagship death review programme had ‘unclear and limited’ impact
A flagship government programme to improve care for people with learning disabilities has had an ‘unclear’ and ‘limited’ impact after six years, an NHS England report has found.
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‘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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Troubled 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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Mental 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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Whistleblowers flag ‘toxic management’ within maternity service
Former staff at a Midlands acute trust have raised concerns over a ‘toxic management culture’ and ‘unsafe’ staffing levels within its maternity services, HSJ has learned.
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Former NHS chief executive to chair hospital trust
Sir David Nicholson, former NHS England chief executive, has been appointed to chair a second acute trust in the Midlands, it has been announced.
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Mental Health Matters: ‘A culture of risk taking’
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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Suicide inquest sparks warning on 'nine month wait' for treatment
The government has been called on to take action over the national “backlog” for a specialist mental health service after a woman died while waiting to access treatment.
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Exclusive: Key NHS long-term plan target to be missed ‘due to covid’
The NHS is set to miss a major national target to eliminate inappropriate out of area placements within mental health by the end of March, HSJ can reveal.
