Rebecca Thomas
| Rebecca is a senior 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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NewsCEO says lives were lost as he was ‘leant on’ to delay covid restrictions
A trust chief says he was “leant on from a big height” to delay visiting restrictions at the start of the coronavirus pandemic - a decision which he believes could have cost 25 lives.
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NHSE/I urges ‘reluctant’ clinicians to share records with major mortality review
System leaders have told GPs and trusts to share patient case notes with a major national mortality review programme amid concerns a “reluctance” from clinicians to release records was hampering the review’s progress.
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Investigations into alleged assaults on patients at private hospital
Two staff have been suspended from a major provider of mental health inpatient care, with alleged assaults of patients also being reported to the police.
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NHS on course to miss major workforce target
A flagship target to increase the mental health workforce by 19,000 could be missed by nearly half, according to new government figures.
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Blanket isolation rule for tests and ops scrapped
A blanket requirement for adults to self-isolate for 14 days before planned tests and treatment has been scrapped under updated coronavirus guidelines.
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Watchdog probes management of major private provider
A government regulator is investigating concerns over the management of a major mental health provider, HSJ can confirm.
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Exclusive: Regulator launches independent review into care of vulnerable man
NHS England and Improvement have launched an independent review into the care and death of a man with learning disabilities, following concerns raised by HSJ.
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Nearly 2,000 cases unearthed by inquiry into maternity scandal at trust
The independent inquiry into poor maternity care at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has closed to new cases as the numbers reached more than 1,800.
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Mental Health Matters: Why new plan for A&E could increase stigma
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Contact me in confidence.
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‘Insufficient’ national response to deaths review programme, report finds
The latest annual report into the deaths of people with learning disabilities has criticised the “insufficient” national response to past recommendations and called for “urgent” policy changes.
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Named: the CCGs that falsely claimed to have met mental health funding targets
NHS England and Improvement has used its legislative powers to discover why 16 clinical commissioning groups falsely claimed to have met the mental health investment standard, HSJ can reveal.
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Eighty senior medics slam ‘disruptive’ push for landmark ICP contract
More than 80 senior medics have raised concerns over the “irresponsible” development of what would be a ground-breaking “integrated care provider”, HSJ can reveal.
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Revealed: Complaints about ‘manner’ of CQC chief before short-lived resignation
Senior mental health leaders complained about the ‘manner’ in which a senior Care Quality Commission inspector had talked about challenges facing the sector – one week before he announced his resignation to staff, it has emerged.
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CQC inspector changes mind two days after quitting
The Care Quality Commission’s mental health lead inspector has decided to stay in post, two days after announcing his resignation to staff, HSJ can reveal.
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Mental Health Matters: NHS failing to carry out basic checks on vulnerable
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Contact me in confidence.
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Trust CEO slams 'cruel and ineffective' government policy
The chief executive of a London trust has criticised the government over the reinstatement of its “cruel and ineffective” benefits policy.
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‘Urgent’ reviews launched by NHSE as death rates double
NHS England and NHS Improvement have ordered urgent reviews into the deaths of people with a learning disability and autism during the pandemic, HSJ has learned.
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Police investigating death of teenager at acute hospital
Police in Bristol have launched investigations into the circumstances that led to the death of a teenager with autism and learning disabilities, HSJ can confirm.
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Exclusive: CQC in 'urgent discussions' over trust’s future
The Care Quality Commission has revealed it is holding “urgent discussions” over the future of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust, HSJ can reveal.
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Police launch investigation into maternity scandal trust
Police have launched a criminal investigation into maternity services at a scandal-hit trust in the West Midlands.
