All articles by Rebecca Thomas – Page 10
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Asymptomatic people will have to self-isolate after contact with covid-19 cases
People will be asked to self-isolate for two weeks even if they are asymptomatic after coming into ‘high-risk’ contact with a person who has tested positive for covid-19 – a testing chief has told NHS executives.
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Lack of social distancing in NHS staff social areas alarms national chiefs
National leaders have said healthcare workers must do better on social distancing amid growing evidence that staff-to-staff transmission is the significant factor in the spread of coronavirus throughout hospitals.
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Learning disability and autism deaths within expected range, says NHSE
The covid-19 death rates among people with learning disabilities and autism are broadly in line with the rest of the population, NHS England has said.
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NHS staff told not to join pay demonstrations as they ‘adversely affect public confidence’
NHS staff in London have been warned by national regulators not to take part in public protests, according to an email seen by HSJ.
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Mental 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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Chair appointed to lead second London trust
Two mental health trusts in London are set to share a chair.
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NHS 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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Deaths 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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Ministers act after claims covid deaths of disabled and autistic people being 'ignored'
Deaths of those with learning disabilities and autism from covid-19 are to be analysed by Public Health England, HSJ can reveal.
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Mental 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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Flagship Nightingale hospital to be mothballed until second peak
London’s Nightingale Hospital is to be mothballed until a second peak, after seeing only a fraction of the patients first envisaged.
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Trust loses appeal against tribunal which strongly criticised CEO’s evidence
A major teaching trust has lost an appeal against an employment tribunal which had been highly critical of evidence given by its chief executive, in the unfair dismissal of a whistleblowing surgeon.
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Severely 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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All hospital emergency patients to be tested for coronavirus
A new coronavirus testing regime for patients being admitted to hospital has been outlined by NHS England, HSJ has learned.
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Hints of return to the dark ages
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Fears over vulnerable children after 50pc drop in referrals
Vulnerable children have become “invisible” amid the coronavirus pandemic, leading clinicians have warned, following a dramatic reduction in referrals to child sexual assault services.
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‘Unprecedented’ number of DNR orders for learning disabilities patients
A learning disability care provider said it has received an “unprecedented” number of do not resuscitate forms from doctors that it believes to be illegal.
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‘Unprecedented’ plan to prevent suicides during covid-19 crisis
An “unprecedented” national suicide prevention plan has been launched by a government advisory group amid concerns suicides could increase during the covid-19 pandemic, HSJ can reveal.
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‘Yet another failure’ on flagship programme for learning disabilities
New data has revealed “yet another failure” to adequately reduce the number of people with learning disabilities living in “modern day asylums”.
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Regional spread of returning NHS staff does not match virus demand
The region with the highest number of returning NHS staff has more than six times as many as the region with the lowest number, HSJ can reveal.