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NewsNew triage process helps struggling service cut waiting list by 30pc
An overhaul in the pathway for a flagship mental health service in Birmingham has led to a 30 per cent decrease in its waiting list since June.
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Exclusive: Hundreds of patients kept in ‘distressing’ dormitory-style wards
NHS England says the government should consider hundreds of mental health patients who are being treated in “distressing” dormitory-style wards when it determines future capital spending budgets.
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Sir David Nicholson to chair STP
Sir David Nicholson has been appointed the chair of a West Midlands sustainability and transformation partnership, HSJ can reveal.
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Revealed: Hundreds of children wait more than a year for specialist help
Hundreds of young people assessed as needing specialist mental health treatment have been made to wait more than a year, an investigation by HSJ can reveal.
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Staff transferred after trust withdraws from controversial consortium
A West Midlands trust has withdrawn from a controversial mental health consortium to focus on its sustainability and transformation partnership.
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Top trust receives 'mortifying' inadequate rating for new service
An outstanding-rated trust has been handed a “mortifying” inadequate rating for its children’s mental health services, which were redesigned two years ago via a controversial tendering exercise.
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70 trusts working with NHSI to boost workforce retention
Seventy NHS trusts have now been recruited by NHS Improvement to its programme to improve workforce retention rates in the health service.
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Revealed: Trusts lined up for next wave of digital funding
Six mental health trusts are being lined up for the next wave of NHS England’s flagship effort to digitalise providers.
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Trust selected as accountable care 'integrator' for county
Worcestershire commissioners have chosen a community and mental health trust to be an “integrator” for accountable care across the county.
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Former PCT chief appointed to chair STP
The Worcestershire and Herefordshire sustainability and transformation partnership has appointed veteran NHS manager Charles Waddicor as its independent chair.
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Updated: The NHS trusts with the highest DTOC rates
The NHS is unlikely to meet a government target to cut delayed transfers of care to 3.5 per cent of its overall 131,000 bed base by next month, analysis of official data published today suggests.
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Patient death reveals 'no coordination' between mental health services
A coroner has raised concerns about the lack of coordination in mental health services for young people in Birmingham, after a patient under NHS care was found hanged.
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NHS England pledges to increase child mental health beds
NHS England will fund 150-180 new child and adolescent mental health inpatient beds by 2019 The announcement forms part of the forward view delivery plan published today The new beds will be used to reduce out of area placements for young people Global digital exemplars in ...
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NHS staff survey: Best and worst performing trusts
The annual NHS survey has shown staff continue to believe the care their trusts provide is safe, with 69 per cent saying they would recommend care at their organisation to a friend or relative.
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Revealed: New oversight ratings for every NHS trust
Each trust placed in one of four categories based on the level of support they require from NHS Improvement Trusts will be formally categorised next month as part of the regulator’s new “single oversight framework” Thirty-five out of 238 trusts will have “maximum autonomy” See every ...
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A&E closures not ruled out in troubled STP patch
“Differing views” over which back office services in Hereford and Worcestershire footprint should be protected Dermatology services in Worcestershire deemed financially unsustainable Emergency department closures not ruled out Potential for shared pathology and pharmacy services between acute trusts The new health system for Hereford ...
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Revealed: Ministers sign off £300k of pay rises for trust chairs
Ministers agreed nearly £300,000 in pay rises for the chairs of NHS trusts over the past year, HSJ can reveal.
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Board upheaval at governance failure trust
Two non-executive directors stand down from Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust board Trust said it needed to “strengthen its financial governance arrangements” weeks after revealing large unplanned deficit Peter Lachecki appointed as next chair Two non-executive directors are departing from Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust just weeks ...
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HSJ Awards 2016 shortlist unveiled
We have today revealed the shortlist for the 2016 HSJ Awards.
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CCGs consider sweeping restrictions to plug £25m hole
Redditch and Bromsgrove, South Worcestershire and Wyre Forest CCGs seek feedback on service cuts Proposals include restricting access to hearing aids, sterilisation and treatments for patients with “unhealthy lifestyles” CCGs say savings needed to fill £25m funding gap next year FINANCE: A group of clinical ...
