Large hospital trusts still missing key crisis support in A&E
Some of the country’s leading acute hospitals are not meeting a key NHS standard for mental health support in emergency departments, HSJ research suggests, with some regions faring better than others.
New 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.
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.
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.
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.
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A West Midlands trust has withdrawn from a controversial mental health consortium to focus on its sustainability and transformation partnership.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
NHS England pledges to increase child mental health beds
More than 150 new inpatient beds for children and young people with mental health problems will be available by 2019, NHS England said today.
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.
Revealed: New oversight ratings for every NHS trust
Regulators have published proposed new ratings for every NHS trust that reflect the seriousness of the problems they face.
A&E closures not ruled out in troubled STP patch
The new health system for Hereford and Worcestershire has requested national support to help consolidate back office services across all of its NHS organisations and local councils.
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.
Board upheaval at governance failure trust
Two non-executive directors are departing from Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust just weeks after it revealed it was heading for a large unexpected deficit.
HSJ Awards 2016 shortlist unveiled
We have today revealed the shortlist for the 2016 HSJ Awards.