The article reports on the launch of the first three mental health trusts in Great Britain. Oxleas Foundation Trust, South Essex Partnership Foundation Trust and South Staffordshire Healthcare Foundation Trust have been authorized by regulator Monitor. Another mental health applicant, North Staffordshire ...
The cuts have meantmental health trusts have been asked to save almost 20% morefrom next year’s budgets than hospitals. Budgets for community mental health teams, which give continuing support to patients to prevent their health deteriorating to crisis point,reached a plateau for 2011-12 but re...
The research was conducted in keeping with usual research governance guidance and local approvals were gained at each site. In the first phase, we contacted all NHS Mental Health Trusts in England to participate in a national survey of inpatient mental health rehabilitation services and a response...
The article reports that Steve Shrubb, director of Great Britain National Health Service (NHS) Confederation's Mental Health Network, has said that mental health trusts must tailor services. Shrubb said that health trusts must improve services for people with learning disabilities and children and you...
There is limited research into the value, purpose and function of Mental Health (MH) Chaplains. Yet, they are employed within National Health Service Trusts in the UK. Eight MH Chaplains were interviewed to explore how they see their value, purpose and function. The data were analysed using...
Most mental health trusts running deficits.Reports on a survey conducted by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health showing that two-thirds of Great Britain's National Health Service mental health trusts failed to balance their budgets in 2002. Examination of the financial data of 18 trusts; ...
“The majority of these trusts intend to continue with key harmful practices associated with SIM, including the inappropriate involvement of police in routine community mental health care, behavioural contracts and the use of sanctions for patients who self-harm or engage in suicidal behaviou...
There is limited research into the value, purpose and function of Mental Health (MH) Chaplains. Yet, they are employed within National Health Service Trusts in the UK. Eight MH Chaplains were interviewed to explore how they see their value, purpose and function. The data were analysed using...
The UK's NHS has announced it will be cutting costs to mental health services a move that will cost the NHS millions in the long-term, says a report produced by the charity, Rethink Mental Illness, and the London School of Economics. Despite years of underfunding and a 13% increase in ...
But while per person spending at NHS mental health trusts has risen in recent years, care provided by local authorities for community services — things like patient wellbeing checks, medication updates and referrals for talking therapies — has taken a financial hit. From 2018-19 to 2022-23, ...