Director warned Psychological health In the NHS, its institutions and affiliated hospitals have told department heads to work seven days a week for national security reasons.
Claire Murdoch, national mental health director at NHS England, said she was “shocked” to hear that some department heads at NHS Trusts and Trusts are not working or overseeing quality and safety departments seven days a week. employees.
His comments came in response to questions from The Independent newspaper about a possible national security review in context Mental and psychological health services For patients in hospitals, on which some ministers have focused on studying their conditions after some major scandals that have shaken those departments in recent months.
An NHS consultant said the body behaved like the Mary Celeste. [بمعنى أنها مهجورة] During the weekends, note that upgrading hospital services to work seven days a week would help cope with increasing delays.
Speaking at the annual NHS Providers Conference, the director said mental health providers should be careful to listen to caregivers who spend ‘90% of their time in patient situations’. She added that “Commission Fund divisional leaders should be encouraged to work night shifts and weekends. I was shocked to hear that we have begun to implement the agenda for change and that departmental leaders often work as if they were employed Monday to Friday. This is unacceptable. I think we are “We need senior management to come for seven full days. Will we have unannounced visits at two in the morning? Why not?”
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And he continued his words, noting that most of those who monitor the signals be abused, According to research, they are healthcare assistant staff members as well as patients and students.
The NHS has been awarded £36m ($42.9m) to improve safety and quality in hospital departments over three years after safety concerns were raised, Murdoch said.
In related context, last month, The Independent published an investigation which revealed systemic abuse within institutions by the Huntercombe Group, a private mental health provider.
Later, Labour’s shadow mental health minister, Rosina Aline Khan, called for a “swift review” of mental health hospitals, while other MPs called for a full public inquiry.
In a related context, Mental Health Minister Maria Caulfield, Ms Ministry of Health and Social Securitywho did not rule out a public inquiry, but warned that such inquiries take a long time.
Murdoch also sent a letter to hospitals and NHS providers last October following the appearance of a report on the Edenfeld Centre. [أحد مراكز الرعاية الصحية] It was shown by the “Panorama” program on the “BBC” channel. At the time, Murdoch asked all suppliers to review safety procedures in their departments.
Published in “The Independent” on 16 November 2022
