South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1054
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NewsExclusive: GPs urged to report hospitals' contract breaches
GPs advised to notify trusts and CCGs when providers fail to comly with six new requirements in NHS standard contract The British Medical Association GP committee is advising GPs on how to raise formal concerns with trusts and commissioning groups when hospitals fail to comply with new requirements ...
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NewsAnalysis: The biggest providers of specialised services
HSJ analysis of NHS England data shows Barts Health Trust had largest increase in its specialised services income in 2015-16 University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust moves from fourth to ninth biggest specialised provider after cardiac transfer to Barts No evidence of significant consolidation of specialised services in 2015-16 ...
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NewsHSJ Awards 2016 shortlist unveiled
We have today revealed the shortlist for the 2016 HSJ Awards.
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NewsNHS Digital urges staff to take responsibility for security
Chief executives need to take responsiblity for “cyber hygiene” Good cyber security requires all staff to be trained, says NHS Digital New helpline to be set up to report data security incidents NHS Digital has called on NHS staff to take more responsibility for “cyber hygiene” and launched ...
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CommentEngland slides further into 18 weeks breach
England’s referral-to-treatment waiting times headed towards 19 weeks, fuelled by a growing waiting list and in spite of the intended recovery trajectories
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NewsWhat's new in care models: What counts as a PACS?
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: 'Super trust' in the pipeline, and the future of HSJ
Your essential update on the week in health
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NewsExclusive: Hunt's 'avoidable deaths' data subject to major delays
High profile commitment to publish trust level avoidable deaths data subject to major delay Original tender for national work was not awarded and alternative project will not begin until next year Department of Health and NHS Improvement declined to provide a timeline for trust level data A high ...
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CommentTen tips to improve public mental health services
Faculty of Public Health president John Middleton unveils his action plan
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NewsNHS England reveals four hour target for mental health
Mental health waiting time targets due to be in place by 2021, NHS England clinical director says Patients in crisis will be able to expect to be seen by a doctor or nurse within an hour Mental health patients should be seen and given a treatment plan within four ...
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Expert BriefingDeep South: The class of 2011
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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HSJ LocalDelay to major Midlands trust merger revealed
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust merger with Sherwood Forest Foundation Trust delayed until 2017 Trusts had hoped to merge before “busy winter period” but “work required to create the merged organisation is taking longer than expected” Sherwood Forest, which has been in special measures since 2013 and is forecasting a ...
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NewsBournemouth and Poole reopen talks on blocked merger
Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust and Poole Hospital Foundation Trust reopen merger talks Previous attempt at merger blocked by competition authority in 2013 after landmark decision Trusts say merger needed to make planned acute reconfiguration in east Dorset work Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust and ...
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Shifting boundaries in England's big cities
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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NewsNHS chiefs step away from 2020 paperless target
Matthew Swindells says there would not be a “whole lot of complaining” if 2020 target is missed, but hit by 2023 Comments follow Wachter review calling for “unrealistic” 2020 target to be dropped Jeremy Hunt sets out phased approach for digital strategy, with initial funding focus on high fliers ...
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NewsExclusive: Trust bailouts reach almost £2bn
Trust bailouts reach almost £2bn in 2015-16, up from £1.2bn the previous year Payments necessary to maintain the day to day running of hospitals and to pay staff or creditors London trust says there is “no realistic prospect” of repaying its loan without further support Explore the full data ...
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CommentJunior doctors' strikes - the effect on waiting times
Junior doctors’ strikes mean a loss of elective activity and a rise in waiting times, but don’t go blaming them for the continued breach of “18 weeks”.
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NewsExclusive: London STP considers cutting number of acute sites to three
Southwest London STP considers cutting number of acute sites in its patch Draft plan proposes reconfiguration of cancer services on to single specialist centre STP looks to roll out primary care hubs and Sutton care home vanguard to whole of southwest London The draft sustainability and transformation plan ...