South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1056
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HSJ LocalEmergency department 'inadequate, chaotic and compromised safety'
INSPECTION: Patient safety was compromised by inadequate services and a chaotic environment at Leicester Royal Infirmary, according to inspectors.
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NewsExclusive: Mackey intervenes in escalating contracts row
NHS Improvement chief executive issues strong statement on row over 2016-17 contracts and incentive payments Commissioners given until Friday to issue “reasonable” contract offers Jim Mackey acknowledges providers “very unhappy” about NHS England CQUIN proposals NHSI in discussion with NHS England to “find a solution” The chief executive ...
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News'Very few' NHS contracts agreed after 'challenging' negotiations
Regulators say planning round for 2016-17 has been “very challenging” Few providers have signed contracts with commissioners Deadline for operational plans pushed back by a week Regulators have extended the deadline for NHS providers to submit their operational plans for the current financial year because “very few” have ...
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HSJ KnowledgeLeadership programmes as a means to grow capability
Belinda Weir and Deborah Davis look at what works for leadership development programmes and why trusts should invest in them
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HSJ KnowledgeNeil Churchill podcast: 'Patient experience and patient safety start from different places'
NHS England patient safety director Neil Churchill on how patient involvement can be a driver for better care.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy the system is not working for locums
The NHS will not control the problem of agency costs until it controls its own workforce, James Foxlee tells Daloni Carlisle
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NewsExclusive: NHS England puts provider rescue plan at risk, teaching hospitals warn
Providers warn changes to CQUIN payments will hamper attempts to bring sector into balance Teaching trusts say new CQUINs and agreed control totals for 2016-17 are incompatible NHS England rejects the accusations and says the changes are appropriate and achievable Angry teaching hospitals have warned that new conditions ...
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NewsNHS England to investigate £1.2bn Staffordshire contracts following Cambridgeshire failure
NHS England confirms second stage review of UnitingCare contract failure NHS England to investigate roles of CCG, its advisers and the DH Staffordshire contracts will be among those also reviewed NHS England will investigate two contentious contract tenders as part of the follow-up to last week’s review into ...
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: It's time for action, not words, on BME career progression
NHS trust boards have failed in their duty to grow BME representation so what compelling action can now be taken?
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CommentDevolution and health reforms must move forward together
Why reformers must collaborate if they are to succeed
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NewsUpdated: NHS Improvement threatens 'management changes' at Southern Health
CQC issue Southern Health Foundation Trust with warning notice requiring it to improve safety arrangements Regulator inspected the trust in response to Mazars review, which highlighted failure of trust to properly investigate and learn from patient deaths CQC found trust had “failed to mitigate significant risks” posed by “physical ...
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NewsHundreds fewer junior doctors apply for key specialty training
Largest falls in year on year applications in key specialties such as acute medicine, paediatrics and anaesthetics HEE says recruitment will continue for some months before final position is clear Data comes as junior doctors launch latest 48 hour non-emergency strike over contract dispute Hundreds of junior doctors ...
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CommentDoes the NHS still reside in a grey area for EU competition law?
To what extent does EU competition law apply to the NHS, given a changing landscape shaped by the TTIP, a government keen to ramp up private involvement and the spectre of a Brexit, asks David Hunter
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Expert BriefingDeep South: Goodbye, hello to Angela Pedder
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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CommentSTPs must involve local people to avoid becoming expensive door stops
How to ensure that local people really do have their say in sustainability and transformation plans
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HSJ KnowledgeMaking legal advice a clinical department
How legal consideration of patient rights now tops clinicians’ agendas
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HSJ LocalCCG’s drug ordering scheme will save ‘£8m a year’
Coventry and Rugby CCG’s “prescription ordering direct” pilot will save £8m a year, it says NHS Business Services Authority interested in scheme’s cost saving potential Similar scheme adopted by Sheffield CCG and talks underway in Dudley FINANCE: Leaders of a West Midlands clinical commissioning group have estimated that ...
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NewsNHS property company to raise rents to market levels
NHS Property Services to increase rents to market levels Department of Health will mitigate the effects for one year Rental costs to rise by £60m Company says the move will raise millions for investment Many GPs and other primary care providers will be billed for higher rents from ...
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Devolution on a leash
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill