South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1278
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NewsMorecambe Bay review: Hunt backs independent safety investigation unit
The health secretary has backed the establishment of an independent patient safety investigation unit similar to the Air Accidents Investigations Branch of the Department for Transport.
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CommentNot everyone’s united over Manchester health budget devolution
Chancellor’s ‘historic day’ raises questions
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NewsDepartment of Health finance chief to retire
Richard Douglas, the Department of Health’s highly influential director general for finance and the NHS, will retire at the end of May.
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NewsTrusts go to the wire on voluntary tariff offer
A significant number of providers are still yet to decide whether to accept NHS England and Monitor’s offer of a ‘voluntary’ tariff for 2015-16, with just a day to go until the offer expires, HSJ has been told.
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NewsKirkup calls for NHS trusts to face new openness duties
The Kirkup inquiry into care failures in Morecambe Bay has called for a new duty to be placed on NHS trust boards requiring them to publish the findings of any external investigations into their clinical services, governance or operations.
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NewsMorecambe Bay inquiry reveals 'lethal mix' of failings
The independent inquiry into events at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has found ‘failures at almost every level of the NHS’ combined to create a ‘lethal mix’ which caused the avoidable deaths of at least 11 babies and one mother.
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HSJ LocalTrust revises infection control after suspected Ebola case
PERFORMANCE: Warrington and Halton Hospitals Foundation Trust has bolstered its infection control policies following the treatment of a suspected Ebola patient.
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Exclusive: Rise in consultations greater for non-GPs, analysis finds
Activity in general practice has risen in the last three complete financial years, but most of this has been for medical professionals other than GPs, research by a leading health think thank suggests.
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NewsHSJ Live 03.03.2015: Unions divided over government pay offer
Health unions are divided over the government’s pay offer for NHS workers, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ KnowledgeRace inequality of NHS staff is putting patients at risk
BME findings of the whistleblowing report explained
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HSJ LocalTrust helps pay for barriers at multi-storey car park known for suicides
PUBLIC HEALTH: North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust has contributed to the installation of barriers at a multi-storey car park in Midway, Newcastle-under-Lyme, as part of its public health remit to help reduce suicide attempts.
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HSJ LocalLondon CCGs to combine 111 and GP out of hours care
STRUCTURE: A consultation has begun on proposals to integrate NHS 111 and GP out of hours services across five clinical commissioning group areas in north London.
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HSJ LocalConstruction of new mental health facility underway
STRUCTURE: Building work has begun on a mental health facility in Leigh as part of 5 Boroughs Partnership Foundation Trust.
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NewsLeaked report exposes Staffordshire's 'oppressive culture'
A leaked report has delivered a damning verdict on the NHS leadership in Staffordshire, describing the health economy as beset with an ‘oppressive culture’ and in ‘perpetual crisis mode’.
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HSJ LocalTwo more trusts reach foundation status
STRUCTURE: Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust and Kent Community Health Trust have been granted foundation trust status by Monitor.
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HSJ LocalNEW Devon accused of conflict of interest in £100m contract award
COMMERCIAL: A community services provider has accused the country’s largest clinical commissioning group of a conflict of interest in its decision to award a £100m contract without a tender.
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NewsHSJ Live 02.03.2015: NEW Devon accused of conflict of interest in £100m contract award
A community services provider has accused the country’s largest clinical commissioning group of a conflict of interest in its decision to award a £100m contract without a tender, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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HSJ KnowledgePatients are a virtue: Learning not to fear feedback
Opinions of service users are an untapped resource
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CommentThe way the NHS manages A&E problems is not fit for purpose
Research into management of emergencies throws up some worrying findings