South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1375
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NewsHSJ Live 16.04.2014: CQC to launch crisis care inspections in summer
Mental health crisis care is to be put under the spotlight by the Care Quality Commission with a series of targeted inspections later this year, and the rest of today’s news and comment
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CommentCouncils put the public health ethos into practice
A year since the transfer of public health
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to provide 24/7, joined up palliative care
Scheme in Bedfordshire has had positive results
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NewsUpdated: Unison votes to ballot members on industrial action
One of the largest healthcare unions Unison is to ballot its 460,000 health members over plans to take industrial action – including strike action – following the government’s imposed pay deal.
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NewsInnovation network could slip into ‘self-defeating spiral’
The much-vaunted scheme to drive and spread healthcare innovation across the country risks slipping into a “self-defeating spiral”, senior figures have warned after NHS England slashed its budget.
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CommentJanuary 2014 waits: More patients choose to delay treatment
Delays tip trusts into target breach
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News
North Staffordshire suspends consultant
The University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust has suspended and reviewed the work of a consultant surgeon who used an unproven technique for face and head operations, allegedly exposing 88 patients to unnecessary risk.
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NHS financial crisis "looming", King's Fund warns
The NHS faces “significant cuts to services” unless extra cash is ploughed in by the next government, according to a poll of finance chiefs by a health charity.
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NewsBacktrack on axed London mental health fund
NHS England back-tracked on its plan to slash nearly £4m from London mental health budgets in 2013-14, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsHSJ Live 15.04.2014: Unison votes to ballot its members over strike action
One of the largest healthcare unions will ballot its 460,000 members over strike action, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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HSJ PartnersMore patient choice only works with more information
Improve patient choice in adult hearing services
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HSJ KnowledgeKeep patients healthier and happier at home
Provide cardiovascular treatment out of hospital
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HSJ LocalPathology goes digital in Coventry and Warwickshire
A West Midlands trust has digitised its pathology processes, allowing its medical staff to view samples and slides in high resolution on computer screens from any location.
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NewsSerco boss to head up specialist hospital firm
A senior director at outsourcing giant Serco is to step down from her role to become the chief executive of the Huntercombe Group, a hospital and specialist care centre provider.
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HSJ LocalMental health trust boosts staff in response to Francis report
WORKFORCE: A West Midlands mental health trust has boosted staff numbers in response to the Francis report, recent board papers show.
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Blogs
The politics of language
It can be hard to keep up with the evolution of acceptable language for talking about people
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HSJ Local
Peterborough and Stamford appoints new CEO
WORKFORCE: The NHS’s most indebted trust Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has announced the appointment of a new chief executive.
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HSJ Local
Hospital dementia unit opens in Rochdale
STRUCTURE: The Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust has opened a £1m medical unit dedicated to patients with dementia.
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HSJ Local
Optum scoops £150m contract in Thames Valley and Wessex
COMMERCIAL: Private provider Optum has won a three-year contract to carry out acute commissioning services for 18 Wessex and the Thames Valley clinical commissioning groups.
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NewsHalf of nurses fear another Mid Staffs, snapshot survey reveals
Nearly half of all nurses believe their organisation is at risk of becoming the “next Mid Staffs” or heading that way already, reveals the latest large-scale survey on NHS staffing levels.