South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1399
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NewsHSJ Live 11.06.2014: Delayed discharges cost NHS £526m, warns Age UK
Older peoples’ charity warns of a “marked rise” in the length of time elderly people are held up in hospital while they wait for social care, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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HSJ KnowledgeThe NHS gets the A&E demand it deserves
High demand stems from the service’s own offer to patients
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CommentCommitment to change the NHS must come from within
Place more emphasis on learning best practice
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HSJ Local
Oxford trust signs electronic records deal
Oxford Health Foundation Trust has signed a five-year deal with an IT company for the provision of an integrated electronic health record system.
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HSJ Local
Lincolnshire trust A&E performance dips
PERFORMANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals has failed to meet the four hour accident and emergency target of 95 per cent of admissions for April.
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CommentMichael White: Stephen Dorrell's exit is a puzzle
Who will take the Tory grandee’s place as health committee chair?
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NewsTrust misses urgent cancer wait target for one in five patients
A surge in referrals and lack of capacity saw a large hospital trust miss the two-week cancer wait target by 13 percentage points.
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NewsWilletts announces £48m of health research investment
Science minister David Willetts has announced £48m of new investment to help fund research projects aimed at tackling health problems including Alzheimer’s and cancer.
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NewsCall for salary rise for non-foundation trust chairs
A survey of chairs working across the NHS provider sector has found unanimous support for the view that NHS trust chairs are underpaid compared with their foundation trust counterparts.
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SupplementsImaging: Putting PET CT to the test
Why the UK needs to radically expand the availability of PET CT scanning
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NewsWelsh NHS Confederation pushes public health responsibility message
People in Wales are being urged to take responsibility for their health, rather than relying on the NHS.
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HSJ Local
New medical director for Homerton
WORKFORCE: Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed a new medical director.
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HSJ Local
Salisbury appoints nursing director
APPOINTMENTS: Salisbury Foundation Trust has appointed Lorna Wilkinson as its director of nursing.
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NewsHSJ Live 10.06.2014: Call for salary rise for non-foundation trust chairs
A survey of chairs working across the NHS provider sector has found unanimous support for the view that NHS trust chairs are underpaid compared with their foundation trust counterparts, plus the day’s news and comment
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HSJ KnowledgeAre patients being heard? The friends and family test reviewed
Study highlights issues with the validity and data
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CommentElection 2015: The Tory manifesto will be shaped by internal tensions
The Conservatives will need a radical document
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NewsA&Es miss target for a month
Accident and emergency departments have missed the target to see, treat, admit or discharge 95 per cent of patients within four hours for the fourth week in a row as demand on the service grows.
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HSJ Local
West Middlesex deputy chief exec takes on new role at TDA
WORKFORCE: The deputy chief executive of West Middlesex University Hospital Trust has left the organisation to take on a senior role at the NHS Trust Development Authority.
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LeaderStevens’ nuanced view of change challenges cultural conventions
NHS England has to take more risks
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HSJ Local
Whittington reports increased deficit at beginning of financial year
FINANCE: Whittington Health Trust has reported a £600,000 deficit in the first month of the new financial year.