South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1430
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Blogs
Waiting list grows in October for first time
For the first time since records began, the English waiting list grew in October. Still, 18-week waits were steady. One-year waits probably got worse.
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NewsCQC unveils community services inspection regime
The Care Quality Commission has outlined its new approach for inspecting community health services.
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HSJ Local
Woman reveals impact of Good Hope error
A grandmother found out she had been wrongly diagnosed with breast cancer - 17 years after undergoing an operation by surgeon Ian Paterson.
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NewsMedicine addiction data 'needed'
GPs should start collecting anonymous data on patients they suspect or know to be hooked on prescription drugs, a group of MPs has found.
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NewsHSJ Live: 20.12.2013 NHS England would 'very rarely' close a GP practice
Deputy medical director of NHS England says it would close a GP practice only if it was “at the extremes of immediate public safety”, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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CommentBetter housing will relieve winter pressures
Housing improvements are vital for reducing emergency hospital visits
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HSJ KnowledgeBest of 2013: Data and technology
How the NHS uses social media, big data and patient partners
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CommentBetter care fund: good policy needs great execution
The £3.8bn pot can have great benefits for the NHS
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CommentWelfare advice is essential to mental health care
It makes services more efficient, effective and responsive
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CommentLord Darzi: A global effort can improve mental health
International innovations are raising care standards
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HSJ LocalManagerial failings allowed rogue surgeon to operate
A review into Heart of England Foundation Trust has found “weak and indecisive leadership from senior managers” and “secrecy and concealment” allowed a rogue surgeon to continue carrying out unrecognised and unsafe surgical procedures.
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HSJ Local
Colchester cancer services 'unsafe' finds NHS England
PERFORMANCE: Colchester Hospital University Trust’s cancer services, which are also being investigated by the police, have been found “unsafe” in five areas, NHS England has announced.
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NewsCQC chief executive backs wider duty of candour
The chief executive of the Care Quality Commission has thrown his weight behind a wider definition of the government’s planned statutory duty of candour.
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NewsUPDATED: Final recommendations issued on Mid Staffs break-up
The administrators appointed to Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have made some concessions to local campaigners on the services that would be left at the two hospitals it runs.
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NewsDrug firm ends conference payments
Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline will stop paying for doctors to attend medical conferences and scrap some sales targets as it seeks to mend its reputation in the wake of a damaging scandal over multimillion-pound bribery claims in China.
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NewsWarning over A&E ambulance queues
The NHS has a “significant problem” with ambulances queuing at accident and emergency departments waiting to drop off patients, a senior official has said.
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NewsMcKesson to re-apply for staff record contract
Healthcare technology company McKesson UK has said it intends to re-apply for the contract to administer the NHS’s human resources and staff payroll system after its current contract expires in 2015.
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NewsHSJ Live 19.12.13 "Weak" leaders allowed rogue surgeon to carry out unsafe procedures
Review into Heart of England Trust uncovers “secrecy and concealment”
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Blogs
Will 2014 be the year of ethical leadership?
The public sector needs to move away from ‘greed is good’
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CommentWhat Simon Stevens should focus on in 2014
Another Simon Stevens has some thoughts for the new NHS England chief