South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1508
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NewsScottish health boards 'must do better'
Every Scottish health board reviewed so far on how they deal with serious incidents have been told they must improve.
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NewsCCGs line up raft of 'prime contractor' deals
Dozens of clinical commissioning groups are devising innovative contracts in which a lead provider receives an outcomes based payment to integrate an entire care pathway, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
'Unsafe and dirty' London hospital slammed
An NHS trust has been issued with three formal warnings after inspectors found “unsafe” conditions including filthy maternity wards and water placed out of the reach of elderly patients.
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CommentMichael White: Burnham thinks big
The shadow health secretary wants Labour to have clear, gimmick free policies
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HSJ Local
Judge rejects council bid to block West London hospital downgrades
STRUCTURE Ealing Council’s attempt to block plans to downgrade four local hospitals has been dealt a major blow after a High Court judge rejected its application for a judicial review.
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NewsHSJ Live 14.8.2013: Merger of London trusts cleared by regulator
Monitor approves London trusts’ merger, why funding should be on effective treatment of obesity rather than prevention, and the rest of today’s news and comments
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CommentSeven steps to creating a sucessful social enterprise
How to be a successful social enterprise
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HSJ KnowledgeFighting fit: taking on the UK's obesity crisis
Rotheram’s framework has successfully reduced obesity
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HSJ Local
Monitor investigates Royal Berkshire over A&E breaches
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has launched an investigation into Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust after repeated breaches of its four hour waiting time target.
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Blogs
The corridor of power
A recent visit to Richmond House’s fabled fourth floor corridor of power yielded some fascinating insights into the highest echelons of the Department of Health.Norman Lamb’s office is adorned with traditional depictions of the Norfolk countryside, which Alan Partridge would no doubt approve of.Anna Soubry’s office door carries a sign ...
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LeaderGood inquiries should be short and sharp
The Morecambe Bay inquiry can learn from Keogh, Francis and Berwick
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NewsCarruthers joins board of private mental health group
Former NHS South of England chief executive Sir Ian Carruthers has joined the board of major private sector mental health provider Partnerships in Care.
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NewsOmbudsman: 'toxic cocktail' hinders complaints
Patients who suffer poor care in hospitals are being failed by a “toxic cocktail” within the health service, according to the NHS Ombudsman.
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NewsTax rises 'needed to pay for NHS' says public
More than half of patients believe taxes should rise to ensure the NHS can continue to provide healthcare in the long term, a survey suggests.
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NewsExclusive: Work not started on minimum safe staffing levels
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, or NICE, has not been asked to begin drawing up evidence-based minimum safe staffing level tools, six months after it was recommended by the Francis inquiry report, HSJ has learned.
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NewsAnalysis: Pointing the way to change in primary care
As government and NHS leaders step up pressure for radical change in general practice, existing extended services – such as Leeds’ York Street practice for homeless people and asylum seekers – may point the way to new approaches and models for primary care.
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NewsExclusive: Morecambe Bay inquiry chair prepared to target regulators
The chair of the independent inquiry into failings at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has told HSJ he wants the freedom to investigate all bodies involved – including, potentially, regulators.
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NewsHSJ Live: 13.8.13: Council pushes for judicial review of hospital downgrade plans
Why patient leaders should have been in Francis report, a survey showing the public want taxes to pay for the NHS, the CQC’s annual report on controlled drugs and the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ KnowledgePatient leaders should have been Francis' first recommendation
The report fell short on patient empowerment
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CommentLisa Rodrigues: 10 tips for the next NHS England chief
The next leader will have a different role and style