South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1509
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HSJ Local
Surrey Downs ditches EDICS contract
COMMERCIAL: Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group has opted not to renew a contract with an organisation providing specialist referral advice and treatment at consultant-led community clinics.
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CommentHow the NHS can chip away at 18 week waits
Three steps for the government to improve waiting times further
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HSJ Local
Surrey and Sussex CCGs choose new CSU providers
STRUCTURE: New arrangements for providing commissioning support services are being put in place across Surrey and Sussex, NHS England has announced.
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HSJ Local
Circle named preferred bidder for musculoskeletal £120m contract
COMMERCIAL Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group has named private provider Circle as its preferred bidder to be prime contractor for its musculoskeletal integrated service.
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HSJ LocalMerger FTs propose friends and family test to allay competition concern
STRUCTURE: The foundation trusts whose merger plans face being blocked by the Competition Commission have proposed their performance in the friends and family test is used to mitigate against the loss of competition.
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NewsHunt calls for GP 'accountability and responsibility'
The NHS needs to provide “proper out-of-hospital care” to be sustainable in future, health secretary Jeremy Hunt said as he urged doctors to accept changes to the way they work.
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NewsBerwick nursing adviser says report was 'specific' on staffing
The Berwick report tacitly backed staffing ratios and the regulation of healthcare assistants in its recommendations, according to the senior nurse involved in the NHS patient safety review.
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NewsHospitals criticised over junk food
English hospitals have been criticised for allowing patients and visitors to gorge on crisps, fizzy drinks and chocolate.
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NewsHSJ Live: 12.8.13 Hunt outlines plans for a seven-day NHS
The NHS needs to provide “proper out-of-hospital care” to be sustainable in future, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said
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CommentDon't be deceived by the rhetoric of reconfiguration
Picking apart the devices being used to warp the debate
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy pharmacists are the missing link in integration
How to create a seamless connection between pharmacists and GPs
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HSJ Local
CCG flags diagnostics delays at Birmingham Children's
PERFORMANCE: Diagnostic waits at Birmingham Children’s Hospital have been described as the “main current performance issue” in south and central Birmingham.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham CCG tells PropCo: we can't afford £2.3m charge
FINANCE: A Birmingham clinical commissioning group has told NHS Property Services Ltd that it cannot afford to pay a £2.3m charge to plug a gap in local premises costs.
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HSJ Local
Oxford AHSN hires chief executive
WORKFORCE: The Oxford Academic Health Science Network has announced the appointment of Professor Gary Ford as its chief executive.
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HSJ Local
Plymouth Hospitals patient undergoes surgery without general anaesthetic
RESEARCH: A 65-year-old woman has become the first patient at Plymouth Hospitals Trust to use an ipad as a distraction technique during surgery.
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Blogs
No blame − the NHS's the gain
The Berwick reviews says the NHS should have a learning, no blame culture. But what would that look like?
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NewsAnalysed: The latest round in Manchester's cancer conflict
Two foundation trusts have referred NHS England to Monitor over the way specialised cancer surgery services are commissioned.
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NewsIntegration fund can be used to offset social care cuts
Councils will be allowed to use some of the government’s £3.8bn integrated care fund to protect existing social care services rather than fund service transformation, according to new guidance.
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HSJ Local
Bristol based researchers get £9m funding boost
RESEARCH: A team of health researchers based at University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust have been given £9m by the National Institute of Health Research.