South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1706
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HSJ Local
Complaints problems at Cumbria Partnership
PERFORMANCE: Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust only resolved just over half of its complaints within its 25 day target, board papers reveal.
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HSJ Local
New NEDs at Cumbria Partnership
WORKFORCE: Three new non-executive directors have been appointed to Cumbria Foundation Trust. Heike Horsburgh MBE, Wanda Rossiter and Kate Willard have had their appointments approved at the trust’s governors’ council.
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HSJ Local
Cumbria partnership appoints clinical director
WORKFORCE: Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust has appointed a new clinical director of children’s services, two new consultant psychiatrists and a new pathway lead for mental health and wellbeing.
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HSJ Local
High cost of private placements a concern in Manchester
FINANCE: The high cost of private placements is causing concern for Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust – and its commissioners.
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HSJ Local
Manchester MH and social care trust praised by Stonewall
WORKFORCE: Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust has been named as the highest performing mental health trust in the North of England for its work on discrimination and creating an inclusive workplace.
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HSJ Local
Manchester mental health service wins 'excellence' badge
PERFORMANCE: A Manchester service that supports people with mental health issues to get back into work has been awarded ‘Centre of Excellence’ status by the Centre for Mental Health.
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HSJ Local
Manchester wins dementia funding
RESEARCH: Part of a £22m government investment in dementia research will help fund research trials in Manchester, were four out of the 21 trials are based.
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ/CHKS interactive prescribing data tools
The tools enable you to compare prescribing rates and costs
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HSJ Local
Cheshire and Wirral records £830,000 surplus
FINANCE: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Foundation Trust had a £830,000 surplus at the end of December, the board heard.
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HSJ Local
Smoking breaks costing Cheshire and Wirral Partnership £2m
WORKFORCE: Staff taking smoking breaks are costing a mental health trust nearly £2m a year in lost productivity – and causing resentment among their non-smoking colleagues, a board meeting was told.
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HSJ Local
Sheffield care trust told to improve record keeping
PERFORMANCE: A home which provided respite care for dementia patients did not adequately record whether they were able to consent to care and had incomplete records, a Care Quality Commission inspection has found.
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CommentMichael White: some hospitals are too big too fail
Peterborough’s financial shambles shouldn’t be forgotten
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Blogs
Winning is for quitters
The people of Lincolnshire are being encouraged to give up smoking with a prize draw for successful quitters.Lincolnshire Community Health Services Trust invited locals to “swap fags for swag in big ticket giveaway”.Sounds great! We like swag. All you have to do is kick the ciggies for four weeks.Prizes on ...
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BlogsThe minister for charm and the NHS Valentine's ninjas
Those incorrigible romantics at the Department of Health gave the nation £30m to get their teeth sorted as a Valentine’s gift this year.“A healthy smile and fresh breath are essential ingredients for those hoping to make a perfect impression,” a spokesman blathered. “And with a smile being one of ...
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Blogs
Medicine for dummies
“Paramedics and an air ambulance who raced to the scene of a report of a person not breathing in a locked car got the shock of their lives when they arrived,” a press release from the East of England Ambulance Service breathlessly informs us.What did they find? Presumably, the air ...
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SupplementsMixed reviews for Francis's epic: A roundtable debate
It was one of the most eagerly and nervously anticipated reports in the history of the NHS. Yet the feeling among experts gathered at the HSJ/Capsticks debate to discuss Robert Francis’s weighty tome was one of anti-climax.
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NewsHSJ Live rolling news 20.2.2013
Cancer and cardiac shake-up in three London trusts and the rest of the today’s news
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NewsExclusive: Major London trusts unveil cancer and cardiac shake-up
Three major teaching hospitals have unveiled a ground breaking service reorganisation under which they will exchange responsibility for providing key specialised services.
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CommentWhat a 'duty of candour' means in practice
Candour permeates Robert Francis’ 290 recommendations
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NewsCompromise agreements 'should not silence safety concerns'
The vast majority of compromise agreements in the NHS are not the result of whistleblowing disputes, while confidentiality clauses cannot be used to directly prevent patient safety concerns being raised, HSJ has been told.