South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1803
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Blogs
Equal opportunities under the new CCGs
The first week in October is a landmark for the NHS.This is the week when the new NHS commissioning board takes on its new responsibilities.The board has a massive budget of £60bn, most of which will be given to clinical commissioning groups for them to plan and pay for their ...
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LeaderWe must resist the siren voices to achieve pay reform
Pay reform in the NHS requires the wisdom of Solomon
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NewsPlanning, complaints and collaboration are common problems for CCGs
Early feedback from the clinical commissioning group authorisation process has highlighted planning, complaints and collaboration as some of the most difficult issues.
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NewsDH abandons plan to stop 'cherry picking' through tariff change
The Department of Health has abandoned plans to prevent the “cherry picking” of straightforward patients and cases by independent sector providers by making further changes to the payment by results tariff, it has emerged.
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HSJ KnowledgeStructured group education vs diabetes
Structured self-management education can foster great confidence and independence among diabetes patients
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NewsCuts 'threaten drug abuse progress'
Funding cuts and reforms to public services risk reversing the declining trend in drug abuse among young people, campaigners have warned.
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News
Trusts 'fail on patient openness'
The families of patients who are victim of a “serious incident” at an NHS organisation may be waiting for a year before they are given any explanation, researchers found.
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NewsWolverhampton FT bid fails as CQC finds failings
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust’s bid for foundation trust status has been deferred by Monitor after a recent Care Quality Commission inspection found essential standards were not being met, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: NHS Employers backs pay freeze
Patient care will suffer unless the NHS pay freeze is extended into a third year, the body representing all major NHS employers is to warn.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Worst performing London boroughs for GP outcomes revealed
An internal report on the quality of GP practices in London has found one cluster performing significantly worse than the other five.
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CommentGeeky Burnham promises 'sensible' reform
Labour plan to repeal Health Act, but not a ‘top down’ reorganisation
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HSJ Local
Staff fears prompt nursing investment by FT
WORKFORCE: A Midlands hospital trust has announced plans to recruit dozens more nurses after staff voiced fears over ward shortages.
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HSJ Local
Wolverhampton CCG picks GP as accountable officer
STRUCTURE: NHS Wolverhampton CCG has appointed a GP as designate accountable officer.
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HSJ Local
Alan Webb made accountable officer designate of three Berkshire East CCGs
STRUCTURE: Alan Webb has been appointed as the designate accountable officer for the Berkshire East CCG Federation - a group of three CCGs.
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HSJ Local
Salisbury signs Bloodhound deal
COMMERCIAL: Salisbury Foundation Trust has signed a five year deal with MSoft for the provision of its Bloodhound Fridge Lock Down system.
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HSJ Local
Manchester CSU boss appointed
WORKFORCE: Leigh Griffin has been appointed managing director of the Greater Manchester commissioning support unit.
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HSJ Local
Capacity ‘crisis’ hits Brighton and Sussex
PERFORMANCE: A state of “business continuity” was declared at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust on 24 September, after it admitted many more patients than were discharged.
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HSJ Local
Failure regime trust interests Dartford and Gravesham
STRUCTURE: Dartford and Gravesham Trust is one of 39 organisations that have expressed an interest in taking over part of troubled South London Healthcare Trust.
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HSJ Local
East Sussex Healthcare £2.7m behind plan
FINANCE: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has fallen behind on its financial plan in the middle of the second quarter of 2012-13, due to agency spend and unexpected 18-weeks activity.
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HSJ Local
Acting chief denies plan to shut A&E
STRUCTURE: The acting chief executive of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has refuted suggested it is considering downgrading accident and emergency services at one of its sites.