South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1897
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Future proofing the UK’s built environment
Jo da Silva, Director of Arup’s International Development team, delivered the 9th Brunel International Lecture at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on Monday 21st May. Her theme was ‘Shifting agendas: response to resilience - the role of the engineer in disaster risk reduction’.
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NewsCircle asks investors for £46m to support NHS expansion plans
Private healthcare provider Circle has reported a pre-tax loss of £32.9m for 2011 and announced plans to raise around £46m through the issue of around 68m new shares to institutional investors.
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News'Cancel operations now', warns doctors' leader ahead of pension action
Hospital managers should begin cancelling routine surgery and appointments now ahead of a day of action by doctors on 21 June, according to the British Medical Association’s consultant leader.
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NewsLansley looking forward to 'time when there are no more Mid Staffs'
The government and the law are on the side of NHS staff who raise concerns about patient care, the health secretary has said.
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NewsNHS could impose mandatory retirement age after court verdict
A recent court ruling could help create a precedent allowing NHS employers to apply a compulsory retirement age to staff, HSJ has been told.
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NewsNicholson calls for 'leap forward' in management style
The NHS chief executive said the management style of the service will have to make a “great leap forward” if it is to survive with little or no investment in the future.
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NewsImproved NHS procurement could save £1.2bn - Burns
Health minister Simon Burns has said the NHS can save “at least” £1.2bn over the next four years if it improves the way it handles procurement.
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NewsCameron introduces 'family and friends' hospitals rating
A system for ranking NHS hospitals by patient satisfaction in “real time” will be introduced across England from April next year, the prime minister has announced.
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NewsSocial enterprises face losing core contracts
Social enterprises set up by former NHS staff must improve their commercial skills or risk losing their contracts in the next two or three years, a key Department of Health official has told HSJ.
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NewsProviders sceptical on extending mental health choice
Proposals to extend competition between any qualified provider for mental health have been greeted with scepticism.
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NewsDoctors to take industrial action following strike ballot
UK doctors will not provide non-urgent care on 21 June in industrial action over the government’s planned pension changes, the British Medical Association has said.
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HSJ LocalRoyal Wolverhampton produces newspaper
PERFORMANCE: A West Midlands hospital has produced its own four-page newspaper to be distributed to more than 100,000 homes.
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New merged Barts trust 'can learn from Whipps Cross and Newham'
PERFORMANCE: The newly merged Barts Health NHS Trust organisation “can learn from Whipps Cross and Newham”, turnaround advisors have said.
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HSJ LocalCQC criticises poor discharges at Lincoln
PERFORMANCE: Patients at Lincoln County Hospital were “at risk from delays and uncoordinated care” when they were discharged, according to an inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalParking fee rise at Chesterfield
FINANCE: Parking fees are set to rise for patients and visitors at Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust from June 1.
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Barts chief executive asks for audit on cancelled operations
PERFORMANCE: The chief executive of the £1.1bn-turnover Barts Health NHS Trust has ordered an audit to determine the number of operations cancelled the day before surgery.
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Royal Surrey celebrates low neonate mortality rates
PERFORMANCE: Neonatal services at Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have been rated the best across Surrey, Sussex and South West London.
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NewsNicholson: 'very real' chance Francis recommendations will conflict with policy
Recommendations from the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry run a “very real” risk of conflicting with government policy, NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has admitted.
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Trust rips up FT plans and seeks merger
The board of Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care Trust has voted unanimously to abandon plans to become a foundation trust and will instead seek a merger.