South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1928
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News
CCGs excluding local medical committees, says GP leader
GPs have attacked what they claim is a determined attempt to ignore the views of local medical committees in the developing NHS commissioning world.
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HSJ Local
South West Ambulance FT seeks opportunities in Hampshire
COMMERCIAL: South West Ambulance Service Foundation Trust is exploring the possibility of running out of hours services in Hampshire.
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HSJ Local
GE Capital to finance equipment at new Kent hospital
COMMERCIAL: GE Capital will provide a £11.5m leasing facility to the Kent Institute of Medicine & Surgery.
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HSJ Local
Sussex partnership launches ‘unique self-help resource’
PERFORMANCE: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has launched an online directory to help support mental health patients.
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HSJ Local
CQC gives warning to independent treatment centre firm
PERFORMANCE: The owners of an independent treatment centre have been given a formal warning by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsMid Staffs report not expected until October
The Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry report will not be published until October, it has been announced.
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HSJ LocalBlocking dialysis contract could risk EU law challenge, trust warns DH
COMMERCIAL: The Department of Health has been warned that forcing Nottingham University Hospitals Trust to reconsider its recent award of a dialysis contract could place the government “in conflict” with international competition law.
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HSJ Local
Devon Partnership reports a year with no mixed sex breach
PERFORMANCE: Devon Partnership Trust has declared compliance with standards on mixed sex accomodation after going a whole year without a breach.
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HSJ Local
CCP to investigate ambulance merger
STRUCTURE: The Co-operation and Competition panel has begun its consideration of the proposed merger between South West Ambulance Service Foundation Trust and Great Western Ambulance Service.
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HSJ Local
Dorset Healthcare University FT considers new name
STRUCTURE: Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust is planning to “refresh the organisational brand” after taking on community service provision.
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HSJ Local
Northumbria Healthcare appoints new lead chaplain
WORKFORCE: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has appointed a new lead chaplain.
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Blogs
NHS consolidates its position on waiting times
The NHS consolidated its position on waiting times, following the first ever achievement of all three 18-week targets in January. The number waiting over a year improved slightly, but is still too high.
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NewsRoyal Brompton loses reconfiguration case at the High Court
A foundation trust has lost a High Court case it brought against a consultation on the national configuration of paediatric heart surgery services.
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NewsPatients safer on trolleys in wards than in A&E
Patients should be moved to trolleys in ward corridors to wait for a bed to become free rather than wait in overcrowded accident and emergency departments, according to the College of Emergency Medicine.
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NewsDemand for lifesaving treatment could outstrip supply
Demand for a blood component vital in the treatment of cancer and diseases of the immune system is set to outstrip supply unless thousands more donors can be found, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ KnowledgeKey questions to answer for improving procurement
Some might say procurement in the NHS is a “Cinderella” function: perceived as failing to fulfil its potential and frequently forgotten in the deepest darkest recesses of hospitals.
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NewsCommissioning board mandate could lead to government clashes
The Department of Health and the NHS Commissioning Board are preparing for a likely clash over the contents of the first set of instructions for the independent new body.
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LeaderAgenda for Change was built for a feast. How will it cope with famine?
This year’s Budget puts the squeeze on pay.
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CommentMichael White: the many faces of Conservative ministers
Voters still don’t know which template fits the Tories best.
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Comment'The NHS could miss the next care revolution'
HSJ interviews GE Healthcare president John Dineen.