South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2013
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News
Mid Staffs lawyers make recommendations for future of the CQC
Care Quality Commission chief executive Cynthia Bower showed a “cynicism” that may not have helped the organisation get off to a good start, counsel to the Mid Staffordshire Public Inquiry has suggested in closing submissions.
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NewsCameron 'set to back minimum alcohol price'
David Cameron will overrule Cabinet colleagues to push through plans setting a minimum price for alcohol, it has been reported.
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NewsNHS private income cap 'to be lifted'
Health service reforms will pave the way for NHS hospitals to earn up to half of their income from private work, it has been reported.
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Comment'It's time to remove the barriers to telehealth'
The results of the latest and biggest telehealth trial suggest that it should undoubtedly now be taken seriously in today’s medicine. Yet there is real resistance to it in the system, and the barriers need to be removed to ensure telehealth success, say Matthew Rutter and Joe Stringer.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow a new heart valve treatment can improve heart disease mortality rates
A new treatment available to combat valvular heart disease could be an opportunity to improve the care provided to those who would previously have been too ill for open heart surgery - and cut mortality rates in patients with the disease. Dr Mark De Belder explains.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy improved design is key to reducing violence against NHS staff
A pilot scheme intended to reduce assaults on NHS employees by improving accident and emergency waiting areas is a vital first step in making sure staff feel safe and protected at work, says Noel Walsh.
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NewsField's Future Forum report to call for GPs to move into 'bigger organisations'
NHS Future Forum chair Steve Field has called for GPs to work in “federations or in bigger organisations”, and to focus on integration of services, ahead of the publication of the review group’s advice to the government.
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Blogs
Disarray on waiting times targets
By keeping the old, distorting waiting times targets in the new NHS Contract, the government has undermined its stated intention to tackle excessive waits.
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HSJ Local
Plymouth Hospitals needs to improve governance
STRUCTURE: Improving governance and leadership will be key to Plymouth Hospitals Trust acheiving foundation trust status, according to the trust’s tripartite formal agreement.
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HSJ Local
North Bristol on track to go it alone
COMMERCIAL: North Bristol Trust is on course to achieve foundation trust status indpendently by October 2012, a report to November’s board meeting confirms.
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HSJ Local
DH backs Bristol pathology plans
COMMERCIAL: An advisory panel chaired by the Department of Health’s national director for pathology has backed plans for a reconfiguration of pathology services in the Bristol area.
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HSJ Local
Royal Cornwall works on staff engagement
WORKFORCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has set up a clinical cabinet to provide advice to the trust board and executive.
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HSJ Local
Royal Cornwall expands size of council of governors
STRUCTURE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has increased the proposed size of its council of governors from 16 to 20 in response to its consultation on becoming a foundation trust.
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HSJ Local
20pc of Plymouth A&E patients should have been treated elsewhere
PERFORMANCE: Research commissioned by NHS Plymouth and Plymouth Hospitals Trust found up to 20 per cent of patients in the trust’s accident and emergency department did not need to be there.
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HSJ Local
Hospital staff asked to look out for ‘gel thief’
WORKFORCE: Nurses and other staff at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been told to be on their guard for thefts of antibacterial alcohol gel.
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HSJ Local
Hospital launches time saving midwifery DVD Summary
WORKFORCE: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has launched a DVD for expectant mothers.Press release
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HSJ Local
New chair for Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals
WORKFORCE: The NHS Appointments Commission has appointed Robert Deri as chair of Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
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NewsNorovirus 'within expected levels'
The number of NHS beds closed due to norovirus-type symptoms has doubled within a week but is still within expected levels, the government has said.
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NewsWales' top doctor announces retirement
Wales’ top doctor Tony Jewell said he will step down as Wales’ chief medical officer (CMO) next summer after six years in the post.
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HSJ Local
Wirral among worst in country for referral to treatment times – DH report
PERFORMANCE: The trust was among the 10 worst in the country on referral-to-treatment waiting times in September, according to the Department of Health’s latest quarterly report.