South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2023
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HSJ KnowledgeHow specialist housing can improve the lives of older patients while cutting care costs
Specialist housing is an investment that could save the NHS millions a year and make lives happier, says Jeremy Porteus
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HSJ Local
Fire at Eastbourne psychiatry unit
PERFORMANCE: A fire broke out at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s department of psychiatry in Eastbourne on Monday 5 December.
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New mental health service in Hastings and Rother
STRUCTURE: A new hub structure for delivering mental health services across Hastings and Rother was launched on 12 December.
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Surrey and Borders Partnership pilots A&E alcohol service
STRUCTURE: A new service is being piloted in East Surrey to identify people who are either drinking at levels which pose a risk to their health or have already developed an alcohol dependency.
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Neuro-rehab service plan for west Surrey
STRUCTURE: NHS Surrey and Surrey Community Health have announced joint plans to improve care for patients who need neuro-rehabilitation services in west Surrey.
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HSJ Local
Western Sussex in discussion with supplier over power failures
PERFORMANCE: The trust has held discussions with its electricity supplier, UK Power, about “improving resilience” after three power failures were experienced over the autumn.
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Enuresis award for Surrey social enterprise
PERFORMANCE: Social Enterprise scheme Central Surrey Health has won a national award for best employee idea for service innovation.
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CQC finds catalogue of failings at Southern Health site
PERFORMANCE: Southern Health has been served 22 compliance actions and six improvement actions by the Care Quality Commission, following several unannounced visits.
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Scarborough merger decisions 'will be taken in public'
STRUCTURE: Decisions on the dissolution of Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Health Care Trust will be taken in public, the chief executive has said.
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Southern Health values future opportunities at £90m
FINANCE: Southern Health’s “opportunity pipeline” beyond 2011-12 is worth around £90m in total, with six projects in progress and five on hold.
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HSJ Local
‘Disappointing’ infection case rise at Western Sussex
PERFORMANCE: The number of C difficile cases at Western Sussex Hospitals exceeded the in-month limit during October for the first time since April, board papers reveal.
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Hampshire emergency care under strain after hospital fire and vomiting outbreak
PERFORMANCE: A hospital fire and an outbreak of the norovirus is putting acute services under strain in Hampshire.
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HSJ Local
Doncaster and Bassetlaw hospitals 'halves time' for GP correspondence
COMMERCIAL: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust has halved its average time for providing clinical correspondence to GPs, because of a new dictation and delivery system, according to the product’s manufacturers.
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NewsEmbrace NHS competition, Milburn tells Labour
Former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn has warned his successors in the party to back competition in the health service and adopt a more reformist outlook.
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HSJ KnowledgeIs the transfer of public health services a problem for professionals?
The transfer of public health services from the NHS to the local authority will mean many professionals are set for a stark self re-evaluation that could call into question their employment with the NHS, writes Simon Bird.
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NewsLansley orders Care Quality Commission investigation
Andrew Lansley has ordered a review into the Care Quality Commission’s handling of criticism of its management.
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NewsCare homes review website planned
Care homes for older people are to be reviewed and rated by members of the public on a new website, under plans being developed by the government.
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Comment'There are real rewards to be reaped from recognising staff'
I recently attended Nottingham University Hospitals Trust’s annual staff awards ceremony, a few days after some of my colleagues were present at November’s HSJ Awards.
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HSJ Local
Ward noise review at Western Sussex
PERFORMANCE: Staff have been told to reduce night time noise levels at Western Sussex Hospitals following patient feedback.
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Western Sussex Hospitals passes FT ‘milestone’
STRUCTURE: Western Sussex Hospitals has been approved by the Department of Health’s technical committee.