South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2153
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NewsEaston: no quality in many savings plans
The man responsible for driving the NHS’s £20bn quality, innovation, productivity and prevention savings plan has warned that some schemes being pursued under its banner have “no semblance of quality in them at all”.
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NewsPatients paying premium for surgery calls, say MPs
MPs have raised concerns that patients are facing “additional charges” to call GP surgeries, despite the practice being banned by the government.
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NewsNHS ready to investigate Brown hack claims
The NHS in Scotland is prepared to launch an investigation into how the medical records of Gordon Brown’s family were leaked to the media, according to Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon.
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NewsRise in complaints about health bodies
A parliamentary watchdog investigated double the number of complaints about government departments in the past year than in the previous 12 months, a report has said.
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NewsCameron accused of breaking NHS cash promise
The prime minister’s “personal promise” to give the NHS a real rise in funding “is being broken”, shadow health secretary John Healey has claimed.
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HSJ KnowledgeSupporting surgery: how to get the best out of locum surgeons
The best and safest surgery is delivered by settled teams so it makes sense to provide well managed support for locum surgeons. Chris Milford offers some guidelines for hospitals.
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Derby Hospitals missing five Monitor targets
PERFORMANCE: Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust is missing five Monitor targets including referral to treatment times for admitted patients, and accident and emergency waiting times
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North East tops regions on A&E waiting times
PERFORMANCE: NHS North East performed better than all other English regions on waiting times in accident and emergency, with 98 per cent of patients seen within four hours.
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North Manchester General passes CQC inspection
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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King's College aims for £13m in private income
FINANCE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust is aiming to make £13m in private income during 2011-12, according to board papers.
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Northants General fails on A&E targets
PERFORMANCE: A patient waited for nearly 15 hours in accident and emergency at Northampton General Hospital, as the trust failed on three A&E indicators in May.
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Activity above plan at Southend FT
FINANCE: Above plan activity at Southend FT “might infer” that work by the PCT is not delivering, the trust’s board papers say.
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CQC finds minor concerns at Whittington Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition, but with minor concerns around both, during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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Southport and Formby DGH passes CQC tests
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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More than 800 NHS Greater Manchester patients in Southern Cross homes
FINANCE: NHS Greater Manchester either fully or partially funds 838 patients staying in homes run by collapsed care home operator Southern Cross, board papers show.
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CQC finds minor concerns over patient nutrition at New Cross Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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Royal Preston fails to meet CQC nutrition standard
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was not meeting standards relating to nutrition during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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Peterborough Hospital passes CQC checks but with minor concerns
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition, but noted minor concerns on both, during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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Report into referral failures at NHS Hillingdon published
PERFORMANCE: A report published by the north west London primary care trust cluster said there had been failings in skin cancer screening.
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South Tees Foundation Trust overshot C difficile target last year
PERFORMANCE: South Tees Foundation Trust recorded 125 cases of Clostridium difficile in 2010-11 against a target of 116, but the North East region met its target for preventing the infection.