South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2160
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Worcestershire Acute given all clear on nutrition
PERFORMANCE: An independent review of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust has found the trust is now compliant with standards on dignity and nutrition following a damning report published by the Care Quality Commission in May.
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Sheffield PCT plans £19m savings programme to deliver surplus
FINANCE: Sheffield PCT - which struggled financially in 2010-11 - has a £19m savings plan for 2011-12 and is planning to make a recurrent surplus.
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Yorkshire & Humber PCTs struggle to meet financial plans for 2010-11
FINANCE: All primary care trusts in the NHS Yorkshire and the Humber region except one fell short of their planned surplus at the end of 2010-11.
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Interim chief executive for London trust
WORKFORCE: North West London Hospitals Trust has brought in former St George’s chief executive David Astley in an interim capacity.
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Hertfordshire PCT pledges £1.7m to delayed centre
FINANCE: NHS Hertfordshire has committed £1.7m of non recurrent funding on “ramp up costs” for a delayed treatment centre at the Lister Hospital
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Clustering hits morale in South Essex
FINANCE: Primary care trust clustering in South Essex has led to a “decline in morale”, according to a board report.
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NewsReforms could put patient safety focus in danger
Changes to the NHS could see patient safety suffer as dedicated standards organisations are replaced by NHS Commissioning Board functions, an HSJ Resource Centre feature discovers.
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NewsSir Bruce appoints lead for clinical networks scrutiny
Clinical networks are likely to emerge in three main forms and work under a new operating model that is being developed, NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has revealed.
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News'NHS England' name plan stirs controversy
A proposal for the NHS Commissioning Board to be known as “NHS England” is attracting criticism for inflating the organisation’s role and power.
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NewsGovernment technology strategy 'lacking detail' to measure progress
The government’s plan to root out waste and failure in official IT projects is too vague for MPs to be able to assess whether it is achieving its objectives, a report from Westminster’s spending watchdog warned today.
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NewsRetailers' public health pledges praised by Lansley
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has praised food and drink manufacturers and retailers in backing the government’s Responsibility Deal to improve public fitness and well-being.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy patient safety should remain the priority in healthcare
Responsibility for the safety of patients is a cornerstone of healthcare. Alison Moore looks at how changes to the NHS will affect its approach to this fundamental commitment.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy trusts are in danger from increased judicial review - and how to mitigate the threat
The increasing willingness of the courts to challenge decisions made by public bodies and the government could represent a huge cost to the NHS, says Tim Care.
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NewsFuture Forum chair warns small CCGs they will have to merge
Many clinical commissioning groups are currently “too small to survive”, NHS Future Forum chair Steve Field has warned.
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NewsCMO to 'twist arms' over public health medic job crisis
Chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies has said she will try and “twist some arms” to find a solution to the unemployment crisis facing the public health medical workforce.
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NewsYoung: I'll never work for government again after CQC woe
The former chair of the Care Quality Commission vowed never to work for government again after her experience at the regulator, the Mid Staffordshire Public Inquiry has heard.
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HSJ Local
Southern Health faces 7.5 per cent CIP
FINANCE: Southern Health, the community and mental health services provider in Hampshire, is planning to save £23.7m – or 7.5 per cent of its turnover – in 2011-12 through its cost improvement plan.
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Winchester and Eastleigh misses waiting times targets
PERFORMANCE: Winchester and Eastleigh NHS Trust has reported several target breaches around waiting times both for elective treatment and in its emergency department.
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Bradford FT finishes year with £3.7m surplus
FINANCE: Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust recorded a £3.73m surplus.
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Yorkshire trusts pulled up on elective waiting times
PERFORMANCE: Several Yorkshire hospital trusts have been pulled up by the Department of Health for failing to meet waiting times standards for elective care.