South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2462
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HSJ PartnersNHS Leadership Spring Debates: Patient and staff experience
Should leaders be held to account for the delivery of improvements in staff experience or should patient outcomes be the most important measure of performance?
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NewsNHS staff need training to deal with domestic violence
All NHS staff should have and apply a clear understanding of the risk factors for violence and abuse when interacting with patients, according to a report from the government’s task force on the health aspects of violence against women and children.
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NewsResearch points to huge out of hours spending variations
The Patients Association has criticised primary care trusts over significant variations in out of hours spending.
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NewsDH spent £2m on first class travel
The Department of Health spent more than £2m on first class travel in the last 12 months, official figures show.
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NewsTest EU doctors' English competency, GMC urges
An urgent change in the law is needed to ensure overseas doctors can be checked for competency in English, a medical regulator said today.
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News£8.4bn funding for Scottish NHS
Funding for the NHS in Scotland will rise to a record £8.4bn, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.
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HSJ Knowledge
Safeguarding children
If NHS organisations are serious about improving safeguarding practice, they must invest in developing the leadership skills of frontline staff.
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NewsNHS Manchester tables complex community restructuring plan
Community services in Manchester look set to be split up and integrated among a wide range of providers under a complex set of proposals.
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HSJ Knowledge
Contestability and choice
The urgent need to tackle the fiscal deficit may be the catalyst for an historic turning point in re-designing NHS services to suit personal needs.
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HSJ Knowledge
Achieving Equality in NHS Service Delivery
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Achieving Equality in NHS Service Delivery conference
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HSJ Knowledge
Achieving Equality in NHS Service Delivery - conference sessions
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Achieving Equality in NHS Service Delivery conference
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NewsUK health policy differences hamper services
Policy differences between England and Wales are hampering the provision of health, transport and higher education services, according to MPs.
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News‘Preferred provider’ policy unravels
Health secretary Andy Burnham’s “preferred provider” policy is unravelling in the face of Cabinet concerns and the danger of breaching European procurement law.
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CommentAndy McKeon: NHS cash alone won’t end health inequalities
One strategy every six months under Labour has failed to produce results for children under five
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NewsNHS managers demand power to fire GPs
Managers are calling for the power to “fire” GPs and to get rid of small practices to make the huge spending cuts needed in coming years.
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CommunityAsk a stupid question...
Pharmacists spend a lot of time talking about coughs, colds and stomach upsets, but at Southampton General Hospital they deal with a more intriguing set of dilemmas.
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CommentCally Bann: SHA Winter Olympic Cover Your Back Executive Director Pentathlon
Spring is sprung, the grass is riz, I wonder where the birdies is… all learning how to ski and snowboard if our emergency department activity is anything to go by. Throw in the removal of the winter covers from the back-garden trampolines and collective amnesia about putting the safety netting ...
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NewsStaff vetting scheme fears are discouraging referrals
Managers are not referring staff to a controversial vetting scheme amid widespread concern over its “interfering” approach.
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NewsConfed calls for action on tough political choices
Time is running out to make urgent changes to NHS policy that will require difficult political decisions, the NHS Confederation is warning.
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CommentPaul Corrigan on suspending NHS incentives
Research from the London School of Economics published in December gave insight into how competition within the NHS is benefiting patients.