South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2528
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NewsNHS efficiency tsar: recession is a chance for change
The financial squeeze could finally force the NHS to restructure itself around community services, according to national director for improvement and efficiency Jim Easton.
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NewsAndy Burnham extends preferred provider vow
Non-NHS providers of services will only be contracted as a last resort, the health secretary has assured the general secretary of the TUC.
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LeaderTariff cap may limit some trusts’ ability to survive the recession
Concrete evidence of the impact of the collapse of public finances on the health service is beginning to emerge.
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LeaderHard cash makes Tory policy a soft target
As the Conservatives’ policy of handing commissioning cash to GP consortia comes under closer scrutiny, the lack of detailed thinking about how it will work becomes increasingly apparent.
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NewsMental health trusts respond to New Horizons
Mental health trusts are pressing the government to look at fresh ways of protecting services given predicted activity increases and the lack of a national tariff.
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CommunityFake fake fags
We all know about the dangers posed by cigarettes - but what about fake cigarettes?
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NewsCQC chief ‘will not wade in’ on race equalities
Care Quality Commission chief executive Cynthia Bower has promised not to go “wading in” to trusts that fail to comply with race equality duties.
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NewsMinority of NHS boards put targets before quality, says DH
A minority of NHS boards have prioritised targets, finance and governance over other aspects of service quality, the Department of Health has admitted.
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CommentAndy McKeon on NHS efficiency and pre-election sparring
The pre-election sparring has begun and the NHS will not escape some cuts. How tough things get will be a true test of how well money has been spent recently
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NewsWorking time directive reprieve granted to more acute rotas
The European working time directive scrutiny panel has recommended a further 73 acute medical rotas be granted derogation from compliance with the 48 hour week, bringing the total to 273.
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Mid Staffs pledges to improve data security
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust chief executive Antony Sumara has pledged to adopt a range of security improvements, after the trust breached the Data Protection Act when a member of the HR team transferred personal information about a trust employee to their home computer, including information relating to a previous criminal ...
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CommunityGeorge Lechat, therapist
Many NHS staff have spent years lobbying and marching to gain official recognition from regulators, but perhaps they should try running around in circles or catching mice instead.
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NewsNHS trusts told to be more women friendly
Trusts should make committee nominations more “democratic” and hold meetings during child-friendly hours to allow more women to take part, a government commissioned review has urged.
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CommentMedia Watch: News of the World becomes preferred provider
It doesn’t happen often, but this week the intricacies of health policy have made it into the tabloids.
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CommentMichael White on public vs private
The line dividing the public sector from the private has been fragmenting for decades.
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CommentCally Bann: NHS car parking
Ten years at the helm and not a single complaint about car parking. Until the Boy Burnham sticks his nose in, that is.
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Community
Postcode lottery
End Game is always quick to point out the gaffes of red faced health managers and policy wonks, so it seems only fair to highlight blunders closer to home.
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Community
Don't blame the civil servants
Mike O’Brien, so successful as a junior minister that he has been one almost continuously since 1997, has an unfortunate habit of upsetting civil servants.
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Community
Feeling the pinch
We know things are getting tight for MPs with their weekly cleaning bills capped at just £40 each, but poor health secretary Andy Burnham really seems to be feeling the pinch.
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NewsTories need clear vision and a stronger message on health
The Conservatives have pronounced themselves the party of reform but are too wedded to the status quo. Andrew Haldenby argues they need to spend more energy advocating change