South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2647
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HSJ Knowledge
HSJ reader survey: 2008 in review
We surveyed readers on their feelings about the last 12 months. This is what you told us
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Comment
Your Humble Servant: an NHS Christmas
To: Don Wise, chief executiveFrom: Paul Servant, assistant chief executiveRe: Manager in a manger
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Blogs
Father Christmas visits the NHS
So what's Santa going to be putting in the stockings of the NHS this year?
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News
How will you lead the NHS spending revolution?
Last week's operating framework presented managers with a 'huge leadership challenge' - juggling savings with productivity. But what problems might spending cuts put in their way, asks Sally Gainsbury
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HSJ Knowledge
HSJ's review of 2008: diamonds, debt and Darzi
The NHS’s diamond anniversary year began with Gordon Brown’s relaunch and ended with the health service paying the price for the banking sector’s profligacy. Richard Vize looks back over an eventful 12 months
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News
Unison 'disappointed' over NHS pay deal
Unison has said it is disappointed by the NHS pay review body's decision not to ask the government to re-open the three-year pay deal.
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News
Foundation trust transition reaches halfway mark
The transition of acute and mental health trusts to foundation status passed the halfway mark this week.
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News
Patricia Hewitt warns of 'difficult decisions' for PCTs
The NHS faces 'difficult decisions' in coming years as it adjusts to smaller - and possibly negative - funding growth, former health secretary Patricia Hewitt has warned.
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News
NHS integrated care pilots to be test bed for 'risky' ideas
Integrated care pilots will be given the chance to shape Department of Health policy up to and including tariff reform, the primary care czar has revealed.Speaking as the DH revealed the 36 organisations shortlisted for the scheme, national clinical director for primary care David Colin-Thomé said the organisations making the ...
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Comment
Andrea Sutcliffe on PCT provider services
In recent weeks, I have been contacted by increasing numbers of chairs and non-executives who are struggling with the governance arrangements for the separation of their provider services.
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News
Consultation on expensive NHS phone numbers
A 14-week public consultation has been launched on more expensive phone numbers being used by NHS organisations.
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News
National uniform launched for NHS Scotland
A national uniform and dress code that will see the end of the white coat is being introduced for all NHS staff in Scotland.
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News
London hospital redesign row heats up
A London reconfiguration dispute has escalated after a borough council was granted a judicial review of the plan.
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News
Retired NHS workers may face pension cuts
Some NHS pensioners may face cuts in their pensions from April after it was discovered some people receiving public sector pensions might have been paid up to twice as much as they should have been.The error occurred when guaranteed minimum pensions were not taken into account when annual pension increases ...
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Comment
Mark Simmonds on developing young clinical leaders
The profile of NHS clinical leadership has risen considerably in recent times, but the concept is not a new one. Arguably, it rests at the heart of working as a doctor.
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News
Fraud team urges check-ups on Christmas temporary staff
Trusts are being urged to ensure employment agencies carry out proper staff checks as they increase temporary cover over Christmas.
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News
Alan Johnson hails ‘major progress’ to 18 weeks and MRSA targets
The Department of Health has published its first report on progress against its 2007 public service agreement and departmental strategic objectives.
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News
Monitor tightens private patient income rules
Monitor has ruled that income from foundation trusts’ joint ventures and associate ventures will count towards their private patient income cap.However, the regulator has also recommended that the government changes the legislation on the cap on the proportion of income foundations can earn from private patients.
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Comment
Maggie Rae on the role of GPs
Yes, they have won again. The GPs have excelled in our local area survey. Each year, like the rest of the country, we participate in what is known as the place survey.
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Comment
Jenny Rogers on friendships
A holiday in deepest Norfolk has brought home some lessons about friendship. In a village you do not have the lazy luxury of making friends who are identikit portraits of yourself: same profession, age, income, newspaper - and prejudices.