South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 846
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NewsExclusive: Dramatic rise in attacks on hospital staff
Research by HSJ and Unison has found an absolute increase of 9.7 per cent in violent attacks on NHS hospital staff
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HSJ InteractiveViolence against NHS staff: read the full report
With strong evidence that violence against NHS staff is rising, HSJ and Unison research explores the factors influencing these attacks and the initiatives underway to reduce them.
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NewsGreen paper advisers lay down challenge on social care reform
Local and national government must engage further in the debate over “difficult” options for establishing sustainable settlement for social care and help secure radical reform of the system, according to two government advisors on the forthcoming green paper.
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NewsTrusts in talks to guarantee payment after 'paperless' switch
Trusts are having to negotiate local deals to ensure they still get paid for outpatient referrals after the NHS switches from paper to electronic referrals later this year.
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HSJ LocalTrust could seek cash from council pension fund for hospital rebuild
A large acute trust is considering seeking funding from a local authority pension scheme to carry out much needed redevelopment work.
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HSJ LocalNHS Improvement rejects trust's bid for extra beds funding
A trust with a bed deficit of more than 100 has had its bid for funding to open more beds rejected by NHS Improvement, HSJ has learned.
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CommentCowper's Cut: Potholes
Just as potholes can be fatal for travellers and should be filled, similarly the potholes in the substantial NHS infrastructure and estates backlog need to be filled, notes Andy Cowper
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NewsMPs criticise 'entirely inappropriate' sharing of patient data with Home Office
MPs have warned the government is leaving the door open to widespread sharing of patients’ confidential details beyond the NHS without their consent or knowledge.
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Expert BriefingWeekly Catch Up: New A&E low, handover delays and STP integration
Your essential update on health for the week
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HSJ InteractiveInnovative work and excellent leadership did the trick for Hull CCG
Ingrid Torjesen reports on how the city of culture badge helped drive Hull to win Clinical Commissioning Group of the Year
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NewsCCGs left with £15m bill following dispute with acute trust
Commissioners have been left with a £15m bill after losing a dispute with their local acute trust over procedures which they said had been costed wrongly.
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HSJ LocalTrust board urged to spend £1.5m on 'essential' A&E nurses
An acute trust board is being asked to spend more than £1.5m on extra nursing staff for its emergency departments to try to improve four hour performance and ensure patients get safe care.
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NewsExclusive: Advanced health economies reject terms of 'system control totals'
Leaders in the most “advanced” health economies have rejected national bodies’ terms for signing up to system-wide financial control totals, HSJ understands.
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NewsFears over absent data on private care
More than 150 NHS run private units and independent hospitals have not submitted legally required data about the care they provide, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDaily Insight: Glass half empty while A&E is full
The must read stories and analysis in health and care
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CommentLong waits soar as hospitals struggle to admit
Over one year waiters shot up by 20 per cent, as admission rates slumped in the face of record A&E pressures.
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CommentRepeats of past errors will create better care fund on steroids
In the jungle that is the politics of public spending, there are few bigger beasts than the NHS.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Changes for A&E admission payments are coming
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter delves into the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders and provides unrivalled insight into what they plan to do about them