South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 951
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NewsDaily Insight: Mental health's quiet revolution
The must read stories and biggest talking points in the NHS
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NewsTrusts told to check cladding following Grenfell Tower fire
NHS organisations asked to carry out immediate checks of buildings following Grenfell Tower fire Trusts given a day to complete work and send details to regulator Local estates chiefs told to provide detail on fire improvement schemes Trusts asked to account for PFI and LIFT properties NHS trusts ...
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CommentNew business immigration rules: effects on the healthcare industry
The new business immigration rules have made it more expensive and difficult for healthcare employers to hire non-EEA migrant workers, say Sybille Steiner and Laura Ludlam
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catchup: New chief inspector, the Queen's speech, and workforce ambitions
Your essential update on health for the week
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CommentAssessing the digital maturity of the English NHS
GE Healthcare Finnamore take a look at the NHS’s scrutiny of its organisations’ ability to cope with a digital future
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HSJ LocalNew NHS-private partnership wins £48m contract
Acute trust forms part of consortium which wins contract CCG “delighted” with integrated nature of group’s bid Recent improvements made to 111 service after ‘inadequate’ rating in 2016 Commissioners have awarded a £48m contract for out of hours GP and 111 services to a consortium of public and ...
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Expert BriefingMental health is a Cinderella no more
This is HSJ’s new fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Feedback and comments are welcome, so please feel free to email me in confidence.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Three trusts set to merge by October
Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust to merge with two other trusts Chief executive Tracy Taylor to lead one of the biggest mental health and community trusts in the country New organisation is expected to be formed by 1 October Three trusts in the West Midlands are set to merge ...
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HSJ KnowledgeWatch now: webinar on how to reduce demand from frail older people
HSJ’s latest online event brings together experts to discuss a cost effective way in which commissioners could reduce demand from frail older people
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HSJ LocalTrusts could lose acute beds in stroke services shake-up
Proposal to centralise acute stroke services at Coventry and Warwickshire University Hospital George Eliot and South Warwickshire trusts would lose acute beds but gain rehabilitations beds First reconfiguration proposal by STP that is also looking at changes to maternity, paediatrics and A&E services Strokes services in Coventry and ...
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NewsExclusive: 11 providers given £300m commissioning budget
NHS England confirms second wave of sites to take on devolved tertiary mental health commissioning powers The 11 new sites will be given devolved commissioning responsibility for low and medium secure adult or tier four child and adolescent mental health services The 17 sites will all be live by ...
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NewsMental health workforce needs “greater than” PM’s promise
Claire Murdoch says more than 10,000 staff are needed to implement the forward view for the sector Her comments follow Theresa May’s pledge last month that 10,000 more staff will be employed by 2020 Ms Murdoch said the actual number will need to be “greater” but would not say ...
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Mental health 'must be protected' from capped expenditure savings drive
Struggling NHS regions subject to the capped expenditure programme should not attempt to reduce deficits by cutting mental health, according to national mental health director Claire Murdoch says capped expenditure regions should deliver the commitment of the mental health forward view She also says the centre would not expect ...
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HSJ LocalCCG abandons controversial rationing plan after trust's warning
CCG abandons plans to ration access to hearing aids Rethink came after foundation trust warned plan was “incredibly damaging” Commissioners approve restrictions on procedures of “limited clinical value” Commissioners have abandoned plans to restrict access to hearing aids after a foundation trust warned they could be breaching their ...
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CommentHow can we match demand and capacity if we don’t analyse it?
Despite real improvements in performance against waiting list and waiting time standards in recent years, it is clear that the NHS faces a challenge in coping with the growing pressure of an increased demand for its services. We also know that during this period of financial constraint, the system is ...
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HSJ LocalSeven CCGs consider single leader across STP
Mapped: The changing CCG landscape Seven clinical commissioning groups across London are considering appointing a single accountable officer, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ KnowledgeLeadership Q&A: Derbyshire CCGs
NHS England’s Oliver Newbould explains why Derbyshire’s four CCGs have taken the decision to implement a joint executive team and he shares his views on the initial appointment of an accountable officer.
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NewsExclusive: Third of community hospitals miss staffing targets for two years
32 per cent of trusts not hitting their own targets for nurses in community hospitals Proportion of trusts failing to hit targets has risen in past two years Trusts find it easier to meet targets for night shifts, data suggests NHS Improvement says safe staffing data does not take ...
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CommentBalancing costs and equity: the new government’s social care task
The government needs to make sure that social care services are adequately funded, cap any individual’s total exposure to social care costs and maximise the savings which people can retain