All South Central articles – Page 60
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NewsNHS South Central sets aside £400,000 for fluoridation review
South Central strategic health authority has set aside £400,000 to cover the costs of a likely judicial review following its board’s decision in February to add fluoride to water supplies in parts of the region.
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BlogsLook, it’s a Darzi vision – in multicolour!
Roughly a year after the Darzi documents were published, it is time to look back. That process may be gratifying, inspiring or horrifying, but it will almost certainly be tedious.
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NewsNHS trusts meet A&E waiting targets as demand rises
The government’s accident and emergency waiting target was met in 2008-09 for England as a whole despite a rise in attendances of more than 400,000 on the previous year.
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NewsNHS meets accident and emergency waiting time target
English emergency departments met the government’s accident and emergency waiting target by a tenth of a percentage point 2008-09.
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BlogsChallenging Mediocrity
How do we know what makes a good leader? If we are to make a difference, then we have to be more than “good enough”.
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DH seeks views on new mental health strategy
A series of “listening events” is being held to gather views on the Department of Health’s new mental health strategy.
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Ex-BBC boss joins national leadership council
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has been named alongside an eclectic list of figures on the national leadership council for the NHS.
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Strategic health authority advice to PCTs when planning for 2011-12
HSJ contacted the following primary care trusts to ask them what advice their strategic health authorities had given them regarding planning for 2011-12.
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Severe personality disorders service consultation launched
The South East Coast, East of England, South Central and London regions are set to jointly launch a consultation on how to improve services for people with severe personality disorder.
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Foundation trust appoints new chief executive
Tom Cahill has been announced as the new chief executive of the Hertfordshire Partnership foundation trust.
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Integrated care will be tested by only 16 organisations
Just 16 organisations have made it onto the Department of Health’s integrated care pilot scheme.
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SHAs sign up to investing in NHS Institute services
Strategic health authorities have signed a five year commitment to invest in services offered by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.
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Oxford college principal appointed Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals chair
Dame Fiona Caldicott has been appointed chairman of Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals trust.
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NewsNext stage review: SHAs steer Darzi plans through financial storm
The recession and the subsequent question marks over funding mean SHAs’ visions published last year are being recast. But, as Alison Moore finds out, many have made strong progress regardless
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NHS South Central votes for water fluoridation
The board of South Central strategic health authority has decided to add fluoride to the water supply in Southampton.Members of the board made the unanimous decision at a public meeting yesterday, following a consultation on the proposal.
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Easy does it as NHS steps up to quality bat
Central to the next stage review is the demand to improve services - and demonstrate it. So how are NHS organisations planning to measure quality and how long will funding hold out? Dave West finds out
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Super-trust race enters second lap
Seven NHS and university partnerships remain in the running to become 'super-trust' academic health science centres.As groups reach the second stage of the accreditation process, one trust has confirmed it plans to merge with its partner in a centre.
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NHS trusts and commissioners at odds over tariff benefits
Hospital trusts and commissioners are disputing the impact of the new payment by results tariff on their income.
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SHAs push on A&E targets
NHS chief executives across the country have been under increasing pressure to meet the four hour accident and emergency waiting time target this winter.
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NHS South Central blazes a trail on water fluoridation
The consultation over putting fluoride in water supplies on the south coast is proving a ‘totemic argument between state and individual’. Other areas will be watching the outcome closely, reports Rebecca Evans