South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1054
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HSJ LocalWell regarded trust rated 'requires improvement'
Patients obliged to sleep on sofas or mattresses because of pressure on services “Surge beds” used daily - for up to a week at a time Community learning disabilities services rated ‘outstanding’ Oxleas Foundation Trust, a well regarded mental health and community provider, has been rated as “requires ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Big beast gets even bigger
The must read stories and most important developments on Monday
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HSJ LocalLand sale to fund two new mental health hospitals
Sale of 90 acres of land to raise most of £160m needed to build two mental health hospitals in south west London South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust already has outline planning permission for 839 homes and an extra 25,000sq metres of new hospital The new ...
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HSJ LocalTwo hospital chiefs step down ahead of disciplinary hearings
Sheilah Finnegan and Sharon Partington were “excluded” in August 2015, pending an investigation into allegations made by a whistleblower. Along with chief executive Jonathan Parry, they were due to face a disciplinary panel. Trust has refused to explain the nature of the allegations. Two senior officers have left ...
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NewsHopson: New care models 'a 15 year journey'
Chief executive of NHS Providers said “there is little evidence” new care models will “release sufficient savings” He expects timeline of service reconfiguration to take five to 15 years Current operational pressure on NHS is “sucking up” management capacity to implement change New care models are “not going ...
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NewsCounty CCG plans 'significant' hospital consolidation
HSJ told Horton General Hospital is “not sustainable in its current form” Transformation plans looking at reducing the number of community hospitals and centralising inpatient care CCG savings taskforce looking at “all areas of spend” to generate funds to invest in service reconfiguration Oxfordshire health services ...
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NewsExclusive: GPs urged to report hospitals' contract breaches
GPs advised to notify trusts and CCGs when providers fail to comly with six new requirements in NHS standard contract The British Medical Association GP committee is advising GPs on how to raise formal concerns with trusts and commissioning groups when hospitals fail to comply with new requirements ...
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NewsAnalysis: The biggest providers of specialised services
HSJ analysis of NHS England data shows Barts Health Trust had largest increase in its specialised services income in 2015-16 University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust moves from fourth to ninth biggest specialised provider after cardiac transfer to Barts No evidence of significant consolidation of specialised services in 2015-16 ...
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NewsHSJ Awards 2016 shortlist unveiled
We have today revealed the shortlist for the 2016 HSJ Awards.
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NewsNHS Digital urges staff to take responsibility for security
Chief executives need to take responsiblity for “cyber hygiene” Good cyber security requires all staff to be trained, says NHS Digital New helpline to be set up to report data security incidents NHS Digital has called on NHS staff to take more responsibility for “cyber hygiene” and launched ...
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CommentEngland slides further into 18 weeks breach
England’s referral-to-treatment waiting times headed towards 19 weeks, fuelled by a growing waiting list and in spite of the intended recovery trajectories
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NewsWhat's new in care models: What counts as a PACS?
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: 'Super trust' in the pipeline, and the future of HSJ
Your essential update on the week in health
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NewsExclusive: Hunt's 'avoidable deaths' data subject to major delays
High profile commitment to publish trust level avoidable deaths data subject to major delay Original tender for national work was not awarded and alternative project will not begin until next year Department of Health and NHS Improvement declined to provide a timeline for trust level data A high ...
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CommentTen tips to improve public mental health services
Faculty of Public Health president John Middleton unveils his action plan
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NewsNHS England reveals four hour target for mental health
Mental health waiting time targets due to be in place by 2021, NHS England clinical director says Patients in crisis will be able to expect to be seen by a doctor or nurse within an hour Mental health patients should be seen and given a treatment plan within four ...
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Expert BriefingDeep South: The class of 2011
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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HSJ LocalDelay to major Midlands trust merger revealed
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust merger with Sherwood Forest Foundation Trust delayed until 2017 Trusts had hoped to merge before “busy winter period” but “work required to create the merged organisation is taking longer than expected” Sherwood Forest, which has been in special measures since 2013 and is forecasting a ...