South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1144

  • Guz_Sir_David_Dalton_005
    News

    Exclusive: Government offers major concessions in bid to break junior doctors dispute

    2016-01-22T09:47:00Z

    Leaked letter from Sir David Dalton reveals significant change in stance from NHS Employers and government New offer includes limits on Saturday working and enhanced Saturday pay for some doctors Negotiations were scheduled to continue today between NHS Employers and BMA The government has offered major concessions to ...

  • Simon Stevens
    News

    Stevens to launch NHS innovation push at Davos

    2016-01-22T00:01:00Z

    Seven projects awarded “NHS innovation test bed” status NHS England chief executive hails “major new drive to modernise how NHS delivers care” Programme aims to combine different innovative healthcare interventions to increase their impact Seven projects have been awarded “NHS innovation test bed” status under a flagship programme ...

  • Stressed manager
    News

    Executive Summary: Things are not fine

    2016-01-21T17:12:00Z

    The must read stories in health today

  • merger
    News

    Exclusive: Troubled FT starts search for acquisition or merger partner

    2016-01-21T13:31:00Z

    Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust looking to be acquired or merged-with Derby and Nottingham hospital trusts are in the running, and Sheffield Hospitals FT has dropped out Decision on partner expected next month A troubled foundation trust is looking for a merger or acquisition partner after concluding it ...

  • push button technology switch innovation choice
    HSJ Local

    Trust halts patient record system to tackle financial deficit

    2016-01-21T12:23:00Z

    TECHNOLOGY: A hospital trust has put plans to develop an electronic patient record system on hold because of its “unforeseen” financial challenge, HSJ has learnt.

  • Doctor
    News

    'Off-framework' ban extended to agency doctors

    2016-01-21T12:06:00Z

    Ban on “off-framework” staff providers extended to all agency procurement, including doctors Some agencies have refused to support the rules, regulators say Trusts in the South West currently unable to operate within the capped rates The ban on NHS trusts using “off-framework” staffing agencies will be extended to ...

  • Sam Everington
    Comment

    Choose and Consult over Choose and Book

    2016-01-21T11:53:00Z

    Choose and Book needs to be radically reformed to become a modern Choose and Consult service so that the inefficient divide between specialists and GPs is done away with. By Martin Roland and Sam Everington

  • Busy hospital
    News

    NICE leak reaction: Trusts should use guidance says college president

    2016-01-21T09:33:00Z

    Royal College of Emergency Medicine president says scale of A&E understaffing could be 50 per cent Dr Cliff Mann says trusts should use leaked NICE guideline to conduct gap analysis on nurse staffing levels CQC expects providers to use “any tool they deem appropriate” to ensure safe care ...

  • Birmingham
    HSJ Local

    GP ‘super partnership’ plots further expansion

    2016-01-21T07:00:00Z

    “Half a dozen” GP practices could join Our Health Partnership by April, says director OHP already includes 150 partners across 35 practices Plan to form MCP likely to involve other scaled up GP groups in the region STRUCTURE: The leader of the NHS’s largest GP “super partnership” has ...

  • Norfolk Broads
    HSJ Local

    Norfolk trusts sign joint sustainability agreement

    2016-01-21T07:00:00Z

    STRUCTURE: Norfolk’s three hospital trusts and its community trust have signed a memorandum of understanding to try to ensure services in the county remain sustainable.

  • Busy hospital
    HSJ Knowledge

    In denial about the scale of variation

    2016-01-20T19:00:00Z

    Tackling variation is one of the most daunting tasks for the NHS. In the second article in our series on the War on Variation summit, Claire Read looks at the role of denial and how it can be overcome

  • Expert Briefing

    HSJ catchup: 20 January 2016

    2016-01-20T19:00:00Z

    Make sure you are up to date with the events of the last seven days with our summary of the stories that matter most

  • Pembury hospital in tunbridge wells
    HSJ Local

    Maidstone trial: Trust should have spotted ‘red flags’, court told

    2016-01-20T17:48:00Z

    PATIENT SAFETY: An expert witness was “horrified” by failings in the care of a mother at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust, and said warnings should already have been made about the doctor at fault.

  • Report papers
    News

    Executive Summary: The report the government didn’t want you to see

    2016-01-20T17:25:00Z

    HSJ’s roundup of the must read stories and debate in health policy

  • coins toppling
    News

    NHS ordered to use fines to boost DH bottom line

    2016-01-20T17:12:00Z

    All fines for breaches of performance targets must now be used to improve provider or commissioner bottom lines, national bodies have decreed Commissioners will not be able to use money from fines to address causes of poor performance Move is intended to help Department of Health avoid blowing its ...

  • Workforce
    Comment

    Taking the workforce challenge early on

    2016-01-20T12:39:00Z

    Can we set the tone early in 2016 for the health service to tackle its workforce challenges

  • Wye Valley
    HSJ Local

    Trust remains in special measures after 15 months

    2016-01-20T12:37:00Z

    Wye Valley Trust must remain in special measures, CQC says Acute and community provider was put in the regime in October 2014 Regulator says significant concerns must be addressed as “matter of urgency” PERFORMANCE: An acute trust that was placed in special measures in October 2014 must remain ...

  • Jim Mackey
    News

    Exclusive: NHS Improvement executive team structure revealed

    2016-01-20T12:13:00Z

    NHS Improvement agrees executive team structure for after Monitor-TDA meger Eleven executives will report directly to Jim Mackey Posts are open to applicants from the regulators’ senior teams and affected NHS England staff NHS Improvement expected announce appointments by mid-February NHS Improvement has agreed the structure of the ...

  • Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    HSJ Local

    Monitor to probe A&E with patients 'queuing in corridors'

    2016-01-20T11:59:00Z

    PERFORMANCE: Monitor has launched an investigation into Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust’s accident and emergency performance.

  • Michael White
    Comment

    The truth about the doctors' dispute

    2016-01-20T11:26:00Z

    Public opinion has so far has been sympathetic to junior doctors, but these shallow sentiments could easily switch