South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1208
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Leader
Tensions grow as NHS reaches make or break month for waits
More time must be spent on primary care
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News
Updated: Troubled trust reveals huge waiting list
A huge, previously unreported waiting list of more than 90,000 patients has been revealed by one of England’s most troubled trusts. It comes amid an intense national drive to tackle politically sensitive waiting targets.
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HSJ Live 10.09.14: Troubled trust reveals huge waiting list
Huge, previously unreported waiting list of more than 90,000 patients revealed at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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HSJ Knowledge
Listen and learn: Patient experiences hold the key to better care
Help for organisations adopting the PFCC approach is now available online
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News
NHS England top GP predicts end of 'independent contractor' concept
The concept of independent contractors in general practice will become “anachronistic” and “probably will have gone” within ten years, according to one of NHS England’s most senior GP leaders.
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Comment
The Barker report provides some much needed rationality
The NHS is heading into uncharted territory
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HSJ Partners
CCTV in care homes: A protective measure or an invasion of privacy?
Address leadership, pay and training
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News
Pressure grows for action on sepsis
Identifying and treating sepsis could soon be given the same attention as reducing pressure ulcers or hospital acquired infections, with campaigners claiming Sir Bruce Keogh is “supportive in principle” of increased national focus on the condition.
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News
Payment reforms would be a ‘disaster’, warns A&E leader
Proposals by NHS England and Monitor for reform of the urgent and emergency care payment system would be a ‘disaster’ for emergency departments, the president of the College of Emergency Medicine has said
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News
Services “not equipped” to cope with rise of legal highs
Health services are buckling under the pressure caused by new legal highs and the increasing use of club drugs, leading doctors have suggested.
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News
MPs call for action on pancreatic cancer
Patients suffering from the “silent killer” of pancreatic cancer are treated like tennis balls as they are passed between their GP and doctors, MPs were told yesterday.
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News
HSJ Live 09.09.14: Pressure grows for action on sepsis
Sepsis treatment could soon be given the same emphasis as reducing pressure ulcers or hospital acquired infections, campaigners understand, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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Comment
It's time we did the right thing by the children of Rotherham
The response has been unbearably slow
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Comment
NHS finances might be tight, but it's time to give more to mental health
Making tough decisions
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HSJ Local
CCG's structures declared 'not fit for purpose' by NHS England review
STRUCTURE: A troubled clinical commissioning group in the North West has structures which are “not fit for purpose” and a dysfunctional relationship between two of its leaders, an NHS England review has found.
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News
Doctors to contest ministerial seats in 2015 election
Aggrieved doctors are planning to stand against the prime minister and the health secretary at the next general election.
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News
Report finds real-terms decline in cancer funding
NHS cancer services in England need funding boosts to meet the “looming demands” of an ageing population, a new report has found.
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News
Updated: Bupa joint venture wins £235m NHS contract
A £235m contract to provide NHS musculoskeletal services for West Sussex has been awarded to a joint venture between health insurance company Bupa and a community services social enterprise.
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Comment
Why I went on the 300 mile march to save the NHS
We oppose the government’s treatment of the NHS
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News
Monitor chair's £1k taxi bill sparks 'urgent' expenses review
Monitor is “urgently reviewing” its expenses policy after its chair unwittingly ran up a bill of nearly £1,000 for short taxi rides in less than three months.