South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1338
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HSJ Local
Managerial failings allowed rogue surgeon to operate
A review into Heart of England Foundation Trust has found “weak and indecisive leadership from senior managers” and “secrecy and concealment” allowed a rogue surgeon to continue carrying out unrecognised and unsafe surgical procedures.
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HSJ Local
Colchester cancer services 'unsafe' finds NHS England
PERFORMANCE: Colchester Hospital University Trust’s cancer services, which are also being investigated by the police, have been found “unsafe” in five areas, NHS England has announced.
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News
CQC chief executive backs wider duty of candour
The chief executive of the Care Quality Commission has thrown his weight behind a wider definition of the government’s planned statutory duty of candour.
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News
UPDATED: Final recommendations issued on Mid Staffs break-up
The administrators appointed to Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have made some concessions to local campaigners on the services that would be left at the two hospitals it runs.
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News
Drug firm ends conference payments
Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline will stop paying for doctors to attend medical conferences and scrap some sales targets as it seeks to mend its reputation in the wake of a damaging scandal over multimillion-pound bribery claims in China.
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News
Warning over A&E ambulance queues
The NHS has a “significant problem” with ambulances queuing at accident and emergency departments waiting to drop off patients, a senior official has said.
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News
McKesson to re-apply for staff record contract
Healthcare technology company McKesson UK has said it intends to re-apply for the contract to administer the NHS’s human resources and staff payroll system after its current contract expires in 2015.
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News
HSJ Live 19.12.13 "Weak" leaders allowed rogue surgeon to carry out unsafe procedures
Review into Heart of England Trust uncovers “secrecy and concealment”
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Blogs
Will 2014 be the year of ethical leadership?
The public sector needs to move away from ‘greed is good’
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Comment
What Simon Stevens should focus on in 2014
Another Simon Stevens has some thoughts for the new NHS England chief
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News
'There is no battle of Oxford', say local NHS leaders
Local NHS leaders have insisted there is “no battle of Oxford”, following HSJ’s revelation that the clinical commissioning group’s ambitious plans had been delayed amid provider concerns.
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News
This winter will be worse than last, warn hospital chiefs
Hospital leaders predict this winter will be worse than the last and warn their health economies are not coping well already.
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HSJ Knowledge
Best of 2013: International innovation
What healthcare systems around the world can teach the NHS
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News
Competition rules still impeding service change, say hospital bosses
Hospital chief executives still feel the competition and merger control rules introduced under the government’s NHS reforms are making it difficult to carry out important reconfigurations.
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News
Confederation and FTN set out distinct roles
The NHS Confederation and Foundation Trust Network have reached an agreement on how to make the roles of the two organisations clear to avoid duplicating work.
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Comment
Comment: Barometer suggests acute care is 'close to the edge'
Trust chief execs set out priorities for incoming Simon Stevens
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News
Chief departs as Barking placed in special measures
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has been placed in special measures after the latest Care Quality Commission inspection found evidence of “unsafe care” in its accident and emergency departments.
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HSJ Local
Colchester chief executive resigns
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of Colchester Hospital University Trust has resigned following an investigation into allegations that staff were bullied into manipulating cancer waiting time date data.
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Comment
CCGs left little wriggle room by new funding formula
NHS England allocations take health inequalities seriously