South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1428
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News
DH to target 'huge waste' in orthopaedics procurement
The Department of Health is expected to target “huge waste” in the cost of orthopaedic supplies when it releases its procurement strategy shortly, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough FT sickness absence rate lowest in East of England
WORKFORCE: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust had the lowest average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 across the East of England region, according to HSJ analysis of official data published in July.
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HSJ Local
Monitor to investigate South Warwickshire Foundation Trust
PERFORMANCE: Persistent performance breaches have caused Monitor to open a formal investigation into South Warwickshire Foundation Trust.
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News
NHS Direct confirms 111 withdrawal
NHS Direct has confirmed it is seeking to pull out of all 11 of its contracts to provide NHS 111 as they have proved “financially unsustainable”.
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News
NHS could learn from PC World: Keogh
The NHS should act more like high street retailers in supplying state-of-the-art products to customers for less money, according to the country’s top doctor.
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News
'Failings' in NHS 111 hotline
A new 24-hour health hotline is failing patients, according to an undercover television investigation.
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Comment
Keogh review: A missed chance for integrated care
Social care is crucial to improving the NHS’s quality
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HSJ Local
Hinchingbrooke applies to DH for £3.5m loan
Privately-run Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has applied for a £3.5m “working capital loan” from the Department of Health to help “accelerate” its capital programme, HSJ has learned.
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News
HSJ Live: 29.7.2013 NHS 111 'in chaos' after NHS Direct pulls out of contracts
NHS Direct announcement comes on the day a TV investigation finds services are unsafe due to a lack of nursing staff.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to lift the barriers to post-stroke psychological support
Challenges for CCGs in helping patients
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Comment
Four nations means one huge wasted opportunity
What happens with four countries in a ‘national’ health service?
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HSJ Local
North West Ambulance Service £70k ahead of plan in May
FINANCE: The North West Ambulance Service Trust recorded a surplus of £1,139,800 for the first two months of 2013-14, which was £70,000 ahead of its plan to that point in the financial year.
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News
Just over quarter of CCGs have conditions remaining after review
A small group of clinical commissioning groups remain under legal direction by NHS England, largely because of concerns about governance and leadership, following a review of authorisation conditions.
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News
Bullying 'entrenched' at CQC
Senior health and social care professionals who join the Care Quality Commission are more likely to be subject to bullying than other employees, an internal review commissioned by the regulator has found.
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News
Drug firms accused over NHS charges
Drug companies could face investigation following allegations that they are inflating the cost of drugs sold to the NHS.
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News
Councils can complain to Hunt if CCGs ignore their views
Councils can complain to the health secretary if they believe local NHS groups are ignoring the commissioning strategies set by health and wellbeing boards, the Department of Health has said.
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HSJ Local
Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn awaits regulator verdict
PERFORMANCE Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Trust is set to hear from the Care Quality Commission after underperformance in three areas led to the trust being reprimanded by regulators, according to board papers.
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News
Mid Staffs A&E sisters struck off by NMC
Two former accident and emergency nurses who altered patient discharge times to meet waiting time targets at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have been struck off the nursing register.
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News
Only 3pc get best head cancer care
Just 3.1 per cent of head and neck cancer patients in England receive the “ideal patient pathway”, an audit examining seven key aspects of care has suggested.
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Blogs
Your 18 week waits: May 2013 data
The local picture on one year and 18 week waits across England, updated with the latest data.