South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1508
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NewsAnalysed: drug pricing scheme promises better access to new medicines
Commissioners have been told they will gain easier access to the latest drugs approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence after the Department of Health reached a deal on pricing with the pharmaceutical industry.
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Blogs
Vote of confidence
Complaints, as we all know, are taken extremely seriously in the NHS as they are a valuable and cherished source of information from the people who matter most.So we were intrigued to read the Department of Health’s latest report on complaints it has dealt with over the past few years.In ...
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HSJ Local
Paul Jenkins appointed as chief executive of mental health trust
The new chief executive of Tavistock and Portman Foundation Trust has been announced as Paul Jenkins.
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NewsNHS England's mandate delayed amid 'struggle' over contents
Publication of the government’s mandate to NHS England has been delayed after the organisation’s chair revealed a “struggle” had been taking place to ensure the document did not become a government “shopping list”.
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NewsAHSN chief calls for new bodies to be given time to flourish
A leading academic health and science network figure has urged NHS England to give the new innovation networks 18 months to prove themselves and outlined the rationale behind them being set up as limited companies.
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NewsUPDATED: Pathology services merger clearance sets 'precedent'
The Office of Fair Trading has given merger control clearance for a pathology services joint venture between two London foundation trusts and a private sector provider.
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NewsFormer Mid Staffs chief nurse given caution
A former chief nurse at scandal-hit Stafford Hospital has received a five year caution after being found guilty of exposing patients to danger.
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HSJ LocalCleaning cuts at Great Western
WORKFORCE: Hospital cleaners at a south west trust are threatening to strike over plans to cut cleaning hours by 5 per cent.
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NewsLondon trust considered moving to Cambridge
A central London foundation trust has announced plans to sell off land worth hundreds of millions of pounds.
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HSJ Local
Vale of York predicts small surplus despite 'significant risks'
Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group is planning to record a small surplus for 2013-14, but has warned of “significant risks and challenges”.
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NewsBMA backs GP networks but rejects seven-day working 'mantra'
The chair of the British Medical Association’s GP committee has called for practices to “form network arrangements” and share staff to provide extended opening services and a “stronger community-based provision of care”.
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Blogs
Absolute gibberish
End Game will normally rush to defend ministers against accusations that they inhabit a mad parallel universe, but we did have to concede the carpers might have a point when we read a recent Department of Health diary of forthcoming press events.There were the usual speeches at worthy events, but ...
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NewsThree CSUs consider merger
Three commissioning support units have announced they have are considering a merger or a formal partnership arrangement.
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NewsNHS food supplement spend revealed
Hospitals spend more money on nutritional supplements than food, campaigners have said.
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NewsA fifth of maternity funding spent on insurance
A fifth of maternity services funding is spent on insurance against malpractice, a report suggests.
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NewsHSJ Live: 08.11.13: Hunt 'in line for company sale's £15m' claim
Health secretary will go straight to top of Cabinet rich list, says source
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Blogs
Halloween is over, so stop the witch hunt
Calls to introduce laws for prosecuting people for failing to report abuses misses the point – people in positions of authority are not being held accountable for cover-ups.
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HSJ LocalLondon trust and Priory bid for Bristol mental health tender
COMMERCIAL: The Priory Group and South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust are among the bidders shortlisted to lead the delivery of mental health services in Bristol, it has been announced.
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News8 November issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Please note: if iPad users have been experiencing difficulties with the app recently we recommend you delete it from the homescreen and download the latest version from www.hsj.co.uk/tablet-appDownload the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app ...