South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1574
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Francis report: RCN labelled 'ineffective'
Robert Francis QC has described the Royal College of Nursing as “ineffective”, both as a professional organisation and as a trade union. He said it should consider separating its two roles.
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NHS faces new laws on honesty
New laws should be brought in requiring all NHS staff and directors to be open and honest when mistakes happen, the Francis report has recommended.
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Francis report: healthcare assistants will face regulation
Healthcare support workers should be subject to regulation by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Robert Francis QC has said.
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Francis avoids direct criticism of top NHS leaders
The Francis report has criticised the work of the strategic health authorities which oversaw Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, but includes little direct criticism of specific leaders, including Sir David Nicholson.
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Updated: Francis calls for a beefed up CQC as single quality regulator
The Care Quality Commission should take on responsibility for “corporate governance” and “financial competence” alongside quality, Robert Francis QC has recommended.
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Francis stops short of regulation for managers
Directors of NHS providers should be subject to a new fit and proper person test, Robert Francis QC has recommended. However, he has not called for regulation of all NHS managers.
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Leader
Counting the cost of inefficient doctors
South London provides a warning for trusts on workforce productivity
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Comment
The latest in a long line of scandals
“Whatever Francis recommends, my fear is it’s three years too late”
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Francis live: Monitor will survive as an economic regulator
Live comment, analysis and reaction to the Francis inquiry into systemic failure to safeguard patients at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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Government backs down from plan to abolish specialist regulators
The government has backed down from plans to abolish two specialist regulators and transfer the majority of their responsibilities to the Care Quality Commission.
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NHS should have done more to manage hospital consultants, NAO reports
The NHS should have made more progress in improving its management of hospital consultants since the introduction of a 2003 contract giving them a significant pay increase, the National Audit Office has found.
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HSJ Knowledge
The bigger picture on diagnostic imaging
The overlooked radiology sector could be a money-spinner
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HSJ Local
Lister Surgicentre still a ‘concern’ despite probe verdict
Three patients who died after routine surgery at a privately-run treatment centre in Hertfordshire were given satisfactory care, an independent probe has concluded.
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Capita faces NHS Choices axe
The future operating model of the website at the centre of the drive to extend choice in the NHS faces fresh uncertainty after the Cabinet Office blocked the renewal of a contract with the existing supplier.
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Francis report: Cameron will respond after meeting Mid Staffs families
Prime minister David Cameron has met with families and campaigners ahead of the publication of the Francis report into care failures at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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Blogs
Commissioning board changes '18-week wait' penalties
The NHS Commissioning Board has made a small, but significant and welcome, change to the penalties for breaching 18-week waits.
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NMC clears Mid Staffs former nursing director
A former director of nursing at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been cleared of any wrong-doing by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
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Medics question rationale of Lewisham downgrade
The health secretary has approved plans to downgrade the first hospital using failure regime legislation. However, the downgrade is subject to conditions, the details of which remain unclear.