South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1601
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HSJ Live: rolling news 21.12.12
Hospital trusts should work towards quicker discharge and the rest of today’s news
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HSJ Knowledge
Fast-forward to quicker discharge
Trusts should look to processes closer the home to reduce delayed discharge
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News
DH publishes 'cherry picking list' and tariff details
The Department of Health has published a list of procedures which are liable to be “cherry picked” by independent providers, and could be paid for at a lower rate.
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Foundation trusts still lagging on savings targets in Q2
Regulator Monitor today urged foundation trusts to plan “sooner and more effectively” for future financial pressures, as its latest quarterly report showed the sector had made little progress in closing the gap between planned and actual savings.
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HSJ Local
Redundancy threat for 750 staff at Yorkshire trust
Up to 750 jobs could be axed at Rotherham Foundation Trust as it looks to save £50m by 2015.
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NHS Direct chief to stand down
The chief executive of NHS Direct has announced he will step down next year.
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HSJ Local
Anthrax infected drug user dies in Medway
A drug user has died after being infected with anthrax, public health experts in Kent have said.
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HSJ Local
Launch of new children’s mental health service
STRUCTURE: Organisations from Kent and Medway have attended the official launch of community children and young people’s mental health services provided by Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust.
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Attention deficit drugs bill in seven-fold increase
The health service is facing a growing bill from the record number of people being given drugs to combat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), figures show.
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Alarm at cancer treatment 'ageism'
Ageism in the NHS is stopping some older cancer patients getting the best treatments, a charity has warned.
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Comment
We must root out ageism in NHS cancer care
Bold steps now can improve cancer care in the long term
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News
HSJ Live: rolling news 20.12.12
Macmillan Cancer Support reveals how older people face discrimination over treatment options and the rest of today’s news
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Comment
Readers' letters - 20 December 2012
Reaction to the impact on general practice of a new funding formula and the future budget for specialised commissioning. Plus why front line nurses are not to blame for a lack of compassionate care
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HSJ Local
Queen Victoria chief executive to leave
WORKFORCE: Adrian Bull, chief executive of Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has announced he will be leaving the trust in April.
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HSJ Local
Brighton and Sussex seeks procurement chief
WORKFORCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust is advertising for a chief procurement officer.
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Dalton interview: 'I don't see it as a provider vs commissioner thing'
NHS Commissioning Board deputy chief executive Ian Dalton has rejected the suggestion that its plans for 2013-14 will place disproportionate financial pressure on providers, in an exclusive interview with HSJ.
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Minister casts doubt on use of tariff across mental health
Funding for mental health services needs to change to remove an “institutional bias” in the NHS, health minister Norman Lamb has told HSJ.
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Confusion surrounds councils' public health budgets
Councils face fresh confusion over their public health budgets, after the Department of Health cast doubt on a claim by the Department for Communities & Local Government that the funding would rise from £2.2bn to £2.6bn.
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UKIP suspends candidate after NHS spending slur
A UK Independence Party candidate has been suspended over suggestions that compulsory abortion should be considered for foetuses with Down’s syndrome or spina bifida.