South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1621
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HSJ Local
Delayed transfers remain a 'major concern' in Oxford
PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care have again been identified as a “major cause of concern” at Oxford University Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ Local
Rising bed occupancy causes £2.3m savings risk at Oxford trust
WORKFORCE: Staff costs due to a “high levels of bed occupancy” at Oxford University Hospitals Trust could lead to a £2.3m shortfall in the organisation’s savings target.
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HSJ Local
Crucial FT meeting for Surrey and Sussex delayed
STRUCTURE: A key meeting regarding the future of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust’s bid for foundation trust status has been postponed.
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HSJ Local
Oxford trust hits overall waiting time standard
PERFORMANCE: Oxford University Hospitals Trust hit its trust-wide referral to treatment standard, although neurosurgery, ear nose and throat and general surgery under-performed.
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HSJ Local
Moorfields settles £3.4m legal dispute with contractor
COMMERCIAL: Moorfield Eye Hospital Foundation Trust has agreed a £3.4m settlement and payment with construction firm BWI over work at Northwick Park Hospital.
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News
Hakin: bear with managers 'trying to do two jobs'
The national lead for commissioning development has urged clinical commissioning group leaders to bear with managers while they try “to do two jobs” during the rest of the transition to the new system.
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Blogs
Developing integrated care at scale and pace: time to make it happen
There is not one best way to develop integrated care. Politicians, NHS leaders and frontline staff should join together to test different approaches, writes the King’s Fund chief executive Chris Ham.
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HSJ Local
Sussex town gets “dementia friendly” grant
FINANCE: Crawley is set to become a “dementia friendly town” after securing national funding of £125,000.
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HSJ Local
New cardiology service first in Kent
STRUCTURE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust launched an EPS (electrophysiological studies and ablation) service this month.
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HSJ Local
Western Sussex sees benefits of orthopaedics recovery programme
PERFORMANCE: Changes to the way hip and knee replacement surgery is carried out at Western Sussex Hospitals Trust are producing “better than hoped for” results for length of hospital stay.
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HSJ Local
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare designated as trauma unit
STRUCTURE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust has been officially designated as a regional trauma unit following an assessment on 16 November.
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HSJ Local
Midlands and East raises 'concerns' with 14 trusts
NHS Midlands and East’s provider development committee has raised “principle concerns” with 14 trusts.
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HSJ Local
East Sussex board backs reconfiguration plans
STRUCTURE: East Sussex Healthcare Trust’s board has agreed recommendations that will see three key service areas reconfigured between its two main hospital sites.
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HSJ Local
Medway GP charged with sexual assault
WORKFORCE: A GP has appeared at Maidstone Crown Court after being charged with sexually assaulting two women at St Mary’s Medical Centre in Strood.
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HSJ Local
Ambulance FT plans third 'Make Ready Centre'
STRUCTURE: South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has submitted a planning application to create a third purpose built Make Ready Centre.
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HSJ Local
Pseudomonas outbreak at Queen Victoria Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The Queen Victoria Hospital Foundation Trust experienced a healthcare-associated infection outbreak involving multi-resistant pseudomonas earlier this year.
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HSJ Local
CCG launches hard-hitting A&E campaign
A hard-hitting campaign has been launched across Nottingham to warn people of the consequences of turning up at Queen’s Medical Centre’s emergency department for non-emergency ailments.
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Comment
How treatment centres have driven competition
An Institute for Fiscal Studies report makes interesting reading
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HSJ Local
Surgery equipment accolade for Mid Staffs
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been awarded a gold standard by the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons in its second National Audit of Theatre Equipment.
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News
CCGs told to set aside more than £2bn of budgets
Clinical commissioning groups are being told to set aside more than £2bn of their budgets in their first year of operation.