South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1819
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Comment
Michael White: these are dispiriting and dark days in NHS politics
David Cameron is unlikely to placate all Lib Dem competition concerns.
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Leader
Failure to limit expectations is blighting NHS regulation
Did Cynthia Bower fail to control the expectations of her commission?
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HSJ Local
London GPs off the pace on exercise programmes
WORKFORCE: GPs in the capital are cynical about a major campaign to encourage physical activity in patients with long terms conditions, reflecting a wider lack of enthusiasm about exercise programmes, a study suggests.
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Comment
Noel Plumridge: forget hospitals, competition will thrive in non-acute services
“There are rich commercial pickings in non-acute care.”
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News
Commissioning board could take ownership of LIFT assets
The NHS Commissioning Board is expected to take ownership of the public stakes in many buildings built under a public-private partnership scheme, HSJ has learnt.
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HSJ Local
Private heart clinic refers FT to competition panel
COMMERCIAL: A foundation trust has been referred to the Cooperation and Competition Panel by a private heart clinic.
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News
CCG performance framework missing key quality indicators
Priority areas for care quality improvement are underrepresented – and sometimes completely left out – of the proposed accountability regime for clinical commissioners.
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Comment
Charles Alessi: human, dodo or cockroach?
The NHS needs space to grow, not boundaries within which it must stay, says Charles Alessi.
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Comment
Norman Warner: will a new Beveridge emerge?
What are the “giant” challenges facing Britain today, and will a new Beveridge emerge to tackle them, asks Norman Warner.
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Comment
Stephen Dorrell: re-engineering the care model
The health service has changed but, in comparison to other services and sectors, not enough. There is plenty of room for improvement, says Stephen Dorrell.
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Comment
Matthew Taylor: mind the gap
We need to close the social aspiration gap, says Matthew Taylor.
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Comment
Mark Britnell: open for business
There is still time for the NHS to regain its status as the best health system in the world, argues Mark Britnell.
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Comment
Nick Seddon: healthcare reform's new dawn
Radical thinking from radical people is the only way forward if the health service is to thrive, says Nick Seddon.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to identify and treat patients in appropriate care settings
A hospital trust’s program of analysis, training and delivery to improve care settings for emergency admissions could provide insight into the structure of services across an entire health economy. Lucy Reynolds, Duncan Harper and Peter Wilson report.
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Comment
Mike Farrar: the politics of decentralisation
It takes courage to do more than talk a good game about decentralised health services. Will we look back on this time in 10 years and reflect on words or actions, asks NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar.
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Comment
Alan Milburn: preparing for the perfect storm
Far from saving it, the challenges facing the NHS right now threaten to overwhelm the service, warns Alan Milburn.
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News
Exclusive: FT pipeline delays threaten boards with the sack
Board members are being replaced and organisational autonomy is at risk at trusts lagging behind in the drive to reach foundation trust status.
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HSJ Knowledge
In this together: why clinically led commissioning will rely on collaboration
James Sorrowiecki’s The Wisdom of Crowds presents a compelling theory of how “collective wisdom shapes businesses, economies, societies and nations”. It is a philosophy that appears tailor-made for an evolving NHS.
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HSJ Knowledge
The need for greed in public health spending budgets
Although outcomes can be difficult to measure, trends over the last 50 years suggest the £5.2bn budget for public health in 2013-14 could leave the health service with thinning options