South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1849
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CommentThe hard data man’s soft spot
The executive medical director of the NHS Information Centre is an information evangelist but says patients’ stories are as relevant as numbers.
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NewsMost powerful hospital trusts ask for more funding
England’s 10 most prestigious teaching and research hospital trusts have asked the Department of Health and the Treasury for a 10 per cent top-up to their tariff payments, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNon-acute services see rise in transfer delays
The level of delayed transfers of care attributed to non-acute NHS services has been rising consistently over the past two years, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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CommentNeil Churchill: living within our means locally
It’s predicted the NHS will have to learn to live on half its long-term growth rate
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NewsConsultant quits over diagnostic 'failures'
A whistleblower has resigned from his job as a consultant at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, complaining about a “complete failure of corporate leadership” at the trust.
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HSJ KnowledgeIn control of their condition
Clinics are making patients feel more informed and autonomous
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HSJ KnowledgeStop moving patients to tears
Patients can become upset and treatment jeopardised when continuity is broken
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HSJ KnowledgeCombating mortality rates
A casenote review of how one trust chose to explore the root of its high mortality rate
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CommentNoel Plumridge: the business of mental health
Delays to the planned mental health tariff will not surprise anyone in the field
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CommentMichael White: Oh, Danny Boyle...
Does global sanctification help the NHS ‘effectiveness’ debate?
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy NHS staff are going solo
The conditions are right for frontline staff to consider a move towards independence
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NewsCommissioners delay cuts to practices’ income
Commissioners in south-west London are delaying significant cuts to the income of some overfunded GP practices in Wandsworth and Croydon to avoid “destabilising” them.
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HSJ KnowledgeInto the patient pathway
Wellbeing clinics for planning life after cancer are responding to a vital need
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HSJ KnowledgeMake time for talking
The introduction of a web-based tool that lets patients maximise limited time
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CommentMedia Watch: NHS in the Olympics
Papers have been fervently discussing the Olympic opening ceremony
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HSJ Local
Salford Royal completes £200m revamp
STRUCTURE: Salford Royal FT has completed a £200 million, five-year redevelopment project with finishing touches including new car parks, covered walkways and outdoor areas.
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HSJ Local
Pennine Acute reports ‘excellent progress’ despite ‘never event’
PERFORMANCE: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust has reported that it is on course to meet 38 of the 43 performance indicators in its 2012-13 business plan, but has failed in its objective to have zero “never events” in the year.
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HSJ Local
Breaches of antibiotic policy leave trust struggling to combat C diff
PERFORMANCE: Failures in antibiotic prescribing have left Pennine Acute Trust struggling to hit targets for reducing C difficile infections, trust board papers show.
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HSJ Local
Avon and Wiltshire reaches out to service users
PERFORMANCE: Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust is holding a series of patient and public engagement events, following the publication of a highly critical report of the trust’s governance.
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HSJ Local
Signficant reduction in infection at Liverpool and Broadgreen
PERFORMANCE: Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust has made “excellent progress” in reducing MRSA and other infections, according to the trust’s Quality Account for 2011-12.