South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1878
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HSJ Local
Derbyshire cluster to procure outsourced HR support
COMMERCIAL: A new specification for outsourced HR transactional support has been developed by primary care trusts in Derbyshire, which will be procured from April 2012.
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Blogs
Learning from a model medical leader
The swift changing of the seasons in Boston accompanied an equally swift change in administrator for the Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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HSJ Local
Southern Health releases reserves to plug deficit
FINANCE: Southern Health has been forced to release reserves to mitigate overspends in its mental health, community services and corporate services divisions.
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HSJ Local
Lincolnshire, Humber and North Yorkshire to form single CSO
COMMERCIAL: The Humber PCTs - Hull, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire and East Riding of Yorkshire - and the NHS North Yorkshire and York - are working on a single commissioning support organisation, it has been confirmed.
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HSJ Local
Bassetlaw community services go to Nottinghamshire Healthcare FT
STRUCTURE: Bassetlaw PCT’s community services transferred to Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on 1 November.
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HSJ Local
Sheffield CCG delegated £709m and asked for £5m 'recovery plan'
FINANCE: A single clinical commissioning group covering Sheffield has been delegated the vast majority of its eligible budget.
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News
Analysis: patients in poorer regions using A&E over GP
Patients in the poorest areas are 63 per cent more likely than those in the richest locations to find it hard to see a GP. They are also 53 per cent more likely to attend accident and emergency, according to HSJ analysis of newly published figures.
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News
Cost of rising emergency dementia admissions revealed
There has been a 12 per cent growth over five years in the number of people with dementia admitted to hospital as an emergency, according to a report exclusively shared with HSJ.
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News
Trusts could receive 'unfair' penalties without pressure ulcer guidance
NHS trusts could be unfairly penalised over the prevalence of pressure ulcers unless nationally agreed guidance on recording and measuring the condition is introduced, tissue viability nurses have warned.
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News
Private sector faces referral to Competition Commission
The NHS reforms would have “blown up in people’s faces” without last week’s decision to refer the private healthcare market to the Competition Commission, the boss of Circle has told HSJ.
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HSJ Local
Southend FT found in 'significant breach' by Monitor
PERFORMANCE: Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust has been found in significant breach of its FT authorisation due to governance failings on data quality and targets for cancer treatment and infection control.
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News
London NHS strategy has 'no clear lead'
The NHS in London faces a “strategic vacuum” with no clear lead to drive through change, The King’s Fund has said.
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News
Concerns over junior doctors' acute care training
Newly qualified doctors do not feel they have the training to look after very ill patients, according to a new study.
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HSJ Knowledge
Why trust procurement needs price comparison to be efficient
Barriers to comparative price information in the NHS make good judgement on procurement difficult for purchasers. The benefits outlined in a recent Foundation Trust Network pilot shows why this information needs to be easier to obtain, says Sue Slipman.
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HSJ Knowledge
How specialist housing can improve the lives of older patients while cutting care costs
Specialist housing is an investment that could save the NHS millions a year and make lives happier, says Jeremy Porteus
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HSJ Local
Fire at Eastbourne psychiatry unit
PERFORMANCE: A fire broke out at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s department of psychiatry in Eastbourne on Monday 5 December.
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HSJ Local
New mental health service in Hastings and Rother
STRUCTURE: A new hub structure for delivering mental health services across Hastings and Rother was launched on 12 December.
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HSJ Local
Surrey and Borders Partnership pilots A&E alcohol service
STRUCTURE: A new service is being piloted in East Surrey to identify people who are either drinking at levels which pose a risk to their health or have already developed an alcohol dependency.
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HSJ Local
Neuro-rehab service plan for west Surrey
STRUCTURE: NHS Surrey and Surrey Community Health have announced joint plans to improve care for patients who need neuro-rehabilitation services in west Surrey.
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HSJ Local
Western Sussex in discussion with supplier over power failures
PERFORMANCE: The trust has held discussions with its electricity supplier, UK Power, about “improving resilience” after three power failures were experienced over the autumn.