South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1905
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News
DH Care Quality Commission review begins
The Care Quality Commission is being reviewed by the Department of Health in the first of a series of evaluations examing the performance and capability of arms length bodies.
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HSJ Local
South Warwickshire FT beats surplus target
FINANCE: An injection of “deferred income” has enabled South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust to deliver more than double its target surplus for September.
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HSJ Local
South Warwickshire FT eyes community assets
STRUCTURE: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust is “confident” it will be allowed to take ownership of community hospitals in its area.
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HSJ Local
C difficile and A&E improvements for South Warwickshire FT
PERFORMANCE: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust is reporting a “general improvement in performance” for the second quarter of 2011-12.
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News
Labour Lords win concession on Health Bill
Opposition peers have defeated the government for the first time in the Health Bill’s passage, carrying an amendment which could lead to tax breaks for charities supplying NHS services.
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News
A&E waits at winter levels
The proportion of patients waiting over four hours to be admitted from accident and emergency was already approaching winter levels by the second quarter of this year, Department of Health figures reveal.
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Supplements
A blueprint for improving hepatitis C services in London
Hepatitis C is a growing problem in London but many sufferers are not getting the care they need. This special supplement, from Kosh Agarwal and colleagues’ at the London Joint Working Group for Substance misuse and Hepatitis C, outlines a blueprint for treating the disease.
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News
DH reforms assessment release demanded by peers
Andrew Lansley is under cross-party pressure to publish a secret report on the likely impact of his controversial reforms.
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News
Osborne outlines PFI reassessment plans
Chancellor George Osborne today announced a “fundamental reassessment” of the government’s controversial private finance initiative, with the aim of cutting costs and improving transparency.
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Comment
Devloping new structures for improved service delivery
Now is a golden opportunity to start developing guidelines and principles to inform better healthcare delivery, says Paul Zollinger-Read
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HSJ Knowledge
Why resilience is key to leadership in a changed NHS
Leadership styles from the times of plenty must give way to new approaches, say Jeanne Hardacre and Jane Keep from The Centre for Innovation in Health Management.
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HSJ Local
Worcestershire Acute's radiotherapy unit one step closer
STRUCTURE: Worcester City Council Planning Committee has agreed outline planning permission for a new radiotherapy unit at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
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HSJ Local
Midlands announces cluster chairs
WORKFORCE: NHS Midlands and East has announced the appointment of four chairs to the newly created primary care trust cluster organisations across the region and two new trust chairs.
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HSJ Local
More than 200 PCT staff aligned to CCG roles
WORKFORCE: The cluster has recently undertaken a workforce mapping exercise and identified the potential destination of each member of staff once the PCTs are abolished in March 2013.
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HSJ Local
Derbyshire identifies AQP priorities
FINANCE: Clinical commissioners have identified three services they would like to add to their “Any Qualified Provider” list.
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HSJ Local
Delayed discharges double at Medway FT
PERFORMANCE: Delayed discharges from Medway Foundation Trust more than doubled to 4.8 per cent in September from 2 per cent in August, against a target of 3.5 per cent.
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HSJ Local
Medway had to alter 13 per cent of outpatients appointments
PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust had to change or cancel more than 4,500 outpatient appointments in September - more than 13 per cent of the total.
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HSJ Local
Staff bullying tackled at Medway Foundation Trust
WORKFORCE: Medway Foundation Trust has introduced new initiatives to deal with bullying and harassment within its workforce.
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HSJ Local
Medway FT deficit driven by staff pay costs
FINANCE: Medway Foundation Trust had a deficit of £2.3m at the end of the first six months of the financial year, £651,000 more than it had planned at this stage.
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HSJ Local
Dartford and Gravesham slips on financial position
FINANCE: Dartford and Gravesham Trust had a year to date deficit of £1,395,000 at the end of September, £891,000 worse than planned.