South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1947
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HSJ Local
NHS Salford aims high for flu vaccine uptake
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust aims to ensure that more than three quarters of “at risk” under 65 year olds receive the flu vaccine this year, board papers state.
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HSJ Local
Private company accuses foundation trust of 'predatory pricing'
COMMERCIAL: A private company has brought a case to the Co-operation and Competition Panel accusing York Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust of “predatory pricing”.
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HSJ Local
'Severe capacity issues' halt emergency admissions at Heatherwood and Wexham Park
PERFORMANCE: Capacity issues at Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Foundation Trust caused a “serious incident” as the trust’s accident and emergency department became unsafe while ambulances queued outside.
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HSJ Local
Heatherwood FT refuses to share data with commissioners
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Foundation Trust has refused to share data on its quarter one performance with its local primary care trust cluster.
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Comment
How public and private sector partnerships could stimulate efficiency improvements
The slow uptake of technology is restricting much needed improvements in quality and efficiency. Creating partnerships between NHS organisations and private companies could speed things up, reports NHS graduate management trainee Maxine Miles.
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Comment
Michael White: lacklustre Labour missing opportunity in Liverpool
Sometimes politicians clash with experts on real-life issues in ways that expose the weaknesses of both groups, especially the political class.
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News
DH issues warning over use of flu vaccine in children
Directors of public health have been advised that the influenza vaccine Viroflu should not be used in children under five years old due to an increased risk of fever.
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News
Tighter regulation called for as struck off nurses 'return to hospitals'
A growing number of unregulated healthcare assistants in British hospital could bring about a “national disaster”, the leader of a nursing regulator has warned.
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News
Financial challenge facing NHS is 'unprecedented' - Farrar
The “unprecedented financial challenge” facing the NHS that may force service cuts and reductions in the numbers of hospital beds, the NHS Confederation chief executive has said.
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HSJ Knowledge
How transparent incident investigations are helping to develop better care
Open, family-centred investigations into incidents of avoidable harm and death are essential to develop safer care. Craig White explains how this is being achieved in Scotland.
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HSJ Knowledge
Fair for all? What the future holds for pensions in the NHS
With government proposals expected in October this year, Beachcroft LLP partners Neil Bhan and Nicholas Chronias explore the possible effects of long term pension reform in the NHS following Lord Hutton’s report into public sector pensions back in March.
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HSJ Local
2gether FT grown by 25 per cent
FINANCE: 2gether Foundation Trust has seen a 25 per cent increase in its income for 2011-12 after acquiring a number of new services.
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HSJ Local
Kingston Hospital to look at ways to improve HCA morale
WORKFORCE: The south west London trust is to examine ways to improve morale and lower sickness absence in its healthcare assistant workforce.
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HSJ Local
New cancer nurse role at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare
WORKFORCE: A charity has agreed to fund a new cancer nurse post at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare.
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HSJ Local
NHS Bolton forecasts potential £2.3m savings shortfall
FINANCE: The primary care trust was forecasting a potential £2.3m “under-delivery” of its planned £9.3m cost improvement programme savings for 2011-12, its August finance report shows.
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HSJ Local
Community social enterprise due to go live in Plymouth
STRUCTURE: Plymouth Community Healthcare Community Interest Company will be launched on 1 October to provide NHS community and mental health services for the people of Plymouth.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham and Solihull agrees CQUINs
FINANCE: Birmingham and Solihull cluster has belatedly agreed the commissioning for quality and innovation (CQUIN) targets it will use to measure the performance of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Local
NHS Bolton asked to call halt to planned development of six health centres
FINANCE: The primary care trust’s board will this week be asked to back proposals to call a halt to its plans to build 10 new health centres across the area.
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HSJ Local
DH assurance casts doubt on size and shape of two North East hopeful CCGs
STRUCTURE: A Department of Health led review has cast doubt on the shape and size of two emerging clinical commissioning groups in the North East, it has emerged.
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HSJ Local
King's College Hospital savings plan hitting 90 per cent so far
FINANCE: The south London trust reported in its July report that it had achieved £4.5m in savings at month three of the financial year, 90 per cent of those planned.