South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1963
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Comment
South Central trusts reveal underlying cash problems
A collective report from the pleasingly named SHIP primary care trust cluster – Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth – gives a snapshot of the South Coast’s state of affairs.
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Comment
Media Watch: PCTs admit to deliberately making patients wait
Scheming NHS managers are making patients wait longer than necessary for operations to save cash, according to the Daily Telegraph.
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News
Liberating Ideas Award 2011: can your idea benefit the rest of the NHS?
Great ideas drive improvement in the NHS. Enter your organisation into the second Capgemini and HSJ Liberating Ideas Award now.
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Comment
Your Humble Servant: survival of the fittest in the NHS
Perhaps we should look back to Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution to see who’ll survive in the dog-eat-dog world of health policy.
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Comment
Sally Gainsbury: the real problems affecting readmissions
How do we keep people out of hospitals – those giant, multimillion-pound “monuments to the failure of preventive medicine”, as one director of public health recently put it?
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Comment
Private income avenues being explored in the South West
Five foundation trusts in the overcrowded provider landscape of east Dorset and west Somerset are all looking to drum up some more private business.
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HSJ Knowledge
How workforce management can make room for efficiency improvements
A workforce management solution at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust has been reducing costs and freeing up more time to care.
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HSJ Knowledge
Getting better with age: the challenges an ageing population poses to care providers
Increase in life longevity is a triumph for public health. But there is an inverse relationship between ageing population and resources. Making provisions to cope with the needs of the increasing numbers of elderly patients is paramount, says Dr Kailash Chand.
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HSJ Knowledge
Why critical comparisons are needed to improve management of patients with chronic diseases
The results of a rheumatology case-mix survey has highlighted a need to better evaluate care pathways for patients with chronic diseases. Sangeetha Baskar and colleagues explain the evidence.
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News
Mental health savings scheme putting patients in 'inappropriate services'
A national scheme intended to drive savings in mental health is leading to some patients being “warehoused in inappropriate services”, a senior private sector clinician has warned.
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HSJ Knowledge
Why it is crucial for commissioning support to be established successfully
The theory behind commissioning under NHS reform is beginning to fall into place. But support for commissioners remains a concern, argues Helen Mooney, and doubts remain over whether the ideas can be successfully put into practice.
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News
Pharma sector calls on trusts to share data with industry
The pharmaceutical industry is urging the NHS to be more open to research projects which could illuminate the wider societal benefits of treatment.
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News
Patient outcomes could be threatened by HR cuts
Patient outcomes will suffer if NHS human resources work is allowed to deteriorate during the current period of reform and cost-cutting, a government commissioned report has warned.
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HSJ Local
Derby Hospitals' £33m working capital facility approved
FINANCE: Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust is to receive a £33m working capital facility following approval from Monitor and Barclays.
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HSJ Local
Acute trust advertises for new chief executive
WORKFORCE: Chesterfield Royal Hospital in Derbyshire has advertised for a new chief executive.
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HSJ Local
Luton and Dunstable unveils new electronic patient record system
PERFORMANCE: Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a new electronic patient record system for its accident and emergency department.
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HSJ Local
Doncaster pilot to integrate frontline services
STRUCTURE: An innovative new team to provide integrated health and social care services for adults in North East Doncaster was launched on 6 September.
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HSJ Local
London Ambulance Service rapped over laptop loss
PERFORMANCE: London Ambulance Service has signed an undertaking with the Information Commissioner’s Office to improve its data security, after breaching the Data Protection Act.
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HSJ Local
Manchester hospital rapped after medical student lost patient details
PERFORMANCE: University Hospital of South Manchester FT breached the Data Protection Act by losing sensitive personal information relating to the treatment of 87 patients, the Information Commissioner’s Office has said.
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News
German firm linked to DH hospital plan down-plays involvement
Helios Healthcare, the company mentioned in correspondence between the Department of Health and McKinsey in recently released emails, said its “strategic focus [would remain] on the German hospitals market” .