South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 1982
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HSJ Local
Southampton nurses produce women’s cancer guide
WORKFORCE: Two of the trust’s nurses have written a textbook on breast and gynaecological cancers which aims to provide a comprehensive guide for patients and medical staff.
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HSJ Local
Trust U-turns over weight loss operation funding
FINANCE: A primary care trust that won two legal battles after rejecting a former policeman’s request for weight-loss surgery has changed its mind and agreed to provide funding for the operation.
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HSJ Local
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh plans 486 post reduction
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust plans to reduce posts by 486 whole time equivalents by 2013-14, its three year plan shows.
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HSJ Local
West Kent at ‘extremely high risk’ from QIPP
FINANCE: The primary care trust reported a breakeven position after the first two months of the year, but had to use contingencies to avoid a deficit.
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HSJ Local
NHS Somerset delegates medicines to GPs
STRUCTURE: NHS Somerset has delegated responsibility for medicines management to the area’s emerging clinical commissioning group.
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HSJ Local
Kent cluster still lacking director of finance
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust cluster has reported “good progress” in appointing directors but still has a gap in finance.
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HSJ Local
Surrey dementia tool to help local authorities
PERFORMANCE: Surrey County Council and local NHS organisations have developed a tool to help councils nationally improve standards of care for people with dementia.
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HSJ Local
Southampton trust looks to expand paediatric services
STRUCTURE: Providers and commissioners are supporting Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust to expand its paediatric services.
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HSJ Local
NHS Medway records small in-year surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust had fallen slightly behind plan after the first two months of the financial year, but did report a surplus.
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HSJ Local
East and Coastal Kent records year to date surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust has reported a surplus for the first two months of the financial year but would have been in deficit without the use of contingency funds.
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HSJ Local
Coventry nurses develop care pathway for learning disabilities
WORKFORCE: Community nurses in Coventry have developed a care pathway for older children with learning disabilities to aid their transition into adult services.
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HSJ Local
Southampton Trust gains services as commissioners shun London
FINANCE: Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust has gained £1m worth of cardiac surgery as a result of work by Hampshire primary care trust to move services outside of London.
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HSJ Local
NHS Bury deficit rose to £1.7m by end of June
FINANCE: The primary care trust was £1.7m in deficit at the end of June 2011, against plans to have made a surplus of £63,000 by that point in the financial year.
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HSJ Knowledge
How third sector hospital ownership is keeping healthcare close to home
The transfer of an NHS community hospital to charitable ownership is helping provide key healthcare services to users closer to home, as Alison Moore discovers.
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HSJ Local
Performance notice issued over Caesarian rate at Ealing Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The west London acute hospital has been rapped by commissioners NHS North West London over its year-to-date Caesarian section percentage of 27.7.
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HSJ Local
CQC finds Royal Cornwall has made improvements
PERFORMANCE: Care Quality Commission inspectors are now satisfied with the safety of Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust’s operating theatres.
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HSJ Local
Ealing Hospital £2.6m over contract at the end of June
FINANCE: The west London acute trust reported an over-performance on contract of £2.6m at the end of June, £2.4m of it with principal commissioners NHS Ealing.
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News
Trusts should question whether bullying 'bothers' staff, researchers say
Trusts spending resources on tackling bullying and abuse should consider the extent to which these problems actually “bother” their staff, according to a study.
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News
IVF treatment errors on the rise in UK
The number of mistakes or near-misses in IVF treatment has more than trebled in three years, figures have revealed.
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News
Staff absenteeism highest in NHS, study shows
Employee absenteeism in the NHS is failing to be adequately addressed by managers, despite the fact that the organisation has the highest level of worker absence of any sector, a report has warned.