South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 822
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HSJ Local
Potentially 'life threatening' gaps in care, independent review warns
Review finds Bristol community mental health services had gaps in care that “may well have been life threatening” Introduction of “system leadership” care model linked to disruption of care Review of 26 suicides or attempts finds “collective failings” of care in several cases Disruptions linked to a new ...
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Crashing the devo party
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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HSJ Local
Virgin Care submits inaccurate data for children's wheelchair waits
Waiting times for children in need of a wheelchair have been inaccurately reported by Virgin Care.
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Comment
What finance leaders need to know about making STPs happen
CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman on the hurdles en route to achieving the bottom line
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Comment
Three unavoidable challenges ahead for the NHS and social care
Any incoming government must address this trio of fundamental issues if health and social care are to be sustained, says Anita Charlesworth
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HSJ Local
Trust busts locum cap after overspending on GPs
A community trust has breached its agency spending cap for 2016-17 by more than £300,000 following staff shortages in its GP out of hours’ service.
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Whistleblower court case applies across workforce, says charity
Public Concern at Work says Court of Appeal case extends whistleblower protections across the workforce Charity intervened in junior doctor’s case that ended last week Health Education England could be properly deemed an employer, judges said A decision by the Court of Appeal to introduce a new interpretation ...
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Daily Insight: May, Corbyn and Farron make NHS election pledges
HSJ’s round up of the day’s must read stories and debate
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HSJ Local
Trust reconfigures specialist services ahead of GIRFT shake-up
An acute trust has shifted vascular services nine miles as part of a £13.2m plan to establish a new cardiovascular institute in the East Midlands.
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Comment
Snap election means the big choices are ducked, for now
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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New alliance to fight NHS's corner during Brexit talks
Alliance of NHS organisations to speak up for the health service to be announced within the month NHS Confederation behind the plan, which will not argue for or against Brexit The group will aim to ensure issues affecting NHS are recognised by government An alliance of NHS organisations ...
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Comment
We must act as England falls behind on access to rare disease medicines
It is crucial that we develop a bespoke process to evaluate ‘orphan’ medicines if we are to eradicate inequality in the system, says Sebastian Stachowiak
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HSJ Local
Former trust chief parachuted in as improvement director at two trusts
Mark Hackett appointed as improvement director at Torbay and South Devon and East Kent FTs East Kent FT is in financial special measures Torbay and South Devon FT needs to make savings equal to 6 per cent of its income Former trust chief executive Mark Hackett has been ...
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HSJ Local
Struggling trust needs £200m to replace unfit estate
Trust submits a £200m estates plan to NHS Improvement to prop up crumbling 1970s estate Staff were left without IT facilities last summer after electrical switch malfunctioned Six buildings to be demolished because they are not fit for purpose A struggling teaching trust has submitted a £200m estates ...
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PM pledges to scrap Mental Health Act in major reform package
Prime minister Theresa May has pledged to scrap the “flawed” Mental Health Act and replace it with new legislation if the Conservatives are re-elected.
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Daily Insight: Whitehall sighs and whistleblower rights
The must read stories in health from Friday
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Catchup: Budget raids till 2020, Royal Free's cash windfall and quango job cuts
Your essential update on health for the week
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News
Analysis: Eight out of 10 inadequate GP practices improve after re-inspection
80 per cent of GP practices rated inadequate have had their CQC rating upgraded following a second inspection 80 inadequate practices upgraded to good 18 practices had their rating downgraded after re-inspection Eight out of 10 GP practices rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission have improved following ...
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Junior doctors get new whistleblowing protection after HEE loses court case
Court of Appeal judgement says Parliament cannot have intended to exclude junior doctors from whistleblowing protection Ruling effectively means Health Education England could be deemed an employer by employment tribunals Dr Chris Day’s case will be reconsidered at employment tribunal stage Junior doctors have been granted new whistleblowing ...
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HSJ Local
Inadequate trust to outsource treatments for three years to clear backlog
Special measures trust looks to outsource ophthalmology work after CQC concerns Inspectors criticised “lack of management oversight of recurrent backlogs” at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Trust says three-year contract is “short term solution” as it works to increase capacity A trust in special measures is outsourcing ophthalmology work ...