South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 843
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Hospitals must be 'lippy' over use of increased social care funding
New social care funding must deliver benefits for the NHS delayed transfers No formal NHS influence over spending in 17/18 Government to publish green paper on future of social care NHS organisations should be vocal in demanding that the extra £1bn committed to social care next year is ...
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Spring Budget: What it means for STPs, social care, A&E and devolution
HSJ’s analysis of the budget and its impact on the NHS
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HSJ Local
Chief finance officer at £71m deficit trust resigns
Interim chief finance officer leaves after four months Trust says arrangements for an interim cover will be announced in a few days Permanent chief officer will be appointed shortly with interviews scheduled for early April, trust says The chief finance officer at a major teaching hospital has resigned ...
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Almost half of NHS staff say wards are understaffed
Almost half of NHS staff say there are not enough staff at their trust to do their job Midwives, consultants and nurses complain of staff shortages in latest survery Best performing acute trust on this measure was Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh FT Almost half of NHS staff say ...
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HSJ Local
NHS England could take over ambulance service commissioning
NHS England launches “external review” of ambulance commissioning in London Review will make recommendations for new commissioning model to start in April Options include commissioning the contract centrally or STP-wide National body says London Ambulance Service contract has “proved challenging to manage across 32 CCGs” Clinical commissioning groups ...
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HSJ Live 08.03.17: Chancellor announces STP, social care and A&E funds
Chancellor Philip Hammond’s first budget and what it means for the NHS and social care
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Comment
An evidence-based plan for palliative care can ease the NHS crisis
Investment in palliative care with its specialists and home support services could make a major difference to an overstretched NHS, say Irene J Higginson and colleagues
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Comment
E-cigarettes have the power to radically change health outcomes
Ignore the shock headlines – vaping has great potential for good, while tobacco remains the real enemy, says Jim McManus
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Comment
So how did the NHS cope with the never-ending winter?
Siva Anandaciva argues that we are now in danger of losing the substantial progress made in A&E performance more quickly and deeply than feared
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Healthcare excellence sought as HSJ Awards 2017 entries open
Most prestigious awards in the sector move to new venue in their 36th year of celebrating work that has made a real difference
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Daily Insight: NHS staff survey results analysed
The must read stories, talking points and analysis in the NHS
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Expert Briefing
The Commissioner: Next steps for STPs, part 1 – towards accountable care
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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Revealed: Trusts with the best and worst manager engagement
NHS staff feel senior managers do not involve them enough in decision making, according to the latest staff survey results, released this morning.
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HSJ Local
Doctors 'attempted to disguise' surgery delays after patient died
Coroner says doctors attempted to “disguise” delays to appointments Delays played a “clear and direct part” in patient’s death, coroner concludes Nottingham University Hospitals Trust says its systems have been improved Months of delays at one of the country’s largest teaching trusts “contributed directly” to the death of ...
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NHS staff survey: Best and worst performing trusts
The annual NHS survey has shown staff continue to believe the care their trusts provide is safe, with 69 per cent saying they would recommend care at their organisation to a friend or relative.
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Court defeat moves NHS England to clarify treatments policy
NHS England says court case has led to confusion among funding request applications Judge said last year that NHS England policy was “absurd” New policy will set out clear guidance on exceptionality test for patients NHS England says it will clarify its policy on commissioning treatments for patients ...
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HSJ Local
Two million patient records cross-checked by London trust
Two million “incomplete patient records” need to be cross-checked 129,000 people have been identified as having incomplete patient records but more are to follow Validation process will be finished in August 2018 at the earliest Two million patient records have been cross-checked by a major London trust following ...
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HSJ Local
Ex-Morecambe Bay HR director suspended from his current role
NHS director who agreed “irregular” exit deal for Morecambe Bay midwife suspended from current role Mr Wilson has been suspended pending investigations into his actions The deal allowed midwife to leave without facing investigation An NHS director who agreed an “irregular” exit deal for a senior midwife ...
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Former trust chair jailed for two years over false CVs
A former NHS trust chair has been jailed for two years after lying about his qualifications to secure senior roles in the service.
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Tech fund raid concerns raised as £100m remains on hold
Senior NHS figures raise concerns that £100m digital fund could be raided Global digital exemplar money should have been allocated already but has not been released by DH DH insist trusts will get funding “once business case has been through final approvals process” Concerns that a high profile ...