South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 879
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HSJ LocalLong awaited merger pushed to April 2019
Local NHS leaders have amended the estimated finish date of a long awaited merger in the South West, which they say will make it easier to achieve major service reconfiguration.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Ambitious merger 'not a Machiavellian plan', says trust chief
Plans to merge three Essex trusts were proposed after an experiment to run the hospitals as a “group” with one leadership team proved “cumbersome and inefficient”, the chief executive has told HSJ.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Time to bite the bullet on reconfiguration
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. Contact me in confidence here, or by sending a direct message on Twitter.
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CommentMoving from compliance to building a safety culture
CQC’s suspension of announced inspections could deliver a welcome ‘maturity leap’ in quality regulation but trusts need to ensure their safety culture is strong and robust, says Cassandra Cameron
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NewsRevealed: 14 trusts start contingency plans after Carillion collapse
Contingency plans are in operation across 14 NHS trusts after the collapse of construction and facilities management company Carillion.
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HSJ LocalNHS trust and CCG complain over Push Doctor app website
A clinical commissioning group and NHS community trust have complained to an online GP consultation service about it using the address of an NHS walk in centre in its advertising.
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HSJ LocalTrust unfairly sacked 19 staff after losing contract
A mental health trust unfairly dismissed 19 staff after losing a community services contract, a tribunal has ruled.
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NewsWorkforce targets 'hard to achieve', warns royal college chief
Ambitious plans to create 21,000 new posts in the mental health sector are unlikely to be achieved in the time limit, a royal college president has warned.
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CommentSocial impact investing for the NHS?
David Kerr questions whether the NHS should involve not-for-profit organisations in providing community services as in the US
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NewsA&E, RTT and cancer waits - December 2017: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for December 2017.
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NewsUpdated: David Behan steps down as CQC chief
Sir David Behan has announced he will step down as chief executive of the Care Quality Commission in the summer.
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HSJ LocalBlowout in 12 hour waits at 'extremely pressured' hospital trust
North Bristol Trust has had its worst month for accident and emergency performance on record and a senior clinician has warned staff to be braced for worse to come.
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HSJ LocalCCGs move to claw back cash from failed transport firm
Clinical commissioning groups in Sussex are taking legal advice on whether they can get money back from a failed patient transport operator.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The Department For Health But Social Care
In light of the recent reappoinment of Jeremy Hunt and the rebranding of the Department of Health as the Department of Health and Social Care, Andy Cowper discusses what ails the NHS apart from social care and why
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NewsDaily Insight: Wirral under the microscope
The must read stories and debate in health policy today
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: A&E analysis, inspections postponed, and a reshuffle squib
Your essential update on health for the week
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NewsOne in three NHS 111 queries could be handled by algorithms
NHS England is urging local commissioners to purchase digital NHS 111 services, with a report predicting more than a third of 111 calls will be triaged by online algorithms.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Leaked documents reveal bullying and management concerns at trust
Wirral University Teaching Hospital FT doctors reported high levels of bullying and “disconnect” from management, according to documents leaked to HSJ.
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HSJ LocalNHS Improvement takes 'urgent action' over teaching trust governance
NHS Improvement has announced details of its formal investigation into Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust and its own handling of serious concerns raised by trust directors.