South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 925

  • Head xrays
    News

    Hundreds left waiting for vital mental health assessments

    2016-07-18T07:00:00Z

    Eight trusts in April failed to hit the new early intervention in psychosis standard of treating people within two weeks of being referred In England, two-thirds of patients began treatment within the new government target Out of 1,222 patients waiting to be assessed ahead of treatment, 770 had already ...

  • Dark hospital corridor
    News

    CQC: Night staff should be allowed rests to ensure safety

    2016-07-18T07:00:00Z

    CQC says NHS trusts must consider best practice guidelines on rest at night for hospital staff Inquest heard trainee at Norfolk and Norwich Hospital crashed his car after probably falling asleep following night shifts NHS trusts should comply with guidelines on allowing doctors and nurses to rest at ...

  • Alastair McLellan
    Leader

    Mackey dares to ask: how good is good enough for the NHS?

    2016-07-18T00:01:00Z

    What choices must the NHS make in a period of financial restraint? That is the primary question facing the service in 2016 and the response to NHS Improvement chief executive Jim Mackey’s HSJ interview and following conference speech shows there is little consensus yet in how to handle this challenge.

  • Contract 3x2
    News

    Daily Insight: New care models milestone

    2016-07-15T17:30:00Z

    HSJ’s round-up of Friday’s must read health policy stories

  • Katrina Percy
    HSJ Local

    FT governor resigns over 'farcical' response to deaths report

    2016-07-15T16:43:00Z

    John Green tendered his resignation from Southern Health Foundation Trust’s council of governors on Wednesday His resignation follows the departure of chair Mike Petter and governor Mark Aspinall earlier this year HSJ understands Mr Green resigned because he felt the trust’s response to the Mazars report was “farcical” ...

  • Jim Mackey
    Expert Briefing

    HSJ Catch Up: Mackey talks tough on staff growth, and Hunt stays in health

    2016-07-15T15:36:00Z

    Your essential update on the week in health

  • Rob Findlay
    Comment

    English waits improve slightly in May

    2016-07-15T12:32:00Z

    There was a slight improvement in elective waiting times in May

  • Richmond House
    News

    DH director to become head of medical watchdog

    2016-07-15T11:28:00Z

    The Department of Health’s director general for strategy and external relations Charlie Massey has been appointed as the new chief executive of the General Medical Council.

  • Michael White
    Comment

    Time to look at the new cards after PM May's big shuffle

    2016-07-15T11:22:00Z

    Michael White tries to look on the bright side of Boris, Brexit and the new prime minister’s line-up

  • Stephen Dalton
    News

    Stephen Dalton to leave Mental Health Network

    2016-07-15T11:01:00Z

    Stephen Dalton is stepping down from his role as chief executive of the Mental Health Network to focus on his role as interim head of the NHS Confederation.

  • clipboard_meeting_notes_writing
    News

    CQC: Local areas failing to assess integration progress

    2016-07-15T10:51:00Z

    Evaluation of current models of older people’s care integration are either not carried out or are insufficient, the Care Quality Commission has said.

  • depression_mental_health_elderly_man
    News

    Midlands trust warned over 'unsafe' mental health wards

    2016-07-15T10:26:00Z

    CQC finds some hospital wards run by Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust “did not provide a safe environment” Finds “high level of use” of face-down restraint despite CQC warnings from 2014 Trust says it has “moved very quickly” to address any risks posed to patients QUALITY: Eleven ...

  • University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
    HSJ Local

    NMC suspends Morecambe Bay midwife linked to baby deaths eight years apart

    2016-07-15T09:27:00Z

    Midwife Lindsey Biggs, linked to death of Joshua Titcombe in 2008, suspended by NMC Cumbria police reviewing NMC findings after evidence given to fitness to practise panel NMC launches an external review of its handling of the case, which has taken seven years PATIENT SAFETY: A Morecambe Bay ...

  • community nurse with patient
    News

    Vanguard CCG to start procurement for multi-billion MCP contract

    2016-07-15T07:00:00Z

    Dudley CCG set outs procurement timetable for MCP contract worth £244m a year MCP contract not expected to be operational until April 2018 32 per cent of services within the contract scope currently provided by Dudley Group Foundation Trust MCP will be a “single legal entity” holding one ...

  • Scales
    News

    Warning public health cuts risk child obesity rise

    2016-07-15T07:00:00Z

    Child health experts warn public health cuts could have significant impact on the future health of children Concern over cuts to child obesity programmes Britain “disproportionately disadvantages children and young people”, say public health leaders An HSJ investigation that revealed the impact of council spending reductions on children’s ...

  • Jeremy Hunt
    News

    Daily Insight: Hunt hokey-cokey

    2016-07-14T17:40:00Z

    The must read stories and talking points in health from Thursday

  • Jim Mackey
    News

    Jim Mackey: 'The NHS is in a mess'

    2016-07-14T17:15:00Z

    Jim Mackey says he does not expect to fix the NHS’s problems but demands “progress” A&E is key priority and workforce identified as key problem News comes as data shows continued decline in performance this year NHS Improvement chief executive Jim Mackey has told senior managers the health ...

  • Emergenyc ward
    News

    Ten trusts responsible for 20 per cent of A&E breaches

    2016-07-14T17:15:00Z

    Continued decline in A&E performance − a priority area for the health service Ten trusts responsible for 20 per cent of target breaches Emergency care improvement programme team to be sent into a further 12 areas Ten hospital trusts clocked up 20 per cent of all accident and ...

  • Agency nurse3
    News

    NHS Improvement directors seek to clarify position on staffing levels

    2016-07-14T15:27:00Z

    NHS Improvement directors issue statement following Jim Mackey’s comments in HSJ interview Individual trusts responsible for judgements on staffing levels “within the funds available” Statement shows intention to use non-registered workforce to support nurses on wards NHS Improvement directors have sought to clarify the regulator’s position on staffing ...

  • law
    HSJ Local

    CCGs halt service closure plan ahead of legal challenge

    2016-07-14T14:52:00Z

    CCGs stop closure of several mental health services ahead of judicial review The closures will be examined as part of a wider consultation Cuts were confirmed in March amid protests from local campaigners MENTAL HEALTH: Commissioners in Greater Manchester have halted the closure of several mental health services, ...