South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 928
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News
CQC: 'major concerns' over children in care at injuries units
“Worrying gaps” identified in MIU safeguarding policies by CQC No system in place for staff to flag safety concerns about children in care CQC report also finds that GP involvement in child protection cases is “frequently too basic” Regulators have identified “major concerns” about the treatment ...
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Audit teams merge to form regional consortium
The merger of three NHS audit teams in the north east into a new specialist provider could become a model for other areas to follow, according to a trust finance director.
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Revealed: The trusts most reliant on EU staff
Specialist trusts and those in London have the largest proportions of staff from the European Union, HSJ analysis shows.
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HSJ expert view: Big hires mark new chapter in digital policy
NHS England made three big appointments as part of restructure of senior tech team These include controversial ex-Addenbrooke’s chief executive as chief clinical information officer Also follows arrival of Matthew Swindells as national director of operations and information Signals that ducking the digitalisation challenge will no longer wash ...
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Leader
Reality bites as the NHS meets its 'reset moment'
The tremors caused by the Brexit vote will be overshadowed by this week’s ‘reset moment’ - so what will it entail?
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Daily Insight: Children's heart surgery - it's back
The must read stories and most important developments on Friday
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Catch Up: Junior doctors reject contract, and Care.data scrapped
Your essential update on the week in health
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News
Exclusive: Patients at risk as doctors forced to work without rest at night
Hundreds of junior doctors respond to survey revealing they are actively discouraged from sleeping at night Evidence-based guidelines produced in 2006 recommended doctors be allowed to nap to safeguard patients Guy’s and St Thomas’ FT sleep specialist says the issue affects all staff working at night and “must not ...
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: Chain-gang
What is going on in England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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Comment
Give providers what they want – for the sake of finances
Providers need four things from us if they are to win their financial battle
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News
Three trusts set to lose specialist heart surgery
NHS England announces winners and losers in which trusts provide congenital heart defect services Central Manchester, Royal Brompton and Leicester set to have work transferred to other sites Swathe of trust to cease “occasional” procedures after NHS England sets out new standards Work follows 15 years of conflict between ...
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Trust will use 'all means at our disposal' to fight service closure
Leicester and Royal Brompton promise to challenge NHS England plans to reconfigure congenital heart disease services NHS England decision would see both trusts lose most complex “level one” proceedures The trusts warn that the loss would destabilise other key services Two trusts that stand to lose services under ...
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HSJ expert view: Reforming heart services remains a long haul
Today’s announcement on congential heart disease services is the latest battle in a very long war.
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Daily Insight: Bailouts in binary
The must read stories and most important developments on Thursday
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News
Ex-hospital chief hired to top NHS England role
Former Addenbrooke’s chief Keith McNeil will become NHS England’s first chief clinical information officer Will Smart, currently chief information officer at the Royal Free Hospital, will become the new NHS chief information officer Appointments are part of a substantial restructure of NHS England’s senior technology team NHS England ...
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Comment
We must overcome patients' understandable suspicion about data gathering
The benefits to the public of sharing their health data must be articulated more compellingly if their trust is to be won
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News
Exclusive: Regulators reveal conditions on £1.8bn 'sustainability' fund
In a document sent to trust finance directors, trusts are told their quarterly financial targets will be a “binary on/off switch” to secure STF funding. 70 per cent of its STF allocation will depend on hitting financial target, while 30 per cent will depend on performance against the headline ...
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CQC hires new whistleblowing guardian
Henrietta Hughes, a GP, is appointed as nation whistleblowing guardian Follows quick departure of the previous recruit The Care Quality Commission has appointed a new whistleblowing guardian, after the first recruit resigned within two months in post.
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HSJ Local
Trust to spend £12m on clearing waiting list backlog
PERFORMANCE: A teaching hospital is to spend £12m clearing its backlog of elective patients who have waited more than a year.
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Expert Briefing
Deep South: Smart's verdict on Southern Health
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell