South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 977
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Charity warnings over clinical reference group cuts
Chief executives of The Brain Tumour Charity and Sarcoma UK raise concerns cuts will “dilute” specialist knowledge Neurological Alliance and British Kidney Patients Association warn reducing groups’ membership will impact ability to represent patients NHS England plans to cut half of clinical reference groups and reduce clinical and patients ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Lessons learned on the long road to recovery
Ian Callaghan Ian Callaghan Ian Callaghan recounts his experiences of secure mental healthcare and explains why he is optimistic
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Daily Insight: Why Cambridgeshire's £725m deal sank
Thursday’s must read stories, analysis and debate
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The NHS is finally taking patient safety seriously
Policy developments indicate the health service is belatedly moving in the right direction on keeping the public safe
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Revealed: Failed Cambridgeshire provider asked for £34m bailout after just one month
Audit of older people’s contract details £34m dispute one month after go-live UnitingCare planned to negotiate on income after the contract was awarded Significant shortcomings in the tender process identified Advisers from Strategic Projects Team failed to secure guarantees from winning bidders The controversial Cambridgeshire older people’s services ...
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NHS England gives up control of specialist mental health commissioning
NHS England is to relinquish control of tertiary mental health services to selected local areas in a bid to tackle disconnected commissioning and the controversial practice of sending patients long distances from their home for treatment.
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HSJ Local
Former trust director pleads not guilty to corruption charges
WORKFORCE: A former acute trust IT director has pleaded not guilty to a corruption charge.
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CCGs to be paid for improving GP appointment access
Incentive scheme for CCGs introduces two national measures around GP services One payment triggered if 85 per cent of GP patient survey respondents say they “had a good experience of making an appointment” Payments linked to mental health improvements dropped, including around quality of life and waiting times for ...
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Trusts must reduce staff stress to get bonus payments
NHS providers will be expected to reduce stress and musculoskeletal problems among their staff to access incentive payments next year.
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HSJ Local
CCGs mull 'ban' on third party drug ordering
Clinical commissioning groups in south Staffordshire are considering a clampdown on community pharmacies ordering prescriptions on behalf of their patients, following a spike in spending on prescription items.
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Exclusive: Hospitals forced to cut night cover due to staff shortages
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals cuts medical nightshift cover on wards due to vacancies Oxford University Hospitals forced to stop training for one doctor and has ultrasound backlog Monitor insists agency cap is helping trusts and says patient safety remains priority Hospitals have been forced to reduce medical ...
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Bristol acute trust eyes community services bid
COMMERCIAL: One of Bristol’s acute trusts is in discussion with a mental health trust and two social enterprises about teaming up to bid for a children’s community services contract in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
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HSJ Local
Trust challenges decision to hand contract to private firm
COMMERICAL: An NHS trust has challenged commissioners in Lancashire over the awarding of community equipment contract to a private provider.
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Comment
Why we must improve reporting rates of medical errors now
Innovative ways of reporting and analysing medical errors will go a long way to improving patient safety, writes Lord Ara Darzi
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Daily Insight: No giant killings in the new NHS league
HSJ’s roundup of Wednesday’s must read stories and talking points
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'Accountable care system' plan revealed for Berkshire
Sign up for the What’s New in Care Models expert briefing NHS leaders have revealed plans to establish an “accountable care system” serving the population around Reading and west Berkshire.
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Expert Briefing
What’s New in Care Models: Don’t say the O-word
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View, by our senior correspondent on integration David Williams.
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HSJ Knowledge
Exploring a child’s-eye view of NHS healthcare
Parental feedback has long shaped NHS care, but until recently there has been little evidence gathered about patient experiences through the eyes of children. But as Bridget Hopwood and Sarah-Ann Burger write, change is under way
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Expert Briefing
Lintern's Risk Register: Time for a 'safe space'
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern.
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Comment
Contract ceasefire would allow us to evaluate safety and funding
Phil Hammond suggests a way forward in the junior doctors’ dispute