South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 979
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News
Health Education England defends new nursing associate role
HEE director of nursing says role is not designed to be a substitute for registered nurses Lord Willis says NMC regulation and CQC focus on safe staffing are key safeguards Consultation on new role closes on Friday The new nursing associate role should not be used by NHS ...
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News
New patient safety body to carry out 'no blame' investigations
Evidence submitted to Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch could be protected to create a “safe space” for learning Mike Durkin says HSIB will rely on NHS Improvement for “pay and rations” HSIB will develop “exemplar model” of investigations for NHS organisations to follow locally The new body to examine ...
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HSJ Local
Isle of Wight Trust drops FT bid
STRUCTURE: Isle of Wight Trust has dropped its bid for foundation trust status.
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HSJ Local
CCG to re-tender GP contracts after attracting no viable bids
Sunderland CCG required to re-tender merged GP contract after first attempt received no viable bids Contract for GP services to 13,000 patients will have more funding behind it than first procurement attempt, HSJ understands PRIMARY CARE: Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group has been forced to tender a contract for ...
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Comment
Why the NHS could do with cruise control
By reducing variation, the NHS can keep up with demand with less capacity and consequently lower costs, writes Rob FIndlay
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Comment
The Carter report – can NHS procurement transformation be accelerated?
Trusts do not by and large possess all the skills required to deliver their share of the Carter savings, says Richard McIntosh
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Catchup: 7 March 2016
Make sure you are up to date with the events of the last seven days with our insight into the stories that matter most
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HSJ Local
Trust warns of ‘significant’ quality and safety risks if private provider keeps contract
COMMERCIAL: The loss of a £126m contract to another provider could cause multiple staffing and patient care issues, a trust has said.
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Comment
Resilience is not enough
Resilience is needed to help overcome the situations that arise daily from patients and their needs, it shouldn’t be required for dealing with issues arising from within the organisation itself. Derek Mowbray writes
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Leader
The PHSO leadership must stand down
The performance of the PHSO has now passed the bounds of acceptability - its leadership must go, says Alastair McLellan.
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News
National whistleblower guardian resigns after two months
Dame Eileen Sills steps down as national guardian for NHS whistleblowers after just two months She says it was “not possible” to combine the role with being nursing director of Guy’s and St Thomas’ FT Sir Robert Francis to provide “non-executive support” to the office Dame Eileen Sills, ...
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Comment
Care and support planning: the role of voluntary, community and social enterprise
The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society’s Phil Baker outlines the importance of VCSEs in the development of care planning
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News
NHS patient safety chief says doctors’ contract is 'not dangerous'
Mike Durkin says new contract addresses “failings” in current agreement He urges “dialogue” and for doctors to “press their representatives to talk to employers” Warns people can “fall into positions… that owe more to institutional or group loyalty than to the evidence” NHS England’s national director for patient ...
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News
Councillors to warn Hunt over NHS 'hijack' of STPs
Local government is being “left out in the cold” by the NHS in the rush to develop sustainability and transformation plans, leading councillors have claimed.
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News
Thirty worst A&E trusts called to London summit
NHS Improvement chief raised concerns over “organisations who consistently deliver very low levels of performance” January was “a very difficult month” for A&E departments, Jim Mackey said Trusts “left in no doubt whatsoever that there needs to be a sustained improvement” The 30 worst performers on the accident ...
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: Nestled in the cold metallic embrace of the Treasury
HSJ’s new weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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HSJ Local
Hospital trust to take over running of three GP practices
The Royal Wolverhampton Trust will take on the running of three GP practices, covering 23,000 patients ‘Vertical integration’ project will see practices get additional staff The Royal Wolverhampton Trust will take over the running of three GP practices from April as part of a pilot scheme to integrate ...