South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 994
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Executive Summary: Is the success regime succeeding?
The most important stories in health policy today
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Monitor considering putting 25 trusts into turnaround with management consultancies
Monitor considering putting up to 25 trusts into turnaround Process would be the largest programme of intervention in the acute sector since the “Keogh reviews” process in 2013 HSJ understands a list of the target trusts has not yet been drawn up Monitor has sounded out management consultancies ...
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HSJ Local
Worcestershire chief to take over in Herefordshire
Chief officer of two Worcestershire CCGs is seconded to lead Herefordshire CCG for two years Latest in a series of management changes in Worcestershire Redditch and Bromsgrove CCG has been placed into turnaround by NHS England WORKFORCE: Two Worcestershire clinical commissioning groups have been left without a permanent ...
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CQC makes wage pledge in bid to dampen patient expert row
CQC makes wage pledge to all “experts by experience”’ who transfer to new contractor Move follows anger at reports that Remploy was planning to cut hourly rates by more than half All who transfer will be guaranteed £15 per hour for first six months of the contract The ...
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HSJ Local
FTs agree to push ahead with merger
STRUCTURE: Two Surrey trusts could merge as early as the summer after their boards decided to press ahead with revised plans.
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NHS England aims to double underspend to £400m
NHS England finance director aims for £400m underspend Savings would be enough to offset provider deficits in 2015-16 Surplus driven by one-off measures that would not help in 2016-17 NHS England’s forecast 2015-16 underspend is set to double this month to £400m, which combined with other emergency financial ...
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HSJ Local
Costs of hospital bug outbreak rocket to £5m at major FT
FT had predicted the financial impact of CPE bug to be £700,000 Rapid increase in spending since 2010, but preventing spread is “vital” Bacteria usually harmless but can cause serious infections for elderly patients with underlying conditions PATIENT SAFETY: Efforts to contain the spread of highly resistant bacteria ...
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Mackey: Success regime not working fast enough
Jim Mackey criticises pace of success regime programmes NHS Improvement board notes “short window” for statutory consultations around service change Chief executive stresses these are “once and for all” changes The chief executive of NHS Improvement has criticised the speed with which the success regime programme has made ...
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Comment
Share data without falling foul of information governance
Data sharing is essential to improve patient care but appropriate governance arrangements need to be in place. By Marc Farr
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Leader
Let’s aim for 50:50 by 2020
Is an equal gender split on NHS boards within the next four years a reasonable target?
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Comment
It is essential to halve delays in discharge
Crispin Simon on what can be learnt from the private sector to reduce the chronic problem of delay in the discharge of patients.
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Comment
The new age of consent – what is important to your patient?
The approach of doctor knows best does not work any more – there is a legal reason for taking appropriate consent for treatment from patients. Ruth Hewitt writes
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News
30,000 nurses due for revalidation in just three months
Almost 5 per cent of England’s nursing workforce are due to undergo revalidation in the first quarter of 2016-17, official papers reveal.
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HSJ Local
Hinchingbrooke fails to exit special measures
Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust should remain in special measures, the Care Quality Commission has recommended.
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Expert Briefing
HSJ catchup: 27 January 2016
Make sure you are up to date with the events of the last seven days with our summary of the stories that matter most
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Leader
Seeing the real Carter legacy through the smoke
Post-Carter report, healthcare leaders have their work cut out tackling unwarranted variation
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Executive Summary: The NHS's incredible balancing act
The most important stories in health this Thursday
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No plan to shut hospitals in Essex success regime
No plans to close a hospital but downgrading of specialised and A&E units not ruled out System leaders set out six areas the Essex Success Regime will focus on Trusts to look at closer working and developing a more flexible workforce No hospitals will be closed across mid ...
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Stevens: Negotiations on delayed GP contract deal are 'well advanced'
NHS England chief executive said delayed national GP contract will be ‘reasonable’ to all sides Simon Stevens confirms ‘package’ of measures to help primary care due next month NHS England expects GP funding to be increased through co-commisioning as well as from national agreements NHS England chief executive ...
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Updated: First ever NHS corporate manslaughter case dismissed
Corporate manslaughter case against Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust dismissed from court this morning Trial was first time an NHS organisation was prosecuted under corporate manslaughter laws Case related to death of a mother in trust’s care following emergency caesarean in 2012 Read the full ruling from the judge ...