South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 139
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CommentGive more prescribing and referral rights to those working in the community
Government action is crucial to enhancing primary and community care integration, and to addressing structural, funding, data sharing, and training challenges to deliver a patient-centric, sustainable health service, writes Baroness Pitkeathley
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NewsTrust boss: Minority staff ‘could be put off applying’ for teams which lack diversity
A trust chief executive has said people from minority ethnic backgrounds “could be put off applying” for roles in teams which lack diversity.
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NewsRevealed: Urgent treatment centres with the longest wait times
Patients at many urgent treatment centres face significantly longer wait times than those set out in NHS England targets, according to internal data.
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HSJ PartnersRedefining Psoriasis Care: A Collaborative Journey for Better Patient Outcomes
Unlocking the challenges in psoriasis care, Bristol Myers Squibb explores the impact beyond skin, addressing diagnosis hurdles, regional inequities, and collaborative solutions for enhanced patient outcomes.
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Missing money, lacking leadership and dental decay
Your essential update on health for the week.
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CommentYour Christmas gift problems solved
You’ve worked tirelessly every day until well into the late afternoon on collaboration, integration and improvement-style projects. Your ICB has recognised your commitment by giving you the whole of December off to go Christmas shopping. Before the CEO changes her mind to avert a PR disaster, what are you going ...
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HSJ PartnersDriving ILD service improvement through collaboration
This article has been initiated and funded by Boehringer Ingelheim. The NHS is facing unprecedented challenges exacerbated by the pandemic, where demand for services far exceeds capacity to deliver care. Interstitial lung disease is no exception to these wider system pressures. Sponsored by ILD presents a ...
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CommentWaiting lists and times (probably) fall, at last
The falling waits for diagnosis and decision are especially welcome
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NewsCQC slams hospital for ‘shocking’ lack of leadership
An independent hospital in Yorkshire has been placed in special measures after inspectors warned of a ‘shocking’ lack of leadership.
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HSJ LocalNew CEO named for ‘outstanding’ trust
Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive to replace Sir Jim Mackey.
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HSJ LocalTrust reviewing 100,000 patients put ‘on hold’
A trust is reviewing more than 100,000 patients on its outpatient lists, after concerns emerged that some had ‘been lost whilst on hold’ for follow-up appointments.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The target no one wants to talk about
Three years ago the NHS was the first healthcare system in the world to set an ambition to become net zero, but it struggles to prioritise this in the face of daily operational and financial pressures.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Dental cavity
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentThe NHS is missing out on medtech benefits
The NHS could benefit from a surge of innovation if it’s given greater flexibility to adopt new technologies, writes Michael Watts
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NewsGP incentives may be set by ICBs under government proposals
Integrated care boards could pick performance measures tied to GP practice income, under government proposals for the future of the ‘quality and outcomes framework’ and other incentive payments.
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NewsAmbulance handover delays soar as winter bites
Ambulance handover delays rose last week with close to 13,000 crews waiting more than an hour to offload patients — marginally more than the comparable week last year.
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NewsICBs failing to ‘innovate’ on dental funding, health secretary suggests
The health and social care secretary has questioned why some integrated care boards are not spending their full primary dental budgets, and said they should find ‘innovative ways’ to use the cash.
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HSJ InteractiveHow can healthcare best use past, present and future information to support transformation?
Read the detailed report here. That the NHS has an abundance of information but a lack of insight is a truth frequently repeated. At some trusts, hardcopy notes continue to occupy valuable space while the intelligence they record remains difficult to access or analyse. Even where electronic patient records systems ...
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CommentDying people are being failed by the NHS's approach to sharing information
Usha Grieve explains how in the realm of digital health data, the spotlight on the Federated Data Platform overshadows the sluggish progress in enhancing electronic end-of-life records, hindering meaningful patient-centric change and necessitating urgent action
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NewsNew national boss to oversee ‘40 new hospitals’ programme
The Department of Health and Social Care is looking for a new chief commercial officer to deliver its efficiency and savings targets, as well as a variety of procurement and commercial activities.