South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 14
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CommentThe NHS may have to prioritise the less sick to recover elective performance
Institute for Fiscal Studies research economists Olly Harvey-Rich and Max Warner analyse NHS elective reform strategies, highlighting the need for increased activity, demand reduction, and patient prioritisation to meet the 18-week waiting time target by 2029
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Hewitt blasts NHSE’s ‘appalling’ demise
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsThirlwall: Guilty or not there was ‘total failure of safeguarding’ at Letby trust
Lady Thirlwall has rejected calls from senior managers to pause the official inquiry into the deaths of infants at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
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NewsExclusive: Streeting brings in adviser for neighbourhood health
Wes Streeting has hired a former GP who led a review into integrated care for Labour while the party was in opposition to advise on neighbourhood health and primary care.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Less money for London
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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CommentHas the government’s health mission gone missing?
Sarah Woolnough critiques the government’s health mission, urging for clearer focus on broader health goals beyond the NHS, with steps to tackle health inequalities and prevent long-term fiscal challenges
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NewsStaffing vital to high hear and treat rates, say trusts
Some 30,000 emergency ambulance trips could be avoided every month if trusts provided more advice over the phone, according to NHS England figures.
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NewsMaternity unit to be closed despite safety fears
An integrated care board has decided which of the five maternity units on its patch should close despite concerns from clinical leaders the move could increase deaths.
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NewsNHSE workforce bosses to leave
NHS England’s director of HR, and a senior nurse who has led work on NHS staff retention and leadership, are both leaving, HSJ has learned.
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NewsLegal costs top £4m in bank vs hospital PFI case
Legal costs in a case brought on behalf of Lloyds Bank against an NHS trust in a row over fire safety have topped £4m, HSJ can reveal.
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News‘Brutal’ cuts to ICBs and NHSE slammed by ex-health secretary
Dame Patricia Hewitt has raised “deep concerns” about the major restructure of the NHS’s central bodies – and criticised the “appalling” treatment of staff and the “absolutely brutal” manner in which the cuts are being managed.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: A tech tug-of-war
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsFormer directors call for Letby inquiry to be paused
Lawyers acting for four former executive directors at the Countess of Chester Hospital have called for the Thirlwall inquiry to be paused while the criminal charges against Lucy Letby are reviewed.
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CommentNHS stroke care can be a postcode lottery
Innovative transformation of stroke services has the potential to save lives, prevent disability, and reduce spending, writes Deb Lowe
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NewsPatients routinely smoking in hospitals, despite ban
Mental health patients are routinely smoking on trust premises, and do not have enough support to stop, despite the threat of tightening rules.
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HSJ LocalFinance chief moves to take up trust CEO job
North East Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has appointed a finance director as its new CEO, it has announced.
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NewsICB chair announces sudden departure
The chair of the Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board has resigned suddenly, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Centralise tech procurement’ says 10-Year Plan advisory group
Ministers have been told to “centralise” decisions on – and purchasing of – NHS technology by one of the groups drawing up the 10-Year Health Plan, HSJ has learned.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Wish you were here?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsExclusive: Pritchard takes top trust CEO role
Amanda Pritchard is to set to return as chief executive of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust.