South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 183
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Bands on the run
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsUnder-fire trust’s former COO appointed group chief executive
The former chief operating officer of a struggling teaching trust has been appointed as its new group chief executive.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: It's an exciting/sad/frustrating/optimistic time for patient leadership
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS
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NewsSeven trusts inexplicably removed from ‘40 new hospitals’ pledge
Seven trusts were removed from a list used to choose the ‘40 new hospitals’ with no documentation to explain why, a watchdog has found.
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NewsMaternity unit refutes suggestion it breached safety standards
The trust at the centre of a maternity scandal insists it has been providing immediate anaesthetic cover for obstetric emergencies, contrary to an NHS England report suggesting it had not and had been potentially breaching safety standards.
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NewsBand 7 and 8 pay is ‘disincentive’ to promotion, government advisers warn
Narrow gaps between Agenda for Change pay bandings are discouraging senior NHS staff from going for promotions, with some losing money if they move up a band, the government’s independent pay review body has warned.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: Slaying zombies
Commentators and politicians should do their homework before polluting the arena with long dead zombie ideas about what is wrong with the NHS and how to fix it, writes Steve Black
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NewsSecond consultants strike announced
A second two day walk-out by NHS consultants will take place on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 August, unless the ongoing dispute is settled before then, the British Medical Association has announced.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in May 2023, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsEmbattled firm blames ‘onerous’ NHS contracts
A private firm which ceased running four NHS urgent treatment centres earlier this year has claimed it was due to “onerous” terms and expectations in the face of rising demand.
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News‘Shocking’ A&E with ‘police everywhere you look’ must be solved, says director
A former national director has expressed her shock at visiting an accident and emergency department struggling with record numbers of mental health patients accompanied by police officers, and warned the issue needs an “absolute solution” from the area’s mental health trusts.
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Building shop windows, debating strike impact, and whacking moles
Your essential update on health for the week.
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CommentMobilising the goalposts for a better NHS
The NHS Blithering ICB is learning to live with complexity, ambiguity and an unconscious top team as it goes on a journey to meaningful change. By Julian Patterson
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Missing Sunak’s pledge
This week bureau chief Ben Clover is joined by colleagues to discuss some of the biggest stories ahead of the junior doctors’ strike.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Whacking moles and changing cultures
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsSenior managers get 5pc pay rise to recognise ‘strained environment’
Senior NHS managers will receive a 5 per cent pay rise, after the independent review body called for an uplift to ‘take account of the enormous demands that are being made of NHS leadership’.
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NewsDHSC ordered to fund pay rise with ‘reprioritisation and greater efficiency’
The Department of Health and Social Care will be asked to make another round of savings and reprioritise existing budgets to fund a pay rise for doctors, the government has confirmed.
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NewsNew panel will oversee NHS competition regime, DHSC decides
The government will set up an independent panel to oversee disputes arising from decisions made under a new provider selection regime, it said today.
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CommentWaiting list hits new record as 65 week target slips away
For most patients, waiting times are not coming down
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: A plan with uncertainty
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, this week by HSJ workforce correspondent Nick Kituno, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...