South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 250
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Coroners record verdicts of concern
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsHigh-profile racism claim settled by national agency
An NHS agency which has been embroiled in racism allegations has apologised to a former employee who brought a high-profile employment tribunal claim.
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NewsTrust apologises to dozens of families after harm to children
A hospital trust has apologised to families after dozens of children suffered hearing loss following failures in their care.
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CommentWhere to find the answers to the NHS’s problems
To solve some very significant NHS problems, one place to look is the part of the NHS family outside the formal NHS – social enterprises, writes Richard Taunt
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NewsNational procurement chief leaves after four months
A senior NHS Supply Chain executive is abruptly leaving the organisation four months after he joined.
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NewsCoroners issue 24 warnings over emergency care crisis
Coroners have warned of increasing numbers of deaths caused by problems in the emergency pathway, with some citing ‘severe’ staffing shortages.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Impact of BMA’s ‘rate card’ revealed
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ InteractiveDigital interventions in mental healthcare: the road ahead
During SilverCloud by Amwell’s annual Digital Mindset conference, experts deliberated the potential of technology in addressing current NHS pressures and enhancing access to mental healthcare
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HSJ PartnersDigital clinics revolutionising mental healthcare globally
Digital clinics globally meet mental health demands, relieving staff pressures and enhancing patient outcomes with evidence-based interventions
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Trust hails text messaging amid backlog pressure
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by correspondent Nick Carding. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Has Lancashire missed a trick?
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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News‘Cosy’ health and care relationships should be avoided, says NHSE director
Integrated care systems ‘where everybody’s getting on well’ tend to avoid tackling ‘uncomfortable’ – but critical – issues, according to NHS England’s national director of intermediate care and rehabilitation.
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CommentThe NHS needs to better understand what the care sector can offer
Dan Hayes discusses winter preparedness, challenges in communication and data exchange with health systems, and the need for long-term funding to deliver sustainable care services for older people
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NewsPatients less pleased with GP phone access in all but one ICS
Patients in all but one integrated care system found it more difficult to contact their GP practice by phone this year compared to last year.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts offering ‘BMA rates’ to doctors covering strikes
Around a quarter of acute trusts paid consultants premium rates to provide strike cover during the first two junior doctors’ walkouts, broadly matching the pay levels demanded by the British Medical Association’s ‘rate card’, HSJ research has found.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: The NHS and management – a dysfunctional relationship
In the NHS, the general ‘management is a bad thing’ culture wants less management and doesn’t much care whether some managers are more useful than others, writes Steve Black
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Inspectors call, targets recede and salaries diverge
Your essential update on health for the week.
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CommentThe wretchedness of NHS financial planning
The past few years have seen central sustainability funds and incentive schemes created and destroyed. Richard Murray and Siva Anandaciva explore and shed light on NHS’s dysfunctional financial planning
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News‘We don’t have the bottle’ to hold line on bed numbers, says trust director
A director at a major acute trust said it needs to stop “caving in” to demand pressures by opening extra escalation beds.
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CommentNobody expects the system inspector
If you admire the Care Quality Commission for its work with NHS provider organisations, prepare to be blown away by its plans for integrated care systems. By CQC interloper Julian Patterson