South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 255
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NewsBarclay: DHSC and NHSE must ‘work closely’ to tackle worst performers
Steve Barclay will today ’emphasise the importance of close working between the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England’ in trying to tackle waiting times in areas which are lagging.
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NewsNHSE director ‘shocked’ by lack of weekend working
The national director for mental health has said she was shocked to discover how many ward managers do not work at weekends, adding this could contribute to abuse and poor care going undetected.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: The less glamorous tech approach that keeps clinicians happy
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Written by senior correspondent Nick Carding. Contact me in confidence here.
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News‘Money became king’ under special measures regime, trust leaders claim
An acute trust was forced to try to balance its books, while operating with too few staff and being unable to reassure itself on quality due to a ‘non-existent’ governance system, its current leaders have claimed – as they warned that when organisations are put under financial pressure ‘quality suffers’.
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NewsWebinar: How the government will tackle the crisis in the NHS
In this specially recorded webinar for HSJ Insight subscribers, HSJ editor Alastair McLellan talks to two seasoned observers about the relationship between the NHS and government.
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HSJ LocalTrusts lose interim CEO three months into role
The interim chief executive of a hospital ‘group’ in the Midlands is moving to a neighbouring trust, leaving the leadership of his current organisation uncertain.
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NewsDischarge reform could save NHS £7bn, claims DHSC
A policy change to speed up hospital discharge could save the NHS more than £7bn over a decade, according to a government evaluation — but ministers have not funded it.
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HSJ InteractiveHow can integrated care systems most effectively collect and use data to combat health inequalities?
A recent HSJ webinar, run in association with Oracle Cerner, considered how data might valuably play a part in addressing long-standing inequities. Claire Read reports.
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HSJ PartnersImproving workforce efficiencies with a bank-first approach
Dr Ahmed Shahrabani explores how offering flexibility to bank staff helps reduce agency spend
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NewsTrust bosses fear fallout of co-ordinated strikes
Trust leaders have raised concerns about other major unions striking on the same dates as the Royal College of Nursing in co-ordinated action, which would make avoiding disruption and harm ‘more hairy’.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: As simple as possible, but no simpler
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalNHSE director appointed CEO of country’s largest trust
A national director has been appointed to lead the largest NHS provider in England, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNational director who warned of NHSE job cuts ‘fixation’ announces departure
The interim chief executive of NHS Digital will not remain part of NHS England after the organisations merge in January, he has announced today.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: ‘Patient voice is filtered to make it palatable to the powerful’
Patient (or lived experience) leadership involves those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability becoming equal partners in NHS decision-making. In this new 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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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in September 2022, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsReturn to PbR would be ‘retrograde step’, warns NHS Providers
Moving trusts back onto a traditional payment by results financial framework would ‘feel like a retrograde step’ and cut across the new integrated care system agenda, the NHS Providers’ interim chief has warned.
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NewsEx-civil servant appointed trust CEO
Gloucestershire Health and Care Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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NewsRevealed: ‘Tired’ NHS England staff will not know their fate until September
The reorganisation and rationalisation of NHS England will take place in three waves between February and June, HSJ has learned, with the organisation’s new structure not being confirmed until next autumn.
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HSJ LocalTrusts to merge executive teams in £1.3bn ‘group’ model
Two trusts on either side of the Humber estuary are planning a move to a group model with a shared leadership team.
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Daily InsightThe Primer: Treat sick workers first?
The Primer provides a rapid guide to the most interesting comment and analysis on the English health and care sector that has not (usually) appeared in HSJ.