South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 263
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NewsRevealed: Racism a ‘very serious problem’ at NHS agency
The troubled agency that supplies blood to the NHS has a ’very serious problem’ with racism, a staff survey has revealed.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Uncomfortable’ A&E model could be rolled out nationally
A patient flow model which involves moving A&E patients to wards “irrespective” of whether there are beds available, is under review for wider rollout by NHS England and is being endorsed by senior clinicians, despite safety fears, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England and NHS Digital merger to be brought forward, orders Coffey
NHS England’s merger with NHS Digital will be brought forward after new instructions were issued by Therese Coffey, HSJ can reveal.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Full-strength Coffey
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentHow co-production can keep up with the rapid pace of system change
Co-production is undoubtedly vital to the future of mental health services, but the challenge we face now is how to ensure that co-production and efforts to address systemic inequalities can keep pace with the rapid pace of system change, writes Sam Holmes
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CommentWhat people with lived experience can teach us
People with lived experience report feeling dismissed and diminished by attempts to include them, despite best efforts through legislation, policy, and a pioneering patient leadership movement, writes Rachel Matthews and Keymn Whervin
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CommentPrice hikes could devastate the nation’s lungs this winter
Sarah Woolnough, CEO at Asthma + Lung UK, urges the government to step up for people with lung conditions as millions of people risk being plunged into fuel poverty.
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CommentParkinson’s patients feel abandoned by the NHS policy makers
Sam Freeman Carney talks about the challenges that people with Parkinson’s face as a result of workforce shortages in the NHS.
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CommentTrans people have a right to the health services they need
Trans people are not the problem, but the way we are spoken about is something that needs serious change writes Tash Oakes-Monger
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NewsNHSE agrees day rates of up to £1,600 for consultants and temporary managers
NHS England has approved two in three requests for trusts to bring in temporary ’very senior managers’ and consultants on daily rates of up to £1,600.
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NewsCQC taking ‘regulatory action’ against every fourth service it inspects
A quarter of high-risk services the Care Quality Commission has recently inspected required enforcement action from the regulator, its chief executive has revealed.
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NewsScandal trust leaders ‘engaged in ritual of denial’
Senior trust leaders “engaged in a repeated ritual of defence and denial” as they presided over one of the NHS’s largest ever care scandals, its chair admitted today.
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Daily InsightNational Voices Daily Insight: Now more than ever, it is vital that we listen to people
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNumber of covid positive hospital patients stops rising
The number of covid positive patients in English hospitals has stopped rising after 30 days.
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NewsNHS facing £70m tax bill after legal challenge on car parking charges fails
NHS organisations look set to lose out on £70m, after a court ruled a trust could not reclaim VAT on its car parking fees from HMRC.
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NewsNew national incident reporting system delayed amid fears of patient safety ‘disaster’
The deadline for the NHS to move to a new system for safety incident reporting has been delayed after widespread concerns the rollout could be a ‘disaster’.
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CommentWhy the cost of living crisis is a catastrophe for people with MS
People with multiple sclerosis are at breaking point, and unless urgent action is taken we will soon be faced with a catastrophic health crisis, writes Nick Moberly
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CommentEnd-of-life care can unravel without digital systems that work
A recent analysis captures people’s voices on end-of-life electronic records, emphasising on how it should be a medium to communicate their health information and wishes across care settings. By Usha Grieve
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CommentThe NHS is failing to meet the healthcare needs of refugees
Kama Petruczenko emphasises on the need for system leaders to develop a deeper understanding of refugees’ complex experiences and the systemic barriers faced by them, leading to profound health inequalities