South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 359
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CommentWhy we need to trigger ‘Plan B’ for covid now
The government should now trigger covid “Plan B” ahead of winter, if we are to minimise excess deaths from both covid and non-covid causes, writes public health director Dominic Harrison.
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NewsNHS Digital to merge with NHS England in major tech overhaul
NHS Digital will be merged into NHS England as part of a major shake-up of the healthcare technology landscape.
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NewsNational plan needed to end discrimination against disabled NHS staff, say leaders
NHS England’s programme to tackle discrimination against disabled staff and patients is “fairly limited” and needs to “go up a couple gears”, according to two senior leaders.
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CommentWe need to make health inequalities everyone’s business
The NHS has to prioritise reducing inequalities in health, but the most important solutions are not always in its gift, write Stephen Bradley and Tom Gardiner
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NewsFresh strategy for £3bn procurement spend announced
The bodies responsible for buying at least £3bn of goods and products for the NHS each year are planning a major overhaul of their operating model, according to a notice issued to the market.
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HSJ PartnersCapitalising on the promise of genomics
If the NHS is to fully realise the promise of genomic healthcare it will need integrated systems which efficiently share information with clinicians, writes Steve Abbs
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CommentWhat are the reasons for high intensity A&E use?
To take action means looking out for people who are frequently attending anywhere in the health and care system, not just A&E, and referring them to dedicated services. By Julia Munro
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NewsNew Healthwatch England chief revealed
Healthwatch England has appointed a charity sector communications chief as its new national director.
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HSJ PartnersUsing health and care innovation to deliver a net zero NHS
AHSNs are supporting the delivery of a net zero NHS by working with health and care organisations to discover and deploy sustainable healthcare innovations. And by helping innovators with sustainable solutions to grow and thrive. By Kathy Scott and Paul Durrands
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NewsICSs given £160m to ‘accelerate’ electives fail to hit pre-covid activity
A dozen health systems which received £160m from NHS England this summer to accelerate recovery of elective activity have so far fallen short of their pre-covid levels, HSJ analysis reveals.
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Expert BriefingThe Primer: Storm clouds gathering
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.
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NewsTrust fined £2.5m after deaths of two patients
An acute trust has been fined £2.5m after pleading guilty to charges of failing to provide safe care after the deaths of two patients.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Messenger shoots, ambulances wait and HEE folds
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: In praise of the greatest generation
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNew rules for ICS boards spark serious concerns
The government is being warned that a new rule governing who can sit on integrated care system boards could have damaging ‘unintended consequences’.
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CommentThe future of cancer screening
Taking a glimpse into the possible future of cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment in the UK and globally, by Sir Harpal Kumar
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CommentExclusive: Sir Trevor Longstay to stand down
System leader’s departure creates career-defining opportunity as ICS teeters on the brink of success, writes Julian Patterson
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Pritchard and Javid’s key messages to trusts ahead of ‘toughest winter’
This week we discuss Amanda Pritchard and Sajid Javid’s key messages to local NHS chiefs at this week’s NHS Providers conference.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Is time up for the four-hour target?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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LeaderThe NHS’s ‘greatest generation’
The Americans have a name for those who were born between 1901 and 1927. Those who endured the great depression, fought the Second World War and then forged the economic miracle that enshrined the USA as the world’s leading power.