South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 37
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NewsUnder-fire director is ‘tackling medical patriarchy’, says hospital trust
University Hospitals Birmingham’s chair has defended its chief executive and chief medical officer after consultants voted “no confidence” in them.
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NewsCare home companies complain NHS is freezing them out
Two of the UK’s largest care providers have said the NHS has commissioned just a fraction of the “winter pressures” beds from them than in previous years, despite the NHS facing similar levels of seasonal delays.
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NewsPlanning guidance delayed to 2025
Wes Streeting has pledged to keep the “investment standard” which protects spending on mental healthcare, but has revealed 2025-26 planning rules will not be confirmed until next year.
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CEO InterviewCEO interview: Sam Higginson, chief executive, Royal Devon University Healthcare Foundation Trust
This is the latest in a series of interviews with chief executives, which are available exclusively to HSJ Insight subscribers.
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NewsCost-of-living crisis poses ‘high risk’ to NHS pension scheme
The cost-of-living crisis is creating a “high risk” to the NHS Pension Scheme, government advisers have warned.
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NewsTrust warns of ‘catastrophic’ delays as NHSE provides £10m cash boost
An ambulance trust has been given an extra £10m by NHS England to cover the cost of A&E handover delays that took place in the first six months of 2024-25.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Do they know it’s consultant time?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsExclusive: Consultants vote ‘no confidence’ in trust CEO and CMO
Senior doctors at one of England’s largest hospital trusts have passed a vote of “no confidence” in its CEO and chief medical officer.
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CommentThe NHS must take back control of its data
Robust data infrastructure and language AI could transform the NHS, addressing the challenges of unstructured data and the critical need for ethical, transparent data governance in healthcare, writes Dr Joe Zhang, head of data science at the Artificial Intelligence Centre for Value-Based Healthcare
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NewsFour more ICSs told to hire consultants to review finance plans
Four more integrated care systems have been told to bring in management consultants to review their savings plans by NHS England. North West London is required to enter I&I programme to access cash support Birmingham, Leicestershire and Dorset also in financial oversight tier four
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NewsNHSE downgrades commercial leadership
NHS England’s commercial team is to be downgraded following the imminent departure of the organisation’s chief commercial officer.
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NewsTrust appoints sector’s only minority ethnic CEO
A longstanding executive has been appointed to lead an ambulance service, making him the sector’s only chief executive with a minority ethnic background.
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NewsExclusive: Hundreds of mothers diverted while in labour
Nearly 1,000 women were diverted to other NHS trusts or units while in labour within a six-month period this year, HSJ can reveal.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Right to choose or wrong choice?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsCouncil reorganisation may lead to ICS boundary changes
Government wants health organisation boundaries to “align” with devolved regional authorities in the long term, it says in a white paper published today.
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CommentThe NHS is still not listening hard enough to families on maternity care
The latest CQC maternity survey reveals troubling gaps in care and communication. As failures to listen and act on women’s worries persist, it’s clear that change is urgently needed to rebuild trust
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NewsHospital with worst-performing A&E gets new CEO
A new chief executive has been appointed to the trust with London’s worst-performing A&E department.
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CommentWe need hospice wards in hospitals
To free up hospital capacity we must be honest about the sheer volume of people in the last year of life who currently rely on hospitals, writes James Sanderson, chief executive of Sue Ryder, as he unveils a new model of care for palliative patients in hospitals
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News‘Aggressive marketing’ fuels surge in patients seeking private referrals from GPs
Growing numbers of patients are requesting NHS-funded referrals to private providers “operating outside of agreed guidelines”, fuelled by long waiting lists and “aggressive direct marketing tactics”, GPs have warned.
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HSJ LocalMental health nurse appointed trust CEO
A trust has appointed a mental health nurse as its permanent chief executive, after he held the post in an interim capacity for over a year.