South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 525
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Spike in the tail
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: Missing words, dodgy data and sneaky stats
Your essential update on health for the week — this week focused on the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsRespiratory patients still avoiding A&E
Emergency attendances for several conditions are still well below their normal levels, despite a steady increase in overall activity since the peak of the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsHarding: Tracing app is just ‘the cherry on the cake’
The launch of a second version of the NHS covid-19 contact tracing app is set to be announced imminently, HSJ understands.
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NewsMPs demand to see censored submissions to PHE inequalities review
The government has faced calls to release responses to a review of health inequalities after HSJ revealed they had been cut from the published version.
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CommentResidents deserve more than a blame game
People who live in care homes are more vulnerable to covid-19 which increases the need to support them against any possible future waves of infection, writes Sally Warren.
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CommentSweeping aside patient involvement during pandemic was too easy
To deliver a new normal that serves patients we must grab this opportunity to bake patient involvement into new structures, processes and cultures within the NHS, writes Rachel Power
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NewsPatient restraint spikes as covid measures spark ‘frustration’
Several mental health trusts have reported spikes in incidents of physical restraint or seclusion on patients, driven by covid-19 restrictions, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: The care home conundrum
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsConfed chief to step down
The chief executive of NHS Confederation has announced he will be stepping down after nearly four years in the role.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Missing chapters and rebooted services
This week the team look at the latest on the effects of coronavirus on BAME staff, and planning for mitigating it via testing track-and-trace and getting the rest of the hospitals restarted.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: No clear answers in care home blame game
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by integration senior correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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CommentReducing the care deficit in mental health provision
Mental health trusts have achieved a great deal, but they need support now to navigate the next phase of their response to covid-19. By Ella Fuller
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NewsCommissioners pull the plug on £240m contract
A commissioner and county council have pulled the plug on a £240m community services contract, meaning hundreds of staff face being transferred to another organisation mid-pandemic.
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NewsVideo GP provider reveals plans to partner with 111
A digital GP service has revealed plans to partner with NHS 111 and provide callers with the option of having a remote appointment.
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NewsDischarges to care homes increased year-on-year during ‘critical period’
For a critical period leading up to the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, the number of patients discharged from hospitals to care homes was higher than in the previous year.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight:Tales from the cutting room floor
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentThere was not ‘spare capacity’ during the covid crisis
Claiming there was “spare capacity” in the NHS during this crisis ignores sacrifice, pain, diagnoses missed, and support withdrawn from people in need, says Charlotte Augst.
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HSJ PartnersPracticus offers access to peer hindsights for the NHS
Practicus has been building a community of some 800 change professionals and is offering its ‘Ask the Community’ service free of cost to facilitate the NHS in making informed decisions.
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NewsTrust to ‘temporarily’ downgrade A&E amid concerns of permanent move
A trust will temporarily downgrade one of its A&E departments ahead of a potential second spike of covid-19 cases – but there are fears the move could become permanent.