South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 598
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NewsNamed: The trusts receiving new cash for scanners
The trusts in line to receive £200m for upgrading cancer screening equipment from the government have been announced.
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NewsDaily Insight: Where will the patients go?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: On sovereignty south of the river
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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HSJ Local‘Inadequate’ rating for A&E as trust’s attentions diverted
Emergency services at one of Lincolnshire’s largest hospitals were rated “inadequate” because staff were too busy trying to make improvements on another site.
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NewsEx-DH boss declares ‘scandal’ in mental healthcare
A shortage of beds for mental health patients – leaving them waiting in emergency departments for more than 12 hours – is a national “scandal”, according to one of the NHS’ most senior and experienced leaders.
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NewsPrivate hospital used for overflow beds rated “inadequate”
A private mental health hospital, used by NHS trusts when there are no available beds, has been rated “inadequate” and put into special measures by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalBosses hope six-way merger can help with A&E pressure
The merger of six clinical commissioning groups in Nottinghamshire has been confirmed, following approval by NHS England.
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NewsDaily Insight: New forms of error
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsSurgeon who left patient on the table loses race discrimination case
A ruling which saw a whistleblowing surgeon lose his case for discrimination has revealed the extent of medical infighting at the “increasingly dysfunctional” ENT department within one of the country’s most troubled trusts.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Struggling to adapt
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsNational sharing of patient records enabled in first-of-kind initiative
Paramedics will be able to access the records of mental health service users for the first time as part of a wider scheme that aims to allow clinicians to share care records across the country.
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HSJ LocalSTP appoints independent chair
A former local authority chief has been appointed chair of Cornwall’s sustainability and transformation partnership.
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NewsAI trial delivers “really impressive” reduction in A&E demand
Commissioners in Yorkshire are to roll out a scheme which used artificial intelligence to help cut A&E attendances by a third in one patient group which received health coaching.
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NewsNHS use of e-prescribing can be a ‘risk to patient safety’
Poorly-implemented electronic prescribing systems in NHS hospitals are putting patients’ lives at risk, the NHS’s safety watchdog has warned.
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HSJ PartnersWhat can the NHS learn from our success in sports?
It is time the NHS looked outside itself to find different ways of working and look to make progressive improvements that aren’t reliant on funding. By Jo Cubbon
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NewsTeaching trusts fall out over transplant safety concerns
A “breakdown in trust” between two of the country’s leading teaching hospitals saw transplant patients referred elsewhere as a result of safety concerns, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingAbout that bus…?: What the Boris deal means for the NHS: a bitesize guide
Welcome to the ‘About that bus…?’ weekly newsletter – giving you the inside track on how the fallout from Brexit is affecting the NHS at national and local level, edited by James Illman. Contact me in confidence.
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CommentThere is still much to do to defeat Britain's biggest cancer killer
The complex diagnosing and treatment of lung cancer needs the reins of policy tightening. By David Baldwin
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CommentThe Bedpan: Safe in the Iron Lady’s hands
This week: Margaret Thatcher and the birth of the internal market
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: Questions on commissioning role-play and capital conversations at the Commons
Your essential update on health for the week.