South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 619
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NewsEngineers urge caution over ventilator manufacturing
A body representing clinical engineers has warned it could be “several weeks, if not months” before ventilator manufacturing can be significantly boosted.
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Junior doctors’ rotations paused amid covid-19 pandemic
Junior doctors’ rotations have been put on hold as the NHS continues to prepare for combating the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsNHS staff ‘can access covid-19 testing’, government insists
NHS staff are to be given access to testing for covid-19, the government said this morning, but it remains unclear how the policy will be applied.
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NewsConfedExpo cancelled because of covid-19 outbreak
One of the biggest events in the healthcare calendar has been cancelled because of concerns about covid-19.
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Comment‘What have Nobel Prize winners ever done for us?’
The idea of collective management of finite resources and adopting a culture of stewardship can lead to sustainable governance. Explain Dr Tim Wilson, Nick Relph and Dr Joe McManners.
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NewsGPs take quango to court over ‘arbitrary charges’ claims
Five GP surgeries in a legal dispute with NHS Property Services are accusing it of imposing “arbitrary charges”, claiming they are being overcharged by tens of thousands of pounds in rent.
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NewsCQC suspends routine inspections amid covid-19 outbreak
The Care Quality Commission has suspended its routine inspections due to the coronavirus outbreak following pressure from system leaders and NHS bosses, HSJ understands.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: Inspections called off, guidance letter sent out and a ‘clean’ site established
Your essential update on health for the week — this week focused on the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsHospital cleaners walk out over pay dispute
Cleaners at a London hospital have walked out over a pay dispute just as the service braces for a surge in demand due to coronavirus.
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CommentHow Covid19 may impact NHS elective waiting times
An elective shutdown during the covid-19 outbreak is likely to affect the very longest waiting patients most
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HSJ InteractiveA trust where everyone contributes to patient care
Humber Foundation Trust, the 2019 HSJ Award winners for Mental Health Provider of the Year, place co-production with staff and patients at the heart of their achievements. Alison Moore reports
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Exclusive: Winners and losers from £3bn spent on ‘transformation’
Less than a third of the £9.2bn pot earmarked to potentially be used for “transformation” over the last three years has been used for that purpose – with more than half England’s health systems receiving under £25m.
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Expert BriefingPreparing for coronavirus
Preparing health and care services as best as possible for the covid-19 surge is dominating thoughts. The latest HSJ Health Check podcast explores what is set to become the largest ever single reconfiguration of NHS and care services.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: The great coronavirus reconfiguration
This week’s HSJ Health Check podcast examines what will probably be the largest ever, rapid-turnaround reconfiguration of NHS and care services, in preparation for the spread of covid-19.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Scrap the CIP
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NHS leaders call for financial targets to be scrapped ahead of covid-19 surge
Senior healthcare leaders have called on ministers to scrap their financial and efficiency targets as they scramble services to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.
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CommentMundane and risky outpatient systems need a digital overhaul
Many mundane processes within outpatients’ administration are in need of a digital takeover to promote efficiency and reduce the risk of errors, writes Pete Towers
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Two in five acute trusts missing key efficiency target
More than a third of acute trusts are still missing an efficiency target set back in 2016.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: A profound reshaping
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsAnaesthetists prepare to join ICUs ahead of coronavirus peak
Anaesthetists are set to join intensive care units to help with a potential staff shortage in critical care as a result of increasing coronavirus cases, the professions’ leaders have said.