South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 66
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NewsNHS has ‘thrown money’ at unproductive hospitals
Too much money is being “thrown” at hospitals where productivity “has substantially fallen” and not enough is being spent in the community, a major review of NHS performance has concluded.
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NewsDarzi: NHS ‘unlikely’ to meet performance targets in five years
Labour is “unlikely” to meet its flagship manifesto commitment to restore the NHS’s constitutional waiting times during this parliamentary term, Lord Darzi has warned.
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NewsShrink the centre to boost local management, Darzi concludes
The NHS needs to urgently reconfigure the “balance of its management resources”, says Lord Darzi’s report into the state of the NHS.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: ‘We’re in a right hole’
Recovering services from the covid crisis is a big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by bureau chief James Illman.
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Trust told to re-run flawed contract award
A trust has been advised to re-run a contract competition after a losing provider complained the process was unfair.
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NewsChild spent 44 days in A&E waiting for care placement
A child spent more than a month ‘stuck in a room with the lights on’ in an accident and emergency department, a trust has revealed.
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HSJ InteractiveHow wound care can be a priority for the NHS
An HSJ roundtable, in association with Smith+Nephew, considered how wound care can be a priority for the NHS
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CommentLabour needs to champion the role of NHS managers
The NHS faces unprecedented challenges, but to rebuild it, Wes Streeting must break from past political instincts and invest in effective management, laying the groundwork for long-term success in the upcoming Ten Year Plan, writes Jon Restell
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NewsNational bodies ‘failed to help staff with rationing care during covid’
Covid inquiry research finds “room for improvement” for national bodies and regulators Staff report being unable to escalate patients due to bed and workforce shortages NHS England’s representative urges inquiry to consider potential harms from counterfactuals Six in ten healthcare professionals said they lacked support from national bodies ...
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HSJ Local11,000 patients may have been given wrong test result
Up to 11,000 patients may have received incorrect test results – including being misdiagnosed as diabetic – due to an equipment error at a trust, HSJ has learned.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: The flaw in that cancer plan
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsCouncil boss made senior DHSC mandarin
A city council chief executive who once sought to run NHS England has been appointed as the second permanent secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Winning over the Treasury
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.
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CommentReforming NICE would empower the drive to address health inequalities
Keith Syrett and Peter Littlejohns discuss NICE’s evolution, highlighting its cost-effectiveness focus, stakeholder balance, and role in healthcare prioritisation
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NewsDoctor worked in NHS for six months despite sexual harassment allegations
A trust is reviewing its procedures after employing a senior surgeon as a locum registrar without knowing he had been sacked from a previous role over sexual harassment allegations.
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HSJ PartnersConnecting the NHS with efficiency-boosting medtech solutions
The NHS is set to receive almost £2.5bn in government funding to improve performance and reduce wait times through new technology solutions. But how do these solutions make a difference?
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CommentSeven principles for rapidly reforming the NHS
Sir John Oldham outlines seven principles to guide the rapid NHS reform he argues is now necessary to rescue the NHS.
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NewsTrust chair withdraws before starting role
A lay member of the embattled Nursing Midwifery Council, who had been appointed by NHS England to chair a mental health trust, has decided not to take up the new role, HSJ has learned.
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News‘Unrealistic’ new targets set for cancer tests
New activity targets set for community diagnostic centres this month will not be met on current staffing levels, experts have warned.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Have survivors been failed?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.