South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 667
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NewsTrust’s 62-day performance slumps after surge in referrals
An acute trust’s performance against the 62-day cancer treatment target has slipped to one of the worst in the country after a sudden rise in referral numbers.
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NewsTrust mulls Supreme Court appeal over landmark rest case
The Supreme Court could hear a landmark case on trainee doctors’ rest breaks, which could have “huge implications” for NHS trusts.
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NewsEx-NHSE digital chief becomes tech firm’s UK boss
A former NHS England digital chief has become UK managing director of a video GP company.
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NewsHopson: Winter will test regulators on ‘aggressive command and control’
Changing the NHS’ culture from “aggressive command and control” to “support and improvement first” will be a “clear test” for NHS England and Improvement, particularly this winter, the chief executive of NHS Providers has said.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: An inpatient care crisis
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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CommentIt is time to face up to the difficult questions facing the NHS
A new report reveals that 91 per cent of trust leaders are worried that unless politicians have a full, frank and open national conversation about the severe pressures facing the NHS, we risk damaging public trust and faith in the NHS
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HSJ LocalFinancially-challenged CCG appoints new chief ahead of merger
Shropshire, and Telford and Wrekin clinical commissioning groups have appointed a joint accountable officer ahead of their upcoming merger in 2020.
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NewsNHSE reviewing patient transport contracting after string of failures
NHS England has ordered a review into the cost of patient transport services and the way they are commissioned, following a string of market failures.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: At last, the ‘truth’ about NHS privatisation
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black. This week by HSJ editor Alastair McLellan.
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CommentWe need to rethink our approach to patient safety
Dr Suzette Woodward describes in her latest book a more positive approach to patient safety that seeks to learn how things normally happen in order to understand why they failed in that instance
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: Hopson’s warning, Hunt’s next steps and a change of heart on the four-hour target
Your essential update on health for the week.
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NewsDaily Insight: Moving targets
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNHS’ chief information officer departs for tech giant
Former NHS chief information officer Will Smart has taken up a position with global firm DXC Technology.
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NewsBabylon GP at Hand announces Manchester expansion plans
Babylon GP at Hand has announced plans to expand its video consultation service to Manchester at the beginning of next year.
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NewsNHS England director backs tighter recruitment checks
NHS England’s national director for mental health is considering asking trusts to look at their recruitment processes, after discovering her own trust had hired a nurse who previously falsified a care plan.
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Expert Briefing‘About that bus…?’: In short supply this winter
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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NewsRevealed: New financial regime to ‘reset regulatory relationships’
The strongest NHS trusts will be released from control totals and offered new reward payments from 2020-21, under the latest financial regime set by regulators.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts with the worst orthopaedics outcomes
Outlier trusts for orthopaedic surgery have blamed above average infection rates, a need for closer supervision of trainees, and frail and overweight patient cohorts for their results.
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NewsTrust and agency investigating ‘false claims’ over patient death
A trust and the NHS’ staffing agency have launched an investigation after a coroner found two nurses and a healthcare assistant may have lied about carrying out patient observations.