South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 7
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HSJ Partners
The NHS’s productivity conundrum – why tech investment alone won’t solve the problem
Investing in NHS tech must prioritise effective training and address wider productivity challenges to avoid repeating past mistakes and ensure sustainable improvement, writes Karina Malhotra
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News
Local care budgets could be blocked under tougher NHSE scrutiny
NHS England regional teams are being encouraged to block NHS better care fund spending unless commissioners provide more evidence it will help with hospital discharge and bed capacity.
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News
Revealed: Trust’s plan to offer ‘ethical’ private ops in new NHS-funded unit
A trust is considering offering private operations in its new NHS-funded elective centre, which would be “positioned in an ethical way”, board papers reveal.
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Daily Insight
Daily Insight: Referrals averted
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert Briefing
Carbon Copy: Cutting the energy bill while staying green
The ideas, policies and challenges at the heart of the NHS goal for net zero emissions, from HSJ sustainability correspondent Zoe Tidman.
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News
Government payments for strike costs hit £1.7bn
The Department of Health and Social Care earmarked £1.7bn of extra funding to NHS England to mitigate the impact of industrial action in 2023-24, new documents show.
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HSJ Local
Trust ‘fighting losing battle’ over elective waits, CEO admits
A hospital chief executive has blamed a “mind-blowing increase” in cancer referrals for his trust’s deterioration in performance on long elective waits.
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Comment
As a middle manager I am uneasy about the lack of focus on care quality
As NHS operational priorities shift towards efficiency, concerns arise over potential neglect of quality metrics. Balancing both is crucial for patient-centric care and long-term sustainability in healthcare delivery, writes Raihan Mohammed
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News
Revealed: The ICSs ‘diverting’ the most GP referrals through controversial model
There is huge regional variation in the rate at which health systems are preventing patients joining the elective waiting list through “advice and guidance” to GPs, according to analysis by HSJ.
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Daily Insight
Daily Insight: Season of the witch hunt?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Pay rise over 2% risks staff and service cuts, NHSE warns
Pay rises of more than 2 per cent this year risk cuts to staff and activity, unless there is extra government funding, NHS England has warned.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Same culprits on handover delays
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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News
Trust is waging ‘witch hunt’ against own director, alleges MP
An MP has accused the leadership of her local trust of orchestrating a “witch hunt” against one of its own directors and manipulating a recruitment process to ensure the CEO’s “preferred” candidate was shortlisted for an executive position.
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News
Contamination risk may cost trust £50m a year
A trust could face a £50m yearly bill for outsourcing preparation of chemotherapy drugs, after external inspections raised concern about a leaking roof and other infection risks.
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Daily Insight
The mythbuster: Long A&E waits kill 35 people daily; why isn’t NHSE more concerned?
NHS England’s response to claims of excess deaths due to long A&E waits leaves a lot to be desired, writes Steve Black
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News
New CQC inspections put on hold by ministers
The Care Quality Commission’s assessments of integrated care systems have been put on hold at the last minute, as the government declined to sign off on the process.
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News
Trusts delay pay cut after doctors’ protest
A hospital group has agreed to delay cutting some locum rates for junior doctors by nearly a third after doctors cancelled shifts in protest this week.
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Comment
Poverty-proofing NHS services
Sarah Woolnough explains the profound impact of poverty on healthcare and the NHS, highlighting inequalities in access, care, and the urgent need for action
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News
Fire warnings yet to be fully dealt with at eight hospitals
Eight hospitals in England have fire safety warnings attached to them, with half in place since 2022 or earlier, HSJ can reveal.
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Daily Insight
HSJ Weekly Catch-up: Inductions delayed, bonus deadlines missed and bankers appointed
Your essential update on health for the week.