South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 80
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LeaderDoctors’ pay: a warning from Labour’s past
In November 2002, HSJ sat opposite then prime minister Tony Blair in the cabinet room and asked him what he planned to do about consultants’ refusal to accept the new contract the government wanted to introduce.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: Is bringing back PFI a necessary evil?
Steve Black believes the PFI was a flawed approach to securing capital investment for the NHS, but suggests its revival might - nevertheless - be welcome.
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News‘Likely’ supplier for ‘first of its kind’ EPR revealed
An integrated care board has named Oracle Health as the “likely” supplier of an electronic patient record that will be the first to be used across acute, mental and health services.
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HSJ LocalICBs locked in dispute over emergency care funding
An integrated care board has accused a neighbouring ICB of demanding too much money for services provided to patients accessing care outside its boundaries.
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Ministers start work and Darzi returns
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Bold moves to address the crisis and key appointments at the top
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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CommentHurrah! The politcians are back in control
The NHS has issued a statement expressing support for Wes Streeting as the new health and social care secretary promises to take back control, get the NHS done and lead us to the sunlit uplands. Julian Patterson has the details
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NewsThreefold ICS variation in GP phone access revealed
Patients trying to reach their GP are almost three times as likely to fail to get through in the worst-performing integrated care systems than the best, according to analysis of new annual figures.
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CommentWait list and wait times worsened again in May
A worsening situation in the penultimate waiting times data for the outgoing Conservative government
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: 48,000 hours stuck in an ambulance
This week we discuss the ongoing harm done by long ambulance handover delays and what the new government must do to address this problem.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: A quality appointment?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsLongest-serving acute trust CEO steps down
The NHS’s longest-serving general acute trust chief executive has announced she is stepping down after more than 20 years.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Streeting’s first days
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts with the longest discharge delays
Patients are waiting over two weeks in hospital after their “ready for discharge” date at some trusts – more than double the average delay, according to new NHS England data.
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NewsLong waiters increase raises fresh questions over key NHSE target
The number of 65-week elective waits has increased for consecutive months with the figure rising by more than ten per cent to around 56,000 in May, NHS England’s latest statistics show.
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NewsStreeting orders ‘independent investigation’ into NHS performance
The government has commissioned former minister, surgeon and academic Lord Ara Darzi to carry out an independent review of NHS performance.
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HSJ LocalFormer Blair aide to chair teaching trust
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Labour peer and former top Number 10 adviser Baroness Sally Morgan as its next chair.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Blood and blunders
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsRCN names general secretary and CEO
The Royal College of Nursing has appointed Professor Nicola Ranger as its general secretary and chief executive.
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NewsTwo experts join DHSC to lead 10-year reform plan
Two health policy experts are joining government to help draw up a 10-year plan for health.