South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 95
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NewsCIO appointed as trust’s chief for two years
A community trust has appointed its chief information and transformation officer as chief executive in a fixed two-year interim capacity, it has announced.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Running rings around the ICB
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalTrust appeals to NHSE chiefs over EPR funding fears
An acute trust’s digital chief has raised concerns the £3.4bn tech funding announced in this year’s Budget may not be available for a new system-wide electronic patient record.
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HSJ LocalMajor ICB plans to cut one in six posts
An integrated care board has proposed cutting more than 80 of its full-time equivalent posts, in a bid to reduce its operating costs by 40 per cent.
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NewsUse your ‘operational muscle’ to improve performance urges NHSE director
Commissioners and providers must get back their “operational process muscle” and use it to drive improvements to care, NHS England’s emergency care lead has told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalTrusts red-listed because of failure to connect to ‘critical’ safety system
Some of the country’s largest trusts could be left without an automated safety incident reporting system when NHS England removes the existing solution next month, HSJ has learned.
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News40% of funding targeted at improving emergency care goes unspent
Fourty per cent of the £150m capital funding pot NHS England made available to incentivise urgent and emergency care improvements was not distributed, data shown to HSJ reveals.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: One rule for the DHSC, another for the NHS
NHS capital spending, though well-intentioned, suffers from systemic flaws, leading to delays, inefficiencies, and unintended consequences, writes Steve Black
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News‘Outstanding’ trust appoints new CEO
East London Foundation Trust has announced that Lorraine Sunduza will be its new chief executive.
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CommentThe NHS must act to prevent mentally unwell people dying from physical illnesses
Emily Gibbons discusses how trusts lead the charge in integrating mental and physical health services for better outcomes and equity, bridging gaps, and saving lives
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NewsFirst test of new rules on competition finds against the NHS
The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel has told the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board that it should re-start efforts to procure a mental health service as it has contravened new commissioning regulations.
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NewsDon’t sack CEOs over long A&E waits, warns NHSE deputy chair
The government should not seek to dismiss chief executives whose trusts fail to tackle long A&E waits.
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Choice champions, hewn headcounts and simple secondments
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Maternity strategy is needed, but it mustn’t be rushed
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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CommentTaking time to stop thinking about problems
Why is Sir Trevor Longstay keen to hold an all-day planning meeting? Why is he going out of his way to flatter the regional director? And will the ICB ever finish its stakeholder map? Julian Patterson has the answers
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HSJ LocalNew acting CEO and chair for trust
An East Midlands trust has announced it has both a new acting chair and chief executive.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Manchester’s financial meltdown
Greater Manchester ICS is under huge pressure to reduce its deficit after suffering a recent financial collapse.
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NewsNHSE reveals 10% productivity drop
Bosses at NHS England have suggested reduced discretionary efforts from staff could have contributed to hospitals being a tenth less productive than they were before the pandemic.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: BMA raises cap to doctors
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNHSE declares rationalisation is over after cutting 7,000 posts
NHS England has completed its restructure, reducing its workforce by 30 per cent, in what it says is “one of the largest public sector transformations in the UK”.