South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 975
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HSJ LocalNew investigation helps scandal hit trust to learn lessons
New investigation reveals failures in care after Joshua Titcombe’s death eight years ago Trust facilitated “emotional” but “healing” meeting between father and midwife Process could be adopted by other trusts dealing with cases of poor care A full investigation into the death of a baby that led to ...
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NewsNot HEE's role to fill junior doctor rota gaps, says chief executive
Ian Cumming says Health Education England is responsible for supplying future consultant workforce The drive to provide 24/7 care has created gaps in rotas that should be filled by non-training staff NHS trusts and universities will need to fund expansion of nurse training posts in 2018 Providing enough ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Trust's up and down day
HSJ’s round-up of Thursday’s must read stories and talking points
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NewsHacked trust faces criticism over handling of worst cyber attack on NHS
Northern Lincolnshire criticised for not using NHS Digital’s cyber security expert team Central team yet to arrive on site as trust opts for private firm to support them manage virus News follows significant concerns being raised that virus could spread The hospital trust at the centre of the ...
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HSJ LocalRegulator imposes new chair at Southern Health
Alan Yates appointed as interim chair at Southern Health following Tim Smart’s resignation NHS Improvement “required” the troubled trust to appoint Mr Yates to the position Mr Yates will lead a review of the trust’s services The new interim chair appointed by regulators at Southern Health Foundation Trust ...
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NewsLeaked STP document reveals A&E downgrade plans
HSJ has seen a version of the region’s STP submission to NHS England Range of projects aim to close a financial gap of around £900m by 2021. Submission refers to the downgrade of the emergency department at Macclesfield and a “major service review” at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust ...
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NewsMinister insists STPs will 'not go ahead' without council approval
Social care minister David Mowat has said sustainability and transformation plans would not be signed off by government if they fail to address council’s social care needs.
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NewsMidlands STP plans 'unified leadership' for three hospitals
Bedford, Milton Keynes and Luton and Dunstable hospitals will have “unified leadership, management and operations” under a “joint governing vehicle” A&E configuration decision in next two months Accountable care system planned The STP for Luton, Bedford and Milton Keynes reveals plans for “unified leadership, management and operations across ...
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HSJ LocalSecond trust to take on Epic as electronic patient record supplier
University College Hospitals London Foundation Trust is set to be the second trust to pick Epic as its electronic patient record supplier.
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NewsSeven councils reject STP submissions
Hammersmith and Fulham, and Ealing councils reject north west London STP Both local authorities say they oppose the downgrade of Charing Cross Hospital assumed in the plan Leaders of the five west Yorkshire councils say they have not been given proper scrutiny of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate plan ...
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HSJ LocalNeglect by trust contributed to patient death, report finds
Neglect by mental health trust contributed to death of patient while she was waiting for admission to inpatient bed Coroner said she was “unlikely” to have died had she been admitted Healthcare assistant was allowed to administer controlled drug unsupervised Chief executive and coroner highlight national issue of lack ...
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HSJ LocalTrust's patient death investigations highlight communication failings
An east London trust has discovered cases of inadequate handovers and ineffective communication between wards during its investigations into two patient deaths.
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HSJ LocalRoyal college drops threat of legal action against trust
Royal College of Midwives has agreed not to take any action against University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay RCM had criticised the trust for revealing details of unusual exit deal for senior midwife Statement says revealing the deal was a “unique situation” and union and employer responsibilities “do not always ...
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CommentNever events are just the tip of the iceberg
Being overly concerned with “never events” risks us missing wider, more important patient safety lessons, says Michael Devlin
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HSJ Local'Hospital chain' trust leaves special measures
Wye Valley recommended to leave special measures Trust rated requires improvement overall, with end of life care and critical care singled out for praise Trust told to improve performance against key waiting time targets A small acute trust with longstanding financial and performance problems is to come out ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Extent of trust team work revealed
HSJ’s round-up of the day’s must read stories and talking points
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NewsExclusive: Chair kept bankruptcy secret from trust
Trust chair failed to tell colleagues and NHS Improvement he had been made bankrupt Museji Takolia left Wye Valley nearly three months after bankruptcy declared Departure not announced by trust or NHS Improvement Mr Takolia on “special leave” from role as chair of the Pensions Advisory Service An ...
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NewsExclusive: Computer attack could hit more hospitals, officials warn
Trusts around the country are warned over spread, after most disruptive cyber attack on an NHS trust NHS Digital warns trusts of “potential threat to your organisation” Senior source warns trusts are at risk of “going down with same virus” National officials have issued a warning to ...
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HSJ LocalTrusts cancel merger plan, blaming 'operational challenges'
Plan for both trusts to merge has been cancelled They will continue to operate as stand alone organisations Operational challenges cited as a key reason Nottingham University Hospitals Trust will no longer pursue a merger with Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust, the trusts have announced.