All GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 16
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Comment
Acute lack of investment is starving healthcare estates
Buildings and infrastructure in the healthcare sector are suffering a serious shortage of cash and need new financing models to break the deadlock.
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News
Major deal brings 'Amazon style' procurement to nearly 100 trusts
New procurement platform could be a major step towards creating a single procurement catalogue across the NHS Exclusive partnership deal struck between NHS Shared Business Services, which serves 87 NHS trusts, and retail technology firm Virtualstock System already implemented by Guy’s and St Thomas’ FT, which was highlighted in ...
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News
Revealed: New oversight ratings for every NHS trust
Each trust placed in one of four categories based on the level of support they require from NHS Improvement Trusts will be formally categorised next month as part of the regulator’s new “single oversight framework” Thirty-five out of 238 trusts will have “maximum autonomy” See every rating in the ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Roundtable: Cutting the rate of surgical site wound infections
A roundtable by HSJ and Nursing Times during the Patient Safety Congress focused on how to reduce the high toll on health and finances caused by complications in post-operative care
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: A unit closed after a visit from the CQC
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: Baby STPs
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Frontrunners for elective centres revealed
Commissioners have revealed the frontrunners to host elective centres in south east London.
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News
Revealed: Trusts counting on back-loaded savings
NHS trusts will have to significantly improve “run-rates” to meet 2016-17 financial targets Plans assume significant efficiency savings can be delivered in the latter half of the year In many cases, those savings have not yet been identified, or there is a high level of risk that they will ...
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News
Analysis: The biggest providers of specialised services
HSJ analysis of NHS England data shows Barts Health Trust had largest increase in its specialised services income in 2015-16 University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust moves from fourth to ninth biggest specialised provider after cardiac transfer to Barts No evidence of significant consolidation of specialised services in 2015-16 ...
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HSJ Local
RCS review: Infighting at teaching trust risked patient care
WORKFORCE: Infighting between senior medics at two departments of a major teaching hospital could have put patients at risk, according to a report obtained by HSJ.
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News
Four trusts given power to lead hospital chains
NHS Improvement grants four high performing trusts the power to lead groups or chains of hospitals The foundation group leaders will be able to head up buddying, partnerships and federations of hospitals or begin mergers and acquisitions The accreditation aims to give the four trusts the power to bring ...
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HSJ Knowledge
The collaborative approach to tackling diabetes
A collaborative in south London gave participating trusts the tools and techniques to streamline patient pathways and improve services for type 1 diabetes sufferers
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News
CQC: Night staff should be allowed rests to ensure safety
CQC says NHS trusts must consider best practice guidelines on rest at night for hospital staff Inquest heard trainee at Norfolk and Norwich Hospital crashed his car after probably falling asleep following night shifts NHS trusts should comply with guidelines on allowing doctors and nurses to rest at ...
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News
Exclusive: Patients at risk as doctors forced to work without rest at night
Hundreds of junior doctors respond to survey revealing they are actively discouraged from sleeping at night Evidence-based guidelines produced in 2006 recommended doctors be allowed to nap to safeguard patients Guy’s and St Thomas’ FT sleep specialist says the issue affects all staff working at night and “must not ...
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: Chain-gang
What is going on in England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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News
Three trusts set to lose specialist heart surgery
NHS England announces winners and losers in which trusts provide congenital heart defect services Central Manchester, Royal Brompton and Leicester set to have work transferred to other sites Swathe of trust to cease “occasional” procedures after NHS England sets out new standards Work follows 15 years of conflict between ...
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News
CQC hires new whistleblowing guardian
Henrietta Hughes, a GP, is appointed as nation whistleblowing guardian Follows quick departure of the previous recruit The Care Quality Commission has appointed a new whistleblowing guardian, after the first recruit resigned within two months in post.
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Comment
The legacy of Mary Seacole
Coming after Brexit, a tribute to the pioneering black nurse should offer inspiration in the ongoing battles against racism
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: Suspension, validation and a surprise admonishment
What is going on in England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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News
Exclusive: 'Relationship breakdown' at teaching trust could threaten patient safety
“Breakdown in relationships” between St George’s vascular and interventional radiology teams risked causing harm to patients External review found standards of behaviour “far below” what was expected Senior consultant suspended by trust on Tuesday St George’s has asked Guy’s and St Thomas’ FT to help it run its vascular ...