South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 118
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News
Region trapped in ‘vicious circle’ as NHS ‘incentivises poor performance’, says ICS chief
People in the North East of England are being trapped in a ‘vicious circle of ill health’ due to national funding structures which ‘incentivise’ poorly performing areas, according to the chief executive of the largest commissioning board.
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News
NHSE expands overseas recruitment drive
NHS England has expanded its drive to increase overseas recruitment, introducing funding for trusts to hire more types of health professionals from abroad.
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Daily Insight
The mythbuster: Bad data = bad policy
The NHS should pay more attention to what is measured and the quality of data collection if its wants more effective policy making and service improvement, writes Steve Black
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News
IT ‘crash’ hits 1,000s of GP practices
An IT system used by thousands of general practices has suffered major technical problems today, with GPs struggling to access patient records and give prescriptions.
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News
AHSNs face cuts and uncertainty despite ‘relaunch’ and renaming
The 15 academic health science networks have been renamed ‘health innovation networks’ and given a new five-year ‘licence’ by NHS England, but face further review and uncertainty.
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Comment
Crisis deepens as government fails to restore rehab space
Urgent action is needed as the government’s failure to restore rehab space is leading to dire consequences for patients, staff, and the healthcare system, exacerbating waiting lists and compromising patient care
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Expert Briefing
Patient Safety Watch: Not just ‘one of those things’
HSJ is now hosting the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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Comment
The cost of living has become a barrier to accessing good healthcare in England
The cost of living can have a detrimental impact on people’s decisions about their healthcare. If you are disabled, on means-tested benefits or aged 18-24, you are more likely to avoid vital health services due to the fear of extra costs. Louise Ansari, chief executive of Healthwatch England, warns that ...
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News
NHSE officer steps down to focus on board roles
England’s chief dental officer is leaving her national post after eight years in part to focus on several non-executive board roles, NHS England has announced.
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Daily Insight
HSJ Weekly Catch-up: Leadership under fire, tools under-used and programme undermined
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Comment
Vegan goujons: a dangerous precedent for NHS policy making
When there’s important work to be done, the top team at NHS Blithering don’t waste time getting down to business. By Julian Patterson
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Podcast
HSJ Podcast: The fate of ‘40 new hospitals’
After seemingly endless delays, the fate of the ‘40 new hospitals’ has finally been revealed by the government.
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News
Trust top team was ‘least cohesive I’ve ever joined’, says new CEO
A review into how a reporting error came about has uncovered tension among an ambulance trust’s previous senior leaders, including that its new CEO felt it was ‘the least cohesive team I have ever joined’.
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Daily Insight
Daily Insight: Crumbling hopes
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
What’s changed in the ‘new hospitals’ programme?
HSJ has mapped and charted how the projects in the new hospitals programme have changed following government’s announcement today.
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News
Trust’s two maternity units rated ‘inadequate’
Standards of care at a trust at the centre of a baby deaths scandal have declined further, with both maternity units now being rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission.
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News
Trust refuses to wait for hospital rebuild
Waiting until 2030 to start redeveloping its hospital would be ‘hugely damaging’, a leading trust’s chief executive has said, after it was identified as one of eight schemes which will not be funded before that date by the government’s new hospitals programme.
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HSJ Partners
It’s time to optimise medicines optimisation
Working much more collaboratively, with a full range of partners, could improve the use of medicines in the NHS – so saving money and improving care, says Jyotika Singh, principal consultant, Wilmington Healthcare
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News
Group CEO set to lead fourth trust
A chief executive who already leads three trusts looks set to also take the helm at a struggling neighbouring provider, HSJ has learned.
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News
Revealed: Eight ‘new hospitals’ delayed until next decade
The government’s flagship ‘new hospitals programme’ is set to receive around £10bn less than was requested by 2030, with eight schemes being pushed back into the next decade.