South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 121
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HSJ Local
Staff suspended after ‘sleeping in patient’s bed’
Staff were suspended by their trust after they were found to have been sleeping in a patient’s bed, a Care Quality Commission report has revealed.
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News
‘Unreserved apology’ issued to national cancer director over ‘dishonest’ claim
Newcastle Hospitals Foundation Trust deputy chief executive Andy Welch, has issued an ‘unreserved apology’ over his public criticism of remarks made by NHSE national cancer director Dame Cally Palmer.
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Daily Insight
Daily Insight: Top marks for trying
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert Briefing
Recovery Watch: A reason for optimism about the waiting list?
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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News
Bullying culture trust seeks ‘fair and supportive’ CEO
A struggling trust has started recruitment for its new substantive chief executive, after a review found its leadership had become ‘overzealous and coercive’.
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Comment
Tackling the postcode lottery of intermediate care
To address the ongoing issue of delayed patient discharges in hospitals and ensure prompt patient discharges, collaboration between trusts and system partners is crucial, as well as governmental support and financial commitment, explains Hannah Hayes
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News
ICSs get ‘significantly harder’ savings target of 6pc
NHS organisations will have to make average efficiency savings of almost 6 per cent to meet their financial requirements this year, a report suggests, which is significantly higher than the levels demanded before the pandemic.
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Comment
The biggest risk AI poses to the NHS is failing to harness its benefits
AI has the capacity to tackle major issues that the NHS is confronting, but there are still unknown dangers associated with it, making a strong case for regulatory oversight, writes Luke O’Shea
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Comment
The poor are still waiting longer for NHS care
Disaggregating waiting lists with the use of data will result in more meaningful and purpose-driven metrics, giving targeted solutions for elective recovery, writes Danielle Jefferies, senior analyst at The King’s Fund.
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News
Intervention at major trust as junior doctors flag patient safety risks
Trainee medics in a troubled maternity department have flagged concerns with national regulators over the safety of patients, it has emerged.
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HSJ Local
CEO of struggling ICS to retire
The chief executive of one of England’s most challenged integrated care systems has announced her retirement.
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Daily Insight
Daily Insight: Rhetoric vs reality
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
NHSE finally appoints regional director after months of sign-off delay
London has a new regional director after months of delays from national bodies.
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Comment
Needed: a radical change in how Alzheimer's is diagnosed and treated
Fiona Carragher discusses barriers such as rurality, deprivation, and ethnicity that must be addressed to improve dementia diagnosis rates and open the door to new breakthrough treatments
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News
‘Financial realities’ preventing elective targets being met, say trust leaders
Trust bosses have warned of a ‘disconnect’ between government policy on the use of private providers and its pledge that waiting lists will fall.
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News
NHSE begins rollout of mandatory outcomes registry
NHS and private providers have until the end of the year to start submitting all data on all surgeries that include a high-risk medical device by year-end into NHS England’s new mandatory medical device outcome registry.
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HSJ Local
‘No new suppliers’ promises ICS as four trusts eye EPR purchases
A major acute provider will make a second attempt at procuring a new electronic patient record, while three neighbouring trusts are planning to launch a separate tender process, HSJ has learned.
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News
Patient aggression up by a fifth despite trust’s interventions
A hospital trust, which has already implemented a series of safety measures to protect employees, has reported a 17 per cent rise in incidents of abuse against staff by patients and the public in the last year.
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Daily Insight
Daily Insight: Going nowhere fast
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: What now for The Christie?
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.