South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 124
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News
Elective recovery drive at risk from product shortages, warns NHS Supply Chain
Long-running supply issues with blood collection equipment risk delaying the elective recovery, according to an internal NHS Supply Chain communication seen by HSJ.
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Comment
The deep trauma caused by the pandemic still afflicts NHS staff and patients
As the NHS tries to recover from the impact of the pandemic, the trauma experienced by frontline workers and NHS staff will require collaboration, compassion and trust to overcome, writes former NHS England deputy chief executive Matthew Swindells
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Daily Insight
HSJ Weekly Catch-up: Slow tech, the NHS at 75 and the return of Mackey
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Comment
The new maternity and neonatal plan is ambitious but lacks detail
According to Robert Wilson, head of Sands and Tommy’s Joint Policy Unit – a much more detailed plan is needed to link national policy priorities with changes in local practice for maternity and neonatal care
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News
ICBs say ‘chaotic’ services for refugees are fault of Home Office
A northern integrated care board has criticised the Home Office for sending asylum seekers at “very short notice” to their area and failing to provide adequate funding for their health and care.
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HSJ Local
Child takes patient records to school to use ‘as drawing paper’
A child arrived at their primary school with printed records containing details of 150 patients to use as “drawing paper”, the trust involved has admitted.
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Comment
How a naked Chris Ham inspired my conversion to PHM
Dr David Rummage, emeritus professor of digital healthcare and metaverse studies at the University of Blithering, argues that we ignore population health management systems at our peril. Interview by Julian Patterson
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HSJ Local
ICBs employ consultancy for ‘rapid assessment’ of cost-saving opportunities
Two integrated care boards are exploring closer joint working to help them make nationally required running cost reductions.
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Podcast
HSJ Podcast: Revealed – Why Jim Mackey is back
On this week’s episode our editor Alastair McLellan reveals why NHS England’s elective recovery director Jim Mackey is replacing David Sloman as national operations lead later this year.
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HSJ Local
CEO who quit ahead of damning CQC report given new role at trust-hosted agency
The former chief executive of a major trust who stepped down after a CQC inspection rated its leadership ‘inadequate’ has been employed as a director of an NHS audit agency hosted by the provider.
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Daily Insight
Daily Insight: Why NHSE is not appointing a chief operating officer (yet)
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert Briefing
The Ward Round: Barclay gains breathing space
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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Comment
We must not let workforce pressures undermine the establishment of women's health hubs
The collaboration between professional bodies and investment in training and development for the existing workforce will be essential for successful working of the Women’s Health Hubs model and improving the overall healthcare for women, writes Ranee Thakar
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News
National rollout of crucial systems will reach just 20 trusts in two years
The NHS’s rollout of inventory management systems will reach just 20 trusts in its first two years, despite an internal report saying these systems are the best way to make savings and improve efficiency in supply chains.
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News
ICS gets new boss after eight-month wait
A new chair has been announced for South West London Integrated Care Board, eight months after his predecessor quit following a row over a ‘toxic’ working environment.
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HSJ Partners
Breaking crisis cycles in health and social care
Private sector partnerships with NHS can bring a new perspective, enable greater integration, and improve health outcomes for citizens to break the cycle of crises in health and social care, writes Stephen Boyle and Nick Parker
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Comment
NHSE’s decision to delay pioneering health centres is short-sighted
The national program for redesigning primary care estates in six locations in England has been halted, throwing plans into doubt and potentially delaying improved outcomes for localities, writes Dr Eleanor Roy
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Daily Insight
Daily Insight: The need for speed
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Watchdog hits out at DHSC ‘ambiguity and delay’
The national patient safety commissioner has hit out at government for failing to confirm her budget a month into the financial year, warning that she is ‘incredibly limited’ in what she can achieve.
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News
Sloman and Ferris to leave NHS England
Two top-level NHS England directors have announced they are leaving the organisation after about two years in their current posts.