South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 14
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CommentChristmas means cyber attacks
The NHS’s annual December stress test reveals a fundamental flaw in cyber governance: when competing pressures from security teams, IT departments, clinical services and boards collide, critical vulnerabilities are identified but cannot be addressed, creating a predictable pattern of unresolved risk
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NewsNICE names new CEO amid government ‘power grab’ plans
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has named its new chief executive.
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NewsDental contract gets ‘biggest tweak in its history’
The government is making significant changes to the dental contract, which it says will ensure dentists receive fairer payment for NHS work.
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NewsICB restricts autism, ADHD and weight loss services
An integrated care board has put new restrictions on referrals for several community services, arguing that “health benefits must be maximised from the resources available”.
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HSJ LocalFormer MP leaves trust leadership role
A former Labour MP who became known for campaigning on NHS matters has stood down as chair of a mental health trust.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Rearranging Titanic’s deck chairs
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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NewsDoctor named CEO of £1.7bn hospital trust
A medical manager has been made CEO of one of England’s largest trusts, which is grappling with multiple performance and quality problems.
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NewsStrike to go ahead after doctors reject latest plea
The resident doctors strike is set to go ahead from Wednesday, after they rejected the government’s latest offer, the British Medical Association has said today.
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HSJ LocalTrust cancels more than 1,400 ops after kit cleaning failings
A trust has been forced to cancel more than 1,400 elective operations due to problems with the cleaning of its surgical instruments.
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NewsFDP AI tool at centre of regulatory row
A federated data platform AI discharge tool hailed as “potentially transformational” by Wes Streeting is at the centre of a spiralling regulatory row, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsGovt advisers change stance on hospitals with risky concrete
Government advisers who previously said hospitals with RAAC panels needed to be replaced by 2030 have now recommended the unsafe concrete planks can “technically remain serviceable” until 2040.
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CommentLeaders must be realistic as well as compassionate
More than a decade of training leaders in compassionate behaviours is failing under NHS pressures. A new ‘realistic leadership’ model offers clarity, presence and resilience as the internal foundation that compassion needs to survive
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NewsNHSE orders daily reporting on maternity pressures
NHS England is requiring hospitals to report to it every morning on the state of their maternity and neonatal services, in what some leaders say is an echo of the “command and control under covid”.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: It might be Christmas, but let’s not rely on miracles
Too many NHS strategies skip crucial operational detail, relying on miracle thinking instead of confronting today’s problems and sequencing real, workable steps to achieve their goals, writes Steve Black
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Is the government changing its mind on ICBs?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Light touches, tech tragedies and departing chiefs
Your essential update on health for the week
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NewsClustering ICBs will share board members
Two integrated care boards that recently announced clustering arrangements have confirmed they will share a chief executive, chair and executive team.
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NewsIHO benefits ‘not transparent’, says leading candidate
The material advantages of becoming an integrated health organisation are “not entirely clear” due to an “almost complete lack of any detail”, according to would-be partners in one of the leading candidates.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in October 2025, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentWaiting list starts growing again
The trajectory towards 18 weeks recovery is getting steeper, says Rob Findlay