South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 167
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HSJ Interactive
Why has it been challenging for the NHS to universally implement electronic patient records?
An HSJ roundtable in association with HCI Group considered why universal EPR coverage has been an elusive goal for so long
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News
Revealed: Members of government’s new ‘elective taskforce’
Ministers have set up a new taskforce to ‘focus on how the NHS can [better] utilise independent sector to cut the backlog’ and boost overall elective activity, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.
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Comment
Can integrated care systems survive their birth?
Nicholas Timmins draws conclusions from the recent interviews held by King’s Fund, highlighting concerns of leading ICS chairs as well as their optimism on the progress that can be made
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Daily Insight
Daily Insight: Weekend of the Worried Well
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Cost of ‘40 new hospitals’ has ‘inflated’ beyond Treasury allocation, admits Barclay
Soaring inflation has driven the cost of the ‘40 new hospitals’ promised by government beyond the funds previously ‘signed off’ by the Treasury, health secretary Steve Barclay has admitted.
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: ‘Am I in prison?’
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by correspondent Emily Townsend — contact me in confidence.
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Comment
The NHS's 'heartbreaking' failure to innovate
Lord Bethell and Lord Victor Adebowale wave a red flag over the slow implementation and adoption of medical innovation, urging the NHS to hasten its steps towards digitalisation
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News
Ambulance strike dates and trusts revealed
Thousands of ambulance staff across England will go on strike during the festive period this month in a dispute over pay, three unions have announced.
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News
CQC could be given ‘enhanced’ role following Hewitt review
The government’s rapid review of integrated care systems will look to “enhance” the role of the Care Quality Commission in regulating them, and will issue its first recommendations in 10 days.
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HSJ Interactive
HSJ webinar discussed can NHS data ever be considered truly secure?
On demand recording now available A wealth of sensitive data is collected every day across the health and care service; much of it used to make complex decisions about the best interventions for an individual or a group. The principle of ...
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News
‘Rubbish’ government Strep A comms blamed for flooding services
‘Rubbish’ communications on Group A Strep from government agencies made A&Es more ‘risky’ over the weekend, after services were flooded with the ‘worried well’, several senior provider sources have told HSJ.
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Daily Insight
Daily Insight: Special measures are dead. Long live special measures
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ Partners
Roundtable: Is the NHS making the most of robotic surgery?
Despite the increasing prevalence of robotic surgery, access is not always equal. In an HSJ roundtable, sponsored by CMR Surgical, a panel of experts explored how this could be changed
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Hospitals face intervention on ambulance handovers
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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News
HSJ Partnership Awards shortlist revealed
The shortlist for the sixth annual HSJ Partnership Awards, which celebrates the NHS’s work with its suppliers, has been announced.
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News
Special measures label ‘hurts people’, says trust CEO
The ‘special measures’ label unquestionably hurts staff morale, according to the chief executive of a trust that is hoping to move out of the highest level of oversight for the first time in five years.
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News
Government reveals pension changes but no change to tax allowances
No direct changes to either annual or lifetime allowance have been revealed in the government’s announcement on pension proposals today, despite these issues having previously been blamed for forcing clinicians to reduce hours or leave the health service.
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HSJ Partners
Partnerships, not procurement, will transform the NHS
The question is no longer will virtual wards work. Rather it’s about how will they work, and how well? And how can they be adopted at scale? These questions show how choosing the right partner can have a huge impact.
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News
Prolific surgeon ‘harmed more than 100 patients’
A consultant orthopaedic surgeon who carried out double the average number of knee and hip operations over a three year-period is facing a tribunal over alleged misconduct and more than 100 legal cases lodged by former patients, HSJ has been told.
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Daily Insight
The Primer: Strike watch
The Primer provides a rapid guide to the most interesting comment and analysis on the English health and care sector that has not (usually) appeared in HSJ.