South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 184
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News
NHS facing £70m tax bill after legal challenge on car parking charges fails
NHS organisations look set to lose out on £70m, after a court ruled a trust could not reclaim VAT on its car parking fees from HMRC.
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News
New national incident reporting system delayed amid fears of patient safety ‘disaster’
The deadline for the NHS to move to a new system for safety incident reporting has been delayed after widespread concerns the rollout could be a ‘disaster’.
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Comment
End-of-life care can unravel without digital systems that work
A recent analysis captures people’s voices on end-of-life electronic records, emphasising on how it should be a medium to communicate their health information and wishes across care settings. By Usha Grieve
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Comment
Why the cost of living crisis is a catastrophe for people with MS
People with multiple sclerosis are at breaking point, and unless urgent action is taken we will soon be faced with a catastrophic health crisis, writes Nick Moberly
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Comment
The NHS is failing to meet the healthcare needs of refugees
Kama Petruczenko emphasises on the need for system leaders to develop a deeper understanding of refugees’ complex experiences and the systemic barriers faced by them, leading to profound health inequalities
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Comment
Ending religious discrimination in the NHS
Dr. Hina Shahid discusses the religious discrimination experienced by NHS staff from ethnic minority backgrounds, as well as the steps required to achieve wellbeing equity.
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News
NHSE’s ‘institutionalised’ firing of CEOs contributed to ‘major service failure’
An “institutionalised” and “counterproductive” system of hiring and firing trust leaders was a contributory factor to care failings which caused the death of at least 45 babies, an inquiry has concluded.
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Podcast
HSJ Podcast: What Chancellor Hunt means for the NHS
Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt is now the most powerful person in the country. We discuss what some of his mini-budget reversals mean for the NHS and if the health service is safe in his hands.
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HSJ Partners
Radar Healthcare appoints former CEO of NICE
Quality and compliance software experts, Radar Healthcare has appointed the former chief executive officer of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Gillian Leng CBE to its board of non-executive directors.
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Daily Insight
National Voices Daily Insight: Striking a balance between central and local decisions
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: main hospital corridor turned into ‘makeshift ward’
The main corridor of an acute hospital has been closed to patients and staff and turned into a ‘makeshift ward’, in what sources describe as an ‘absolutely unprecedented’ situation.
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HSJ Local
Leadership review launched at ‘outstanding’ trust
The Care Quality Commission has launched a review of leadership at an “outstanding”-rated specialist trust, after receiving multiple concerns from whistleblowers.
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News
CEOs and chairs blamed for care failings which led to death of over 40 babies
A series of chairs and chief executives at an acute trust were ‘wrong’ to believe the organisation was providing acceptable care over an 11-year period and should be held accountable for one of NHS’s largest maternity care scandals, an inquiry concluded today.
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News
CQC lead hospital inspector quits for ICS role
The Care Quality Commission’s head of hospital inspection is leaving the watchdog next month to oversee quality of maternity services for an integrated care system, it has emerged.
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: Doing North Bristol here
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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News
East Kent Hospitals accused of ‘cancer at the top of the organisation’ by governor
The former lead governor of East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust has resigned this morning, claiming there is “a cancer at the top of the organisation” and that its services won’t be safe until the government provides funding for critical estates work.
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HSJ Interactive
Helping the vulnerably housed get better care
Through their work for vulnerable communities, JustLife has become a leading organisation for researching, advocating for and working with people living in temporary accommodation.
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Comment
Ensuring ICSs do not create a postcode lottery for care
There have been attempts to outline and clarify how engagement and partnerships between the voluntary sector and ICSs should happen. Sam Mountney brings to light how it can be a real challenge for people affected with neurological conditions to be heard.
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Comment
How taboo subjects are hindering effective care
Sarah Sleet addresses the stigma around ‘embarrassing’ symptoms and the tools required to combat the problem of delayed diagnosis.
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Comment
The NHS needs to rethink how it communicates
The failure to consider the needs of diverse groups of people badly impacts experience of care. Sarah Sweeney, Head of Policy at National Voices points out how the NHS needs to change the way it communicates with people regarding care