South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 253
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Comment
For the public, good healthcare is about relationships
John Hall gives an insight into the revelations from Engage Britain’s recent ‘People’s Panel’ where members of the public discussed health and care challenges faced across the country
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News
Pension contributions for higher earners and part-time staff to be cut
The government has confirmed it will change how much people pay towards their NHS pension, with adjustments due to be phased in from October.
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Expert Briefing
The Ward Round: Javid’s workforce strategy is hiding in plain sight
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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HSJ Partners
Medics should vent their spleen against poor air quality
Structural under-ventilation has long been a challenge throughout the NHS and targets for clean air delivery within healthcare are rightly ambitious, says Christian Hendriksen
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Comment
The government has gone silent on mental health
If the government is genuinely serious about “levelling-up”, they need to tackle the disparity between funding for physical health and mental health and deliver the funding mental health services need, writes Dr Adrian James
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News
‘Unprecedented numbers’ sent hundreds of miles for a bed
Parts of the country are seeing ‘unprecedented’ numbers of ‘inappropriate’ out of area placements for mental health patients, despite a flagship national ambition to eliminate these cases.
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News
Daily Insight: Getting to grips with recovery
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert Briefing
Recovery Watch: Mackey’s blunt message
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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Comment
Why we're offering compassionate leave for miscarriage and fertility treatment
Donna Griffiths discusses how putting the focus on the wellbeing of employees during challenging times and introducing support packages and policies can make a powerful impact.
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News
Coroner warns of ‘real risk of future deaths’ at provider facing government probe
A coroner is warning that if systemic problems within mental healthcare at a troubled provider are not addressed there is a ‘real risk of future deaths’, new reports sent to the trust and NHS England reveal.
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News
Prepare for tighter grip from regulators, says Mackey
Trust leaders now face a far more ‘performance management-orientated world’ than most have realised, following a prolonged period in which there has been little grip from regulators, Sir Jim Mackey has warned.
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News
Chief revealed for large hospital trust
The former chief medical officer of a large multisite trust is set to be confirmed as its new chief executive, HSJ has learned.
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Comment
Letter from Scotland: Care reforms could ‘dismantle’ health service
NHS Scotland leaders fear the reforms to fix social care as it includes, what they call a ‘radical restructuring’, which would ‘disconnect’ community services from acute care and disrupt the health service as it recovers from covid. By Henry Anderson
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HSJ Partners
Connecting MedSafety and efficiency
How digital medication management will connect us to the hospital of the future sooner
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News
Trusts to be judged on ‘leadership and culture’, government warns
NHS England and the Care Quality Commission will put more emphasis on trusts’ ‘leadership and culture’ in their oversight and regulation, the government has revealed.
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News
‘Don’t overwork staff’, says trust with just one 52-week waiter
Allowing staff enough rest has been ‘the key’ to elective recovery for an acute trust which has the lowest number of 52-week waiters in England, it has said.
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News
Daily Insight: Fit to practise? Definitely maybe
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Javid to address HSJ summit on 24 February
Sajid Javid will make a keynote address at the HSJ Digital Transformation Summit next week.
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HSJ Interactive
HSJ webinar discussed how can the NHS make the most of temporary staff?
in association with On demand recording now available Temporary staff, most notably through staff banks, play an important role in the delivery of NHS services. With staffing pressures compounded by the pandemic, the need for a well managed flexible workforce is ...
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News
Majority of ‘last resort’ ambulance diverts reported by only two trusts
Two acute trusts account for almost two-thirds of emergency department ‘diverts’ reported over the last two months.