South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 254
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Comment
Publishing an integration white paper smacks of desperation
There seems to be a moratorium on meaningfully investing long-term and in a strategic way in the things that will make the biggest difference: workforce, team capacity, culture change. By Charlotte Augst, chief executive of National Voices
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News
Restoring ‘much needed’ service undermined by lack of funding
Lack of funding and workforce will undermine recovery of a ‘cost effective’ and ‘much needed’ contraceptive service, despite government’s pledges to better support women’s and reproductive health, it has been warned.
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News
Covid vaccine status could be factor in misconduct cases, NHSE director suggests
There is a risk that NHS staff who remain unvaccinated against coronavirus could have this used against them in a fitness-to-practise procedure, an NHS England director has warned.
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News
Daily Insight: Challenging the career path cliché
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Comment
I know what dodgy policy looks like and the integration white paper fits that bill
The problem with the new white paper on integration is that the way it thinks change happens is pretty much the same as past attempts, writes Richard Taunt
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Comment
How the Health and Care Bill can help the homeless and socially excluded
The new structures and duties proposed in the Bill, to integrate services around patient’s needs and across organisational boundaries present the opportunity for a step-change in our collective responses to the most excluded, writes Alex Bax
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Comment
What does a 'Place' lead do?
The value of place-based working importantly strengthens the role of local democracy, elected members and accountability to residents, writes Jo Webster
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News
Radiographer COO appointed to run trust
A radiographer has been appointed to run a hospital trust in the South East.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: How to help social care
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ Partners
Shifting the dial on inequality
How data will help ICSs support those most at risk, writes Markus Bolton
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News
‘Rasputin-like’ characters dominated safety watchdog
The leadership of a national watchdog was dominated by ‘Rasputin-like’ characters and displayed many of the bullying behaviours it was set up to help prevent in the NHS, according to multiple former staff.
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Expert Briefing
The Primer: Back to the noughties
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.
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HSJ Local
Lassa fever case sparks ‘major incident’ across region’s NHS
The East of England region has declared a major incident due to a case of Lassa fever at a major teaching hospital knocking out significant critical care capacity, HSJ can reveal.
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News
Ambulance trust delayed 750 safeguarding referrals
A computer problem meant an ambulance trust failed to pass on 750 safeguarding referrals to local authorities for up to 17 days.
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News
Daily Insight: The long covid goodbye
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Comment
Focusing on answers, not questions, on a ‘journey to outstanding’
A big week for the Blithering health economy, with a raft of policy announcements and exciting new acronyms. Julian Patterson reports from the scene
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News
Staff on prolonged leave with long covid could be dismissed, says NHSE
Staff on prolonged sick leave due to long covid could be dismissed if ‘redeployment is not an option’ and they are unable to fulfil their contract, new NHS England guidance says.
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News
Mapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in December 2021, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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HSJ Local
‘Methodical and respectful’ CEO appointed by troubled acute trust
The second largest trust in the North West has appointed James Sumner as its new chief executive.
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Podcast
HSJ podcast: The NHS has captured this government
After weeks of wrangling over the elective recovery plan a compromise has been reached and on this week’s episode we get stuck into the politics surrounding it and of course what it means for NHS leaders.