South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 432
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News
NHS services face new tenders amid covid cost pressure
Ministers have been warned that councils are tendering NHS service contracts — meaning nurses could be put out of work in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic — in a letter seen by HSJ.
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HSJ Interactive
An integrated approach
Experts argue a slicker pathway for patients with severe heart valve disease will yield multiple benefits – but require collaboration from all parts of the system
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HSJ Interactive
Complications need to be thought about as part of the TAVI pathway
If the pathway for patients with severe heart valve disease is to be improved, potential complications of treatment need to be considered
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Webinar: how covid sparked unprecedented collaboration between the NHS and industry
The need to respond at scale and pace to the coronavirus pandemic has created unprecedented collaboration between the NHS and the pharmaceutical and medical devices sector.
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Hospitals 'want to cut PPE requirements to speed surgery return'
Some hospitals have sought to water down PPE requirements in order to “accelerate” the return of planned surgery, senior doctors have said, as they issued new guidance aiming to inform the decision.
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Bullying, bad behaviour and broken IT uncovered at worst trusts for junior doctors
Regulators have uncovered multiple examples of patients being put at risk when junior doctors are left with tasks they are not trained for, lacking support, and facing bullying and inappropriate behaviour.
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: The cargo cult of NHS test and trace
Andy Cowper on NHS’ famously failed test and trace app and the politics of the “Covid-19 Blame Olympics”.
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Private providers’ GP surgeries shut to appointments over CQC concerns
Three GP surgeries run by a troubled private provider have been temporarily closed to appointments, just days after it was suspended from a dermatology contract in the same area.
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Weekly Catch-up: Second waves, unheeded lessons and Hunt’s hopes
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Comment
Unite to combat the “toxic” discrimination faced by LGBTQ+ staff and patients
On the launch of the new Health and Care LGBTQ+ Leaders Network, our director of international relations, Layla McCay, shares her experience of being a gay woman in the NHS and her pride on being part of a movement that aims to transform the NHS into an inclusive environment for ...
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Government spend on PPE tops £1.1bn
The Department of Health and Social Care spent at least £1.1bn on personal protective equipment in April and May, HSJ analysis shows.
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Region used ‘clinically unsafe’ healthcare app for three years
A healthcare app which was investigated over failing to meet clinical and governance standards has been dropped by north London commissioners after it was deemed “clinically unsafe”.
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: Hunt’s covid lessons
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Comment
Hunt: Scrap national waiting time targets
Jeremy Hunt sets out his vision for the post-covid NHS
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Hospital chief issues warning over staffing under second peak
A lack of childcare provision for key workers during a second covid-19 peak would have a “major impact” on the national NHS workforce, an acute hospital chief executive has warned.
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: The heat is on
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Hospital deaths falling at fastest rate yet
Deaths from covid-19 in England’s hospitals are declining at the fastest rate yet, as the whole South West region sees one death in seven days.
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Expert Briefing
The Download: Watchdog’s warning to NHS tech sector
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent, Nick Carding.
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Trusts ordered to publish progress on BAME covid assessments
Local NHS leaders have been ordered to complete risk assessments for all staff who are at risk of covid-19 within the next month, amid concern some are not acting fast enough.
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Doing away with disjointed care
Devolution is urgently required so that regional clinical teams can respond with agility to the needs of individuals and places, writes Ian Smith.