South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 488
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HSJ LocalICS leaders quit, claiming job ‘not what we signed up for’
The relatively newly appointed leaders of a large integrated care system have announced they are stepping down, saying the task has become “significantly different from the one we were appointed to”.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: The NHS is failing to diagnose Devon’s autistic children
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsAlert over hospital air devices after 120 ‘never events’
NHS trusts are to be told to remove devices linked to more than 120 never events caused by ‘unconscious errors’.
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NewsEx-teaching trust CEO joins NHS property quango
A former teaching trust CEO who quit amid financial turmoil, plus a recently departed acute chair, have become directors at NHS Property Services.
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CommentThe NHS and its partners must 'take risks' to improve care for children
For healthcare to truly improve the overall outcomes of children and young people health issues must be addressed holistically alongside factors like safety, wellbeing, and access to education, training and skills. By Rukshana Kapasi
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NewsNHS scrambles to avoid underspend of ‘billions’ against bumper covid budget
The NHS is scrambling to avoid a substantial and ‘embarrassing’ underspend against the budgets it negotiated with the government for additional covid costs, HSJ has learned.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Inquiring minds and the World King’s gambit
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.
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NewsNHS England seeks chief to ‘speak truth to power’
NHS England has published a job spec for its new chief executive, saying the role will require the “ability to speak truth to power”, and have an emphasis on “digital innovation and transformation”.
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NewsDaily Insight: Unintended consequences
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsJeremy Hunt: ICSs could ‘deprioritise care quality’ without checks
Jeremy Hunt has warned that the NHS could take a ‘big step back’ if integrated care systems are not rated on safety and quality by the Care Quality Commission.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Successor sought, docs removed and pay curbed
Your essential update on health for the week.
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NewsExclusive: Government alert over surge in respiratory virus affecting babies and toddlers
The chief medical officers of the four UK nations are set to warn about a surge in admissions of severely ill, very young children later this year, due to the resurgence of a respiratory virus which has been suppressed by anti-covid measures, HSJ can reveal.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: How the government’s NHS reform plans are changing
In this week’s podcast we discuss how the government’s health and social care legislation plans are changing — both in substance and in context.
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NewsGPs told to resume booking face-to-face appointments following row over access
NHS England has said GP practices must start opening their receptions and allow people to book initial face-to-face appointments — scrapping the controversial ‘total triage’ rule — for the first time since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsDaily Insight: ‘May result in mild or moderate disability’
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalSupplier to ‘every NHS trust’ placed in special measures
Patients have come to avoidable harm after a large private provider failed to deliver thousands of medicine prescriptions, according to a report from the Care Quality Commission.
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CommentSo it begins: the real elective backlog starts to emerge
Referrals are up year-on-year, for the first time since covid restrictions began. But activity is not.
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NewsDoctors want tougher line on racist patients
GPs’ representatives have called on the government to taker a tougher line on racist patients, including preventing patients from refusing doctors who have a minority ethnic background.
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NewsInterim finance chief’s row with CCG over ‘warm words’ revealed
An interim finance director who was embroiled in a row with his former employer over whether he should be permanently appointed has lost his employment tribunal.
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NewsPatients needing scans to be ranked on risk of becoming disabled
Patients awaiting a diagnostic test are to be assessed according to risk of becoming disabled as the service tries to prioritise in the face of huge backlogs.