South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 621
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CommentJulian Patterson: A more roadworthy NHS
Exciting new publishing venture from the government promises to make it cheaper and easier than ever to maintain your old runabout
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NewsMinisters target 85pc flu vaccine uptake among frontline NHS staff
The government is aiming to get at least 85 per cent of NHS frontline staff vaccinated against flu this winter – an 8 percentage point increase on last year’s performance.
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NewsHospital trust loses ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ ratings amid ED pressures
One of the largest hospital trusts has been downgraded from ‘good’ to ‘requires improvement’ after the Care Quality Commission found emergency department staff felt ‘pressured’ by leaders to re-introduce ‘corridor care’.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Chained naked outside the Department of Health
We discuss Sajid Javid’s first Tory conference as health secretary and try to pin down the ‘fundamental and far-reaching reforms’ he pledged to make.
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NewsDaily Insight: Annus horribilis
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentICSs take over in just six months, but many questions remain unanswered
With six months to go until integrated care systems become statutory bodies, Georgia Butterworth explores the aspects of system working that are currently preoccupying trust leaders.
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CommentWhy some people on elective waiting lists may never reach the front of the queue
If we don’t keep up with demand, some patients may never reach the front of the queue
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HSJ Local‘Considerable disquiet’ over lack of savings from £7m consultancy contract
There has been ‘considerable disquiet’ among board members of a beleaguered NHS trust over £7m of spending on a consultancy contract, which according to auditors has so far delivered ‘no tangible savings’.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The Saj spotlights ‘disparities’
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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HSJ LocalCEO returns from overseas to lead struggling trust
An acute trust struggling with governance issues has appointed a new chief executive from the Australian health system.
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NewsDaily Insight: Javid puts weak leaders on notice
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsCCG acts after 111 provider’s poor performance on key measures
Commissioners across a large health system have issued a contract performance notice to its 111 provider and described key aspects of the service’s performance as “well below acceptable levels”.
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CommentGetting more hours from exhausted clinicians - the options
Andrew Taylor explains the pay and cost dilemmas facing NHS leaders, as they look to use additional cash to keep waiting lists in check.
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NewsHealth secretary to act on racial bias in effectiveness of medical devices
Sajid Javid has said medical device manufacturers should check their products work well for people of all ethnic backgrounds, citing problems that those with dark skin have experienced when using pulse oximeters.
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NewsPoor leadership to blame for some trusts being ‘in trouble all the time’, says Javid
The health secretary has said quality of leadership is the reason some NHS trusts are in “trouble all the time”, while peer organisations with the same challenges perform well.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The new pandemic
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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CommentA focus on neurology can unlock wider benefits for the NHS
In many ways the issues facing neurology services are a microcosm of those facing the wider NHS. Getting neurology services right can help local NHS decision-makers meet many of their other targets. By Nick Moberly
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NewsThe 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health: The near misses
The judges considered a substantial longlist of contenders for the most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic leaders in health. Here are the ones who did not quite make it into the final 50
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NewsRevealed: Healthcare’s most influential minority ethnic leaders
The vital contribution of effective and admirable leaders from minority ethnic backgrounds to the UK’s health and care services is slowly gaining more and more visibility, writes Alastair McLellan
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NewsThe 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health
Here are the 50 Black, Asian and minority ethnic figures who will exercise the most power and/or influence in the English NHS and health policy over the next 12 months