South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 666
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures hospital seeks ‘workforce academy’
A struggling district general hospital is in discussions with a local college to establish a “workforce academy” and school of nursing to address its workforce problems, its chief executive told HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: New top A&E doctor ‘could support replacing target’
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine could support replacing the four-hour target – but only if it was satisfied a replacement regime would demonstrably improve patient outcomes and cut bureaucracy for staff, according its new president.
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CommentWhy are NHS trusts not doing more research?
Clinical research has a positive impact on society, so why isn’t every hospital and healthcare professional in the UK supporting research, asks Dr William Van’t Hoff
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CommentWhat about the patient?: Jessie Cunnett
This week: Jessie Cunnett, head of public support, Nursing and Midwifery Council
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: No silver bullets
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, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Papers, please
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNHSX will advise trusts on getting good tech deals
NHSX has announced plans to launch a “centre of expertise” for healthcare providers where they can seek advice on securing deals with tech suppliers.
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NewsRegulator launches emotional support helpline
The nursing regulator has launched a new support helpline for nurses and midwives who are going through its fitness to practise process in a bid by its new chief executive to “truly humanise how we operate”.
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NewsUpdated: 60,000 staff fall under potential post-Brexit migration salary cap
More than 60,000 NHS workers from overseas would fall under an increased immigration salary threshold which has been proposed to government, an analysis by HSJ has revealed.
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NewsHancock pledges ‘spectacularly’ simpler capital sign-offs
Matt Hancock has pledged that the national sign-off process for NHS capital projects will be “spectacularly more straightforward”.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Details of the ‘A&E Local’ model revealed
HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing is our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsStevens names three ‘tests’ for PCNs
Simon Stevens has identified three top “real world tests” for primary care networks.
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NewsFinance manager jailed for fraud must repay £220,000
A senior finance manager convicted of fraud must repay £220,000 or face another three years in jail, a judge has ruled.
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Comment‘Hand in hand’ - NHS trusts and charities working in partnership
NHS charities have the potential to be the nation’s biggest independent supporters of health and well-being, notes Ellie Orton
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NewsDaily Insight: What Jeremy did next
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsHospital fined for 13 breaches of duty of candour rules
A hospital trust has been fined a total of £16,250 for 13 separate breaches of the NHS statutory duty of candour, the Care Quality Commission has said.
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NewsJeremy Hunt launches charity to monitor patient safety
Jeremy Hunt has set up a patient safety charity which will establish data he can use to report on levels of avoidable harm in healthcare, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalHigh profile CEO to step down next year
Stuart Bell, chief executive of Oxford Health Foundation Trust, has announced he is due to retire next year.
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NewsStevens: Hospitals should open more beds this winter than last
Simon Stevens has urged trust bosses to “think carefully” about how many beds they have open this winter and said “ideally” there should be more in total than last year.
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NewsTrust’s 62-day performance slumps after surge in referrals
An acute trust’s performance against the 62-day cancer treatment target has slipped to one of the worst in the country after a sudden rise in referral numbers.