South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 91
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Daily Insight
The mythbuster: The biggest problems in the NHS won’t be solved by more money
Beyond spending, baroque complexity and productivity issues must be addressed for effective NHS and infrastructure reform, emphasises Steve Black
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Expert Briefing
Patient Safety Watch: The unthinkable has happened before – lessons were supposed to have been learned
HSJ is now hosting the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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News
Labour ward staffing shortages restrict use of beneficial drug
Staffing shortages are likely to restrict the use of a beneficial painkiller in birthing suites, even once its use has been recommended by national guidance.
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News
Trusts miss out on £50m of pledged ‘net zero’ funds
Nearly a fifth of the capital funding allocated to the NHS for ‘net zero’ projects was never received by trusts, with at least two schemes prevented from going ahead due to a lack of flexibility in the scheme.
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Comment
‘It was as if we didn’t exist’ – shoe family’s harrowing tale
Underfunding and negligence may have been contributory factors as single mother loses family home, reports Julian Patterson
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News
NHSE must target cash-rich trusts for savings, as well as strugglers, says ex-DH boss
Regulators are trying to squeeze cost savings out of some of the most financially challenged trusts and should focus more heavily on organisations with healthier balance sheets, says a former Department of Health director.
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Daily Insight
Daily Insight: Suggestions welcomed
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
First-ever joint strikes for junior doctors and consultants announced
Junior doctors have announced a fresh round of strike action that will coincide with walkouts by hospital consultants.
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News
Chair who was ‘not always honest’ in old job gets NHSE’s ‘full support’
An integrated care board chair is keeping her job despite complaints being upheld against her in a previous role, it has emerged.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Letby trust execs need a fair hearing
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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Daily Insight
HSJ Weekly Catch-up: Fresh faces, system switch-off, and monetary musings
Your essential update on health for the week.
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News
CEO warns of £120m deficit and tells staff ‘position must change’
A trust chief executive has warned it is on course for a £120m deficit, which would breach the financial plan agreed with NHS England by around £50m.
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HSJ Local
Two trusts move to shared leadership model
The leadership of a specialist trust in Liverpool is set to be taken over by the chief executive of the city’s main acute provider.
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News
Concerns raised over Letby trust CEO before new appointment
Governors at a trust which hired the former chief executive of the Countess of Chester Hospital midway through the trial of Lucy Letby had raised concerns about his appointment, HSJ understands.
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News
NHSE appoints ICS chief as medical director
NHS England has appointed an integrated care system chief who led an extensive review on primary care last summer as a medical director.
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News
Flu jab IT system to be ‘switched off’ weeks before vaccine programme starts
All tech support for flu and covid vaccinations will be switched off on Thursday after NHS England decided against extending its contract with its supplier in favour of developing an in-house system, HSJ has learned.
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Expert Briefing
The Download: What the government didn’t say about its patient data sharing scheme
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by senior correspondent Nick Carding. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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HSJ Local
Three trusts pick US firm for £150m EPR scheme
Three acute trusts in one of the NHS’s least digitally mature health economies have hired US firm Meditech to provide a single electronic patient record under a contract worth around £155m.
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News
Length in post of each trust CEO
The length in post of each trust chief executive, up to August 2023, from HSJ research.
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Daily Insight
The mythbuster: Blaming people will not make the NHS safer
The majority of safety failures in the NHS are caused by bad systems not by malicious or incompetent staff, writes Steve Black