South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 92
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News
Revealed: 60pc of trusts have a ‘first-time’ CEO
Nearly two-thirds of trusts have a ‘first-time’ chief executive, while one-third of the sector’s CEOs have been in their current post for 18 months or less, following a period of remarkable turnover since the covid crisis.
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NHSE calls urgent meeting over powers to strike off managers
Amanda Pritchard has said it is time to “look again” at whether NHS England should be given formal powers to disbar managers for “serious misconduct”.
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Comment
Comms professionals can help prevent patient safety problems being swept under the carpet
In the wake of the Lucy Letby scandal, a former senior NHS communications professional points out the stark lessons the NHS should learn from the way it balances patient safety and reputation.
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Comment
Something must be done! Please tell us what
Determined to show that something must be done in the wake of recent high profile care scandals, NHS England has written a strongly typed letter. Julian Patterson has sneaked a copy from the Wellington House photocopier.
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Podcast: What the Letby fallout means for the NHS
Last Friday, neonatal nurse Lucy Letby was found guilty of 14 counts of murder and attempted murder.
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Comment
The emptiness of the ‘managers bad, clinicians good’ narrative
Looking at recent reports into maternity unit scandals at various trusts, David Oliver points out how managers with clinical qualifications or clinicians with management roles are equally responsible in leading and controlling safety values
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News
Exclusive: ‘Cost of living crisis’ contributing to stillbirths, research finds
The cost of living squeeze is a significant factor in some stillbirths, according to case reviews carried out in one of England’s most deprived areas.
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HSJ Local
‘Insecure’ junior medics ‘crying every day’ in ‘chaotic’ department
Delays in patient care and a lack of consultant support have left junior medics fearing for their mental health, an NHS England investigation has discovered.
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Comment
The three steps in a successful virtual wards programme
Sara Gariban highlights three barriers to scaling up virtual wards and how overcoming them will enable the NHS to fully harness their potential for patients, staff and the wider health and care system
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News
NHSE must ‘demonstrate integrity’ in procurement of £480m data platform
The National Data Guardian has called on NHS England to “demonstrate integrity” by providing greater transparency over the procurement process for the high-profile federated data platform.
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HSJ Interactive
HSJ webinar discussed how the NHS might better support flexible working
In association with An on-demand version of this webinar is available. That flexible working can improve employee satisfaction, wellbeing and – in turn – staff retention is increasingly acknowledged. This sort of flexibility has not traditionally been something the NHS has been well equipped to ...
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Consultants announce dates for longest strike yet
Hospital consultants in England will strike for three consecutive days in October as they prepare to undertake their longest period of industrial action so far.
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Comment
Unearthing the hidden riches of your organisation’s data
The board of directors at AphA write on ways an organisation can benefit from proper refinement of data, shedding light on three critical functions – business intelligence, data science and analytics
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News
Trust outsources ‘dementia village’
An innovative “dementia village” hosted by an NHS trust has welcomed its first residents – but will no longer be run directly by the NHS as originally planned.
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News
ICS accused of imposing ‘woefully low’ overtime pay
An integrated care system’s new overtime ‘rate card’ has sparked a furious response from doctors who warned the “woefully under-market value” rates were directly undermining efforts to ensure safe staffing.
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Comment
We must be imaginative about boosting the learning disabilities workforce
Challenges in learning disability care persist, impacting lives and experiences within the NHS. Hope lies in recruiting, training, and empowering a diverse workforce for positive change, writes Dr Jane Padmore
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News
Consultancy firm run by minister’s ex-colleague given part-time NHP contract
A small consulting firm run by a health minister’s former colleague has been given a critical advisory role on the New Hospitals Programme, HSJ has learned.
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Expert Briefing
The Ward Round: Regulation of managers is the easy answer
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, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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HSJ Interactive
Medicines optimisation: How should value be measured?
The panel at a recent HSJ webinar argued value in medicine goes far beyond a review of the price tag – and expressed optimism that the ICS landscape presents opportunities to develop that broader understanding
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Comment
How doctors, managers and others learned to be system leaders together
The South East London ICS leadership academy provides long-term training to people at all levels within the ICS and from both the NHS and voluntary sector and other partners, writes Ben Collins