All London articles – Page 188
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Stroke service start
A 24-hour stroke service in north London has been launched at University College London Hospitals foundation trust in a joint initiative with the Whittington Hospital trust.
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Trading places
After an exceptional week spent in each other's roles, the chief executives of a primary care trust and its main acute provider agree the idea works. Daloni Carlisle reports
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Equality - tools of the trade
Ethnically diverse populations present a range of challenges for healthcare. But help is at hand with Hammersmith's award-winning cultural toolkit, says Stuart Shepherd
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Maker of all messages: from media to morale
Working as director of communications director at one of London's major hospitals is a multifaceted role. Alison Cahn recalls her time in the post
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nib 5
The UK’s first academic health science centre has been given the green light by health secretary Alan Johnson.Hammersmith Hospitals trust and St Mary’s Hospital trust will merge on 1 October and integrate with Imperial College London. Lord Tugendhat has been appointed the first chairman of Imperial College Healthcare trust by ...
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David Amos on the case for change
'The experience of the Blitz was used as evidence that, on the whole, people wanted to stay put - sixty years later, and the NHS is at it again.'
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NHS London outlines plans for the capital
NHS London has outlined the steps it will take to implement change in the capital's healthcare services.
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BUPA expected to provide 'external support' for PCT
Hillingdon primary care trust is set to name BUPA as the company it plans to use to help it commission services under the Department of Health's external commissioner list, HSJ has learned.
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Senior exodus as board seeks new status
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health trust has seen several senior staff leave ahead of a reorganisation of its executive board as it prepares for its application to become a foundation trust.
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London unveils first polyclinic
London's first polyclinic is set to be built by University College London Hospital and Camden primary care trust.
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Malcolm Lowe-Lauri on aspiring to good service
'Complex systems and difficult interfaces - isn't that supposed to be us?'
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Reaching more carers at home
The Family Welfare Association has recruited home visitors with knowledge of a wider range of community languages to help mental health service users and their carers in the London borough of Tower Hamlets as part of its Carers Connect project.
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Telehealth takes off
Telehealth's time may finally have come, with three demonstrator sites spending £12m on the technology to help patients manage their conditions, writes Daloni Carlisle
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Commissioning: a problem shared
Many reforms must rest on well-supported commissioners. Specialist services and agencies serving clusters of primary care trusts mean help is at hand, reports Daloni Carlisle
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Academic health science centre gets go-ahead
TheUK’s first academic health science centre has been given the green light by health secretary Alan Johnson.
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Tongue twisters
English language training opportunities that assist access to and performance in healthcare jobs are under threat, says Paul Gander
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Green shoots of recovery
In the last of our series on organisational turnaround, we peer through the breaks in the clouds around two once-troubled trusts
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Sexual health courses in London
The South West London HIV and GUM clinical services network will be holding two-day sexual health courses in the coming months.
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Optimising health outcomes through networking
Measuring outcomes should become part of the mainstream commissioning process, says Stuart Rowe
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Text messages help smokers kick the habit
Smokers in north London are benefiting from mobile support to help them give up the habit.