South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2396
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NewsPublic health campaign to boost disabled sport uptake
More disabled people across London should see sport as a possibility in their lives, according to a joint NHS and local government strategy.
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NewsC diff deaths falling
The number of deaths from healthcare associated infections in Scotland is falling, official statistics show.
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CommentJenny Rogers on insulting the boss
The scene, several decades ago, is a BBC production department meeting and I am a timid recruit, already unnerved by the savage humour of my new colleagues.
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HSJ Knowledge
Spend on consultancy
The chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander may have pledged that health would be protected from the 25 per cent departmental spending cuts this autumn, but it is abundantly clear that “efficiency savings” are still right at the top of the NHS agenda.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook review: Clinical Leadership – bridging the divide
Get past the them and us attitude, say Alexander Young and Jonathan Bloor
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NewsPCT chief exec calls time on NHS career due to illness
NHS Suffolk chief executive Carole Taylor-Brown announced she is stepping down at the end of September due to health reasons.
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NewsStruggling PCT appoints second interim CEO this year
Dr Paul Zollinger-Read, chief executive of NHS Cambridgeshire, has taken over as interim chief executive of NHS Peterborough, the PCT announced.
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Unison wins unsocial hours equal pay tribunal
An employment appeal tribunal has backed a union claim that women should be entitled to the same level of unsocial hours payments as men.
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NewsLabour attacks NHS over £4m hospitality bill
The NHS in Scotland spent almost £4 million on hospitality for staff and visitors over the past three years, official figures show.
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NewsCuts may hit 'things we genuinely value', warns PM
Drastic public spending cuts will mean the axe for “some things that we genuinely value”, David Cameron has warned as he braced voters for painful decisions.
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NewsUK breast cancer rates worse than east Africa
Breast cancer rates are more than four times higher in the UK than in eastern Africa, figures show.
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InformationHow to manage GP referrals
Listen to a free webcast by King’s Fund deputy director of policy Candace Imison for practical advice on managing referrals to deliver savings.
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Blogs
What does it feel like to be a PCT manager?
PCTs will disappear from 2013 - what does it feel like to be a manager in one?
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HSJ KnowledgeHealth Inequalities: local problems, local solutions
A Department of Health programme is uniting local organisations to address key determinants of health, write Lucy Reynolds, Russell Collins and Sam Shah
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NewsNHS workers of South Asian heritage sought for book
Runnymede, the race equality think tank, is currently researching the contribution of South Asian communities to the NHS and is seeking former NHS workers to take part.
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NewsDr Foster Intelligence stake could be sold
The Department of Health’s stake in Dr Foster Intelligence could be sold following the announcement of a “strategic review” of options for the future of the enterprise.
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HSJ Knowledge
Commitment to health outcomes
“The government believes that we need to…encourage behaviour change to help people build healthier lives”.
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HSJ KnowledgeEquality and the NHS White Paper
What will the drive for increased efficiency mean for equality? Will GP commissioning produce better outcomes for the worst off? Why have we only ever made limited progress on reducing health inequalities and will new changes accelerate our progress? Brap CEO Joy Warmington gives her take on the new NHS ...
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NewsNHS strike ban 'should be considered'
The government should consider banning strikes by NHS workers as unions prepare to take action against spending cuts, an employers group has suggested.
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NewsTrust appoints stroke director
Southampton University Hospitals Trust has appointed its first director to run and promote the region’s NHS stroke services.