South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2404
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NewsNHS Bury appoints former newspaper editor as chair
A struggling primary care trust has turned to a former journalist to help turn it round.
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NewsHard-nosed Lansley will be no ‘softie’ in negotiations
Health secretary Andrew Lansley told MPs he will not be a “softie” when it comes to dealing with GPs, in his first health committee appearance since the election.
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NewsGP consortia will be a ‘minority’ interest
The burden of commissioning will fall on a relatively small number of GPs, a leading member of a right wing medical think tank has warned.
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NewsAccess to kidney transplants 'varies widely across UK'
An organ donation manager has welcomed a study that reveals wide differences in kidney patients’ access to life-saving organs.
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NewsLansley refuses to rule out GP pay rise
The health secretary declined to rule out a pay rise for GPs as he discussed plans to hand them most of the NHS budget.
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NewsInformation revolution 'could confuse public'
The government is being warned its proposed “information revolution” could cause public confusion rather than empowerment if not properly managed.
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NewsEast of England opens up hospital quality figures
A strategic health authority has published hospital trusts’ performance against dozens of quality indicators on the internet.
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NewsCentralising stroke services improves care, says NHS London
The centralisation of stroke services across London has more than tripled the number of patients receiving life-saving clot busting treatment in just five months, according to latest figures from NHS London.
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ Awards 2010: Acute Organisation of the Year
Take a look at last year’s winners to help you put together a winning entry
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ Awards 2010: Procurement Initiative of the Year
Take a look at last year’s winners to help you put together a winning entry
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ Awards 2010: Enhancing Quality and Efficiency in Services for Children and Young People
Take a look at last year’s winners to help you put together a winning entry
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NewsExperts respond to new NHS standard measures
The government has set out how NHS standards are likely to be measured in future, with a focus on how well treatments and care are working for patients.
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NewsHealth workers suspended over website use
Health service advice workers have been disciplined for accessing inappropriate websites, it has been revealed.
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NewsWhitehall unlikely to meet saving target
Whitehall departments are unlikely to be able to deliver £35bn of value-for-money savings promised by the end of this financial year, a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.
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NewsEast Sussex chief exec made permanent
East Sussex Hospitals Trust has appointed a chief executive.
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NewsGovernment selects CQC chair
The government has selected a permanent chair for the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsLong term care funding commission set terms of reference
The government has set out the terms of reference for a commission on the funding of care and support, which will consider a range of methods including voluntary insurance and partnership schemes.
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HSJ Knowledge
Achieving Savings and Efficiencies in the NHS
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Achieving Savings and Efficiencies in the NHS conference
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to improve your health website
Redesign your website to allow visitors to amble through, rather than wall them in with words, says Ann McGauran
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HSJ KnowledgeNew ambulance transfer service
A good example of successful integration of public and private resourcing of the NHS is the new Intermediate Care Ambulance Transfer Service introduced for hospitals in central London in April.