South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2409
-
NewsHealthWatch to be part of the CQC
The new body to “strengthen the collective voice of patients” in the NHS will be part of the Care Quality Commission, the white paper announced.
-
NewsGovernment warned reform plans will 'turn NHS upside down'
PCTs are to be abolished from 2013 and SHAs in 2012-13 under the government’s ambitious plans to transfer commissioning powers to GPs.
-
NewsCoalition hands public health to councils
Health white paper gives key roles to local government
-
NewsPublic health directors move to local authorities
Local authorities are to jointly appoint directors of public health with a new “public health service”, which will amalgamate existing health improvement and protection bodies by April 2012.
-
NewsHSJ snap survey: how will the white paper affect you?
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has today set out his blueprint for the future of the NHS in a white paper. As expected, the document contains proposals to hand the bulk of NHS commissioning responsibility to GPs.
-
NewsThe health white paper in full - Equity and excellence: liberating the NHS
The full text of the health white paper
-
NewsLansley: 'no job left for PCTs'
Primary care trusts will be abolished, health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced in his white paper for NHS reform.
-
-
Blogs
Charismatic leadership isn't all it's cracked up to be
He delivers great speeches. He paints a great vision. He motivates. But now he’s in power he’s said to be cautious, allowing others to take control of big discussions and struggling to enforce the difficult decisions he faces.
-
NewsCost of mislaid DH equipment revealed
More than 100 electronic items worth nearly £40,000 were lost or stolen from the Department of Health last year, according to figures.
-
NewsCancer survival rates improve
People suffering from some cancers are twice as likely to survive as patients diagnosed in the early 1970s, new analysis shows.
-
NewsReport critical of infant death responses
Parents whose babies are stillborn or who die shortly after birth are still facing indignity on the NHS, a report has suggested.
-
NewsNHS blueprint due today
Ministers will set out a new results-driven framework for the NHS today, which they claim could save thousands of lives a year.
-
NewsWeak evidence supporting GP commissioning plan - Civitas
Evidence suggesting GPs will be more effective than health trusts at commissioning NHS services “is weak”, a report says.
-
HSJ KnowledgeVirtual innovations in health and social care
Continuing our series on innovation, Maggie Ioannou looks at the lessons learned from delivering virtual ward.
-
HSJ KnowledgeHow to develop workforce mentoring programmes
In the first of two articles Ben Chambers on effective mentoring, Ben Chambers looks at how to establish a successful mentoring scheme
-
CommentPete Mason on how the government can achieve its goals for the NHS
The government’s health policy can broadly be judged as logical and appropriate to the challenges ahead, but several areas need to be addressed for the strategy to achieve its goals - and it will take some time to bed down.
-
Blogs
'The massive death rate from pneumonia forced government action'
The massive death rate from chest disease and pneumonia were among the factors that forced the government to pass the Clean Air Act in 1956.
-
Blogs
'The BMJ saw dangers in a state medical service'
The 5th of July is the most important date in the history of the NHS.
-
NewsViews sought on data protection
Businesses and the general public are to be asked for their views on how to improve data protection laws.