South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2448
-
NewsWest Midlands fares worst on patient dignity target
NHS West Midlands has mounted a robust defence of trusts in the region which failed to meet the target on delivering same sex accommodation.
-
NewsVTE prevention help needed
A standard hospital drug chart should be introduced to help trusts meet demands to prevent venous thromboembolism, say the medical royal colleges.
-
News‘Few quick fixes’ for London health inequalities
An “ambitious and far reaching” strategy to reduce health inequalities in the capital has been published by Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
-
NewsPCT faces protest over historic building sell-off
A London primary care trust is facing criticism from the chair of a neighbouring acute trust over plans to sell off a pre-war health centre.
-
CommunityFarewell, Tim Kelsey
Dr Foster founder Tim Kelsey’s leaving do invitation depicts him as John Wayne character Rooster Cogburn, the “fearless one-eyed marshall who never knew a dry day in his life”.
-
CommunityMerron Watch - the election campaign
Purdah left last week’s DH media diary rather empty, but as always Gillian Merron was an unstoppable whirlwind of activity.
-
Community
Fessing up
Most of our readers spotted the date - 1 April - on the “important notice” we emailed last week, warning that a technical error had caused our website to publish the names of anonymous commentators.
-
NewsHospital closures: the taboo has been broken
At the first whisper of a service or hospital closing, local campaigners and politicians launch vociferous protests. But despite this opposition the idea that we need fewer hospitals and beds is gathering momentum, writes Richard Vize
-
CommentMedia Watch: NHS managers' pay
Grim reading for managers returning to work on Monday as virtually all the papers ran with a report on managers’ pay increasing faster than nurses’.
-
NewsCosmetic register launched
A voluntary registration scheme has been launched for practitioners and organisations that provide injectable cosmetic treatments, such as Botox. The scheme will be run by Independent Healthcare Advisory Services.
-
CommentMichael White: the election campaign
How is the election going so far for you? No, don’t answer that if you would rather not. What with that ritual controversy over the relative merit of rival tax hikes, week 1 was quietly unimpressive, although the NHS surfaced in the campaign at the weekend.
-
NewsPreventable disease warning
Doctors at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool have warned cs are reaching epidemic proportions.
-
NewsTrusts providing fewer than 2.5 SPAs or planning tougher evaluations
Trusts with fewer than 2.5 SPAs to 7.5 direct clinical care or where there are plans to review SPAsDetailsTrusts that said they are planning tougher evaluations of SPA time Poole Hospital Foundation Trust The Trust is considering a reduction in SPA to 1.5 up to 1 for Trust ...
-
-
News
HSJ welcomes new reporter
HSJ is delighted to welcome our new reporter Ben Clover. Like all the news team, he will also work on HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times.
-
NewsDH director leaves for Warwickshire council
John Bolton is appointed interim director of adult services at Warwickshire County Council
-
NewsDisputed branch surgery gets go-ahead from government
The Department of Health has sanctioned the opening of a branch surgery at the centre of a long running dispute between NHS Kingston and local GPs.
-
NewsOut of hours GP vetting needs clarity
Primary care trusts lack sufficient guidance on how to ensure overseas out of hours GPs have adequate English language skills, the PCT Network has warned.