South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2488
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CommentNeil Churchill: advice for managers on giving criticism
As a manager, you are meant to give three pieces of praise for every piece of criticism. That’s the minimum ratio experts believe is effective in encouraging good performance.
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Community
Election slip
Any brownie points earned by health secretary Andy Burnham during the Hoon-Hewitt plot to oust Gordon Brown were nearly lost when he appeared to give the election date away last week.
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Community
Joint job advert
Having both the big NHS regulators without permanent chairs can’t be an ideal situation as a general election approaches, but every problem presents opportunities.
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Community
Trilby hat
Spotted by End Game last week: NHS South West chief executive Sir Ian Carruthers and NHS QIPP lead Jim Easton messing around with a trilby hat in Mr Easton’s office.
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CommentManagers' pay rises and cold weather costs
Managers in Scotland will have taken cover this week, especially from junior nurses, after their salary increases were revealed by the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
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CommentMichael White on Tory health policy
The core of the Tory green paper seems to be protecting a locally driven public health budget.
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NewsEast Midlands Ambulance Service Trust given clean bill of health
East Midlands Ambulance Service Trust has been given a clean bill of health after a repeat hygiene inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsCancer care plans could cut costs
Primary care trusts could make significant cost savings by adopting a more personalised approach to the follow-up care of cancer patients, national clinical director for cancer Professor Sir Mike Richards has said.
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NewsQuality board to adopt 'values' in bid to avoid further rows
The Care Quality Commission, Monitor, Dr Foster Intelligence and others are being asked to follow a set of “values” in the hope of avoiding a repeat of last year’s row over quality reporting.
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NewsDH delays student funds shake-up
The Department of Health has decided to delay implementation of proposals to shake up doctor and nurse training funding for at least another year.
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NewsFour nations research reignites row over targets
A report comparing the healthcare systems within the UK has reignited the political row over targets.
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LeaderFour nations: was England’s approach to the NHS on target after all?
Research published this week by the Nuffield trust has reignited the debate over the value of health service targets.
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NewsFour countries’ pulses beat to different tunes
The devolved nations of the NHS are showing striking contrasts in productivity and performance, with Scotland’s policy paths in particular appearing to have led its services into a much less healthy state than England’s. Alison Moore reports
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NewsVariations in GP training come under scrutiny
The competence of foreign GPs is to be examined by the General Medical Council following a report recommendation.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Shackleton’s Way
Witness leadership skills in this great Antarctic adventurer, says Julie Wells
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HSJ Knowledge
Payment by Results - conference sessions
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Payment by Results conference
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HSJ Knowledge
Payment by Results
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Payment by Results conference
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NewsDavid Cameron asked to justify Care UK donation
Health secretary Andy Burnham has written to Conservative Party leader David Cameron demanding information on the £21,000 donation from the wife of Care UK chairman John Nash to shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley.