South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2495
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NewsChief medical officer supported over tough line on drink pricing
Introducing minimum pricing for alcohol should be the priority of chief medical officer for England Sir Liam Donaldson during his last months in post, say public health directors.
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NewsFour SHAs have swine flu jab deals in place
Four strategic health authorities have now agreed regional deals with GPs for delivering swine flu vaccine to the under fives.
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NewsNHS South East improves on race equality
A race equality review by NHS South East Coast has found the plight of black and minority ethnic staff is improving but there is still much work to be done.
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NewsWinter chill hits acute services hard
Elective surgery has been postponed, hospital wards closed, and patients moved to other hospitals for treatment, as freezing weather and virus outbreaks hit the NHS hard across the country.
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NewsDH urged to put off Monitor search
The Department of Health should wait until a new government is in place before appointing a permanent Monitor chair, the organisation representing foundation trusts has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Change by Design
In the context of the urgent challenges facing the NHS, Change By Design is both timely and significant. And, while booksellers’ shelves bow under the weight of organisational thinking and change management manuals, there is a sense of daring, optimism and humanity running through its chapters that strikes a more ...
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NewsHospital staff strike over pay and conditions
More than 250 cleaners, porters and cooks have staged a 48-hour strike at an NHS trust in Devon over implementation of Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
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NewsDH appoints first clinical director for informatics
The Department of Health has appointed Charles Gutteridge as its first national clinical director for informatics.
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HSJ PartnersFunding opportunities for quality improvement and evaluation projects
The Matching Michigan project is run by the National Reporting and Learning Service. ICUs participating in this project are eligible to apply for these funding opportunities for quality improvement and evaluation projects.
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NewsScheme supports patients leaving ICU
Patients leaving intensive care will be offered a new support scheme under a project being pioneered by the Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust.
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NewsPublic health at risk from TV product placement - BMA
Doctors’ leaders have become the latest in a series of groups to express concerns over plans for US-style product placement on UK television.
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NewsNHS Wales trials online GP service
The Welsh Assembly has announced plans for an online service that will allow patients in Wales to book appointments with their GPs and order repeat prescriptions.
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NewsCameron: 'Tories are the party of the NHS'
Conservative leader David Cameron has insisted the Tories are “the party of the NHS” and health service spending is safe only with them.
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HSJ KnowledgeTackling social exclusion: an accessible answer to a huge unmet need
Homelessness, drug or alcohol dependency and poor mental health can combine to exclude people from care but access can be greatly improved, reports Ann Dix
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NewsNorovirus halts surgery at hospitals
The winter vomiting bug norovirus has forced three hospitals in Cornwall to cancel all non-urgent surgical operations.
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Blogs
A royal pain in the bahooka!
I was going to write something witty and Christmassy in this blog but due to a temporary loss of wit on Monday this hasn’t been possible
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Blogs
Good to Great
Andy Burnham’s vision for the NHS for the next 5 years - preventative, people-centred, productive. Oh, and computers….
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Blogs
The reality of future challenges
A recent seminar with a group of non-executive directors to discuss dysfunctional boards and corporate failure demonstrated how grounded they are about future challenges facing the NHS and their organisations.