South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2551
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NewsSwine flu hotline 'not needed in Wales'
GP leaders in Wales have said there is no need for the country to sign up to the national pandemic flu phone line, which is operating in England.
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News£10 GP charge idea sparks Tory row
Charging for NHS services is at the centre of the latest internal row in the Conservative Party, after one of its MEPs said people should pay to make a GP appointment.
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HSJ KnowledgeIntegrated care: pride of the community
District nurses embody the high quality workforce envisioned by Darzi, but the sector lacks the commitment to attract new nurses to this 150 year old service, says Daloni Carlisle
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NewsNHS faces record population increase
NHS managers will have to deal with the largest ever leap in the UK’s population while being able to tap into a diminishing pool of migrant workers.
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NewsScottish BMA appoints new chairman
The British Medical Association in Scotland has appointed a new chairman to take over from Aberdeen consultant Peter Terry, who has held the position for five years.
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Blogs
Logging on early
Buoyed by recent enthusiasm about personal health records, I’ve signed up for three.
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CommentMoosa Patel on strong NHS boards
Woeful shortcomings in the boardroom was one of the reasons for the global recession - but there is no excuse for NHS boards to make the same mistakes
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News'Organic' reduction in PCTs under Tories
The number of primary care trusts in England could be significantly reduced under Conservative health plans, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsMonitor sends FT directors to Sandhurst
Foundation trust chairs, chief executives and medical directors are being encouraged to attend an army-style leadership course at Sandhurst to help ride out the recession.
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NewsDavid Cameron urged to clarify mental health plans
Conservative leader David Cameron is being urged to set out his position on mental health services, following its omission from a wide-ranging speech on NHS reform last week.
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News
CQC to get tougher on NHS spending
The Care Quality Commission is to step up its focus on ensuring NHS commissioners get value for money ahead of the predicted public spending squeeze.
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LeaderMilitary training for NHS managers will win frontline battles
Monitor has invited senior foundation trust managers to attend a leadership programme at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
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LeaderPatient records: jokes about doctors’ bad handwriting are no longer funny
The Audit Commission has found that 8 per cent of the bills sent by trusts to commissioners last year were for the wrong treatment.
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CommentMedia Watch: sick leave row
The news that some of the health service’s most poorly paid staff get an “overly generous” deal while on sick leave during the recession was the focus of the media spotlight in some quarters this week.
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NewsCQC's high death-rate hospital list at risk of ‘scaring’ public
Tables naming trusts with high death rates could be misinterpreted by patients and “scare local populations”, patient champions and data specialists have claimed.
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CommentYour Humble Servant on the future of NHS technology
‘Just imagine, you’ll log in to check out the rash in your groin, and “Amazon recommends” will also tell you how other people rated their experience with rashes’
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Community
Czar toppled
End Game hears that swine flu czar Ian Dalton encountered dangerous farmyard animals of a different kind last week, becoming the latest high profile dog walker to become the unfortunate victim of a herd of cows.
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NewsNHS IT's local future
The Department of Health has quietly turned away from central control of IT. But what will replace it? And what will happen if there is a change of government? Dave West reports
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NewsPoor NHS records spark fears over patient safety
The Audit Commission has raised concerns about the state of patient records after routine checks found a large percentage contained unreliable, or no, information.
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CommentMichael White on NHS consultancy costs
Spare a thought for our ex-junior health minister, Ivan Lewis.