South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2572
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Cost cap on top managers' pay review
A Department of Health shake-up of NHS senior managers’ salaries will only go through if it can be shown not to push up their overall pay bill.
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NewsTrust in talks over merger with struggling foundation
A hospital trust in the South West is considering a merger with a struggling foundation trust.
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Blogs
Innovation for higher quality and lower costs
At no other time in its history has the NHS needed innovation for service delivery as badly as it does now. But innovation won’t just happen, even if we give it a high strategic priority. We need to take a systematic approach to innovation practice, building it into every aspect ...
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NewsCompetition panel to investigate Kingston PCT
The co-operation and competition panel has agreed to investigate allegations of anti-competitive practice against Kingston primary care trust.
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NewsBurnham 'not ruling out' Mid Staffordshire probe
Health secretary Andy Burnham has said he is “not ruling out” a public inquiry into the Mid Staffordshire foundation trust scandal.
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NewsSurgery cancelled after fire in MRI suite
Surgery has been cancelled at a south London hospital after patients were evacuated when a fire broke out in a ward.
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NewsMeasles outbreak sparks vaccination appeal
The worst outbreak of measles in the North East for 20 years has prompted urgent appeals to parents to have their children vaccinated as soon as possible.
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NewsMinister seeks urgent talks on ambulance cuts
The rural development minister for Northern Ireland has expressed grave concerns about a proposed cut to regional ambulance services.
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CommentSheila Williams on to coach or not to coach
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s 2008 survey of learning and development reported an increase in the use of coaching - not just for senior managers and directors, but for all employees.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook review: Getting Things Done: the Art of Stress Free-Productivity
Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by your workload? Find it hard to focus on the work at hand? Wish you were more relaxed and could achieve more with less effort? There is no reason to lose hope.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe calm after the storm: what chief executives do after 'goodbye'
NHS chief executive is a high profile job and every now and then one such leader suffers a public execution - but these days there is no guarantee of another job in the system for those who leave under a cloud. Alison Moore asks what fate has in store for ...
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CommentDoes my daughter have swine flu?
It’s been a tough month for my 12-year-old; she dislocated an elbow on an activity trip, was involved in a car accident, and then, last Friday, went down with suspected swine flu.
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NewsTories claim 'Google health records' are speculation
The possibility that the Conservatives might transfer NHS health records to private sector internet providers such as Google or Microsoft has been dismissed as speculation.
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NewsPublic views sought on plans for new North East hospital
Proposals for major changes to NHS services in Northumberland and North Tyneside have been put out for public consultation until July 28.
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NewsRoy Taylor appointed flu services director
Efforts to ensure that NHS social care in England can cope with a flu pandemic have been strengthened by the appointment of a director of flu services.
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CommentHelping GPs help patients: NICE's role
There’s more NICE can do to help doctors help patients, writes Simon Fradd
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CommentClinicians and managers - shedding some light on the dark side
What is it really like for clinicians who become managers in the NHS? Mark Johnston and Yasmin Ahmed-Little take a closer look
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HSJ KnowledgeKnow the figures behind the facts on health inequalities
In an age of information overload, the need for relevant data is growing as boards face tough decisions on reducing health inequalities, as Stuart Shepherd explains
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SupplementsTransforming Community Services
See the attached file for our in-depth look at the programme that will lead delivery of the next stage review vision for primary and community care.
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NewsGPs 'getting unclear advice' on swine flu
Only 9 per cent of GPs had been given regular, clear and concise guidance about swine flu, a poll has found.