South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2639
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News
NHS trusts 'complacent' about European working time directive
NHS trusts are 'complacent' about making the changes needed to comply with the European working time directive, doctors' leaders are claiming.
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More consultant paediatricians needed
An extra 3,000 consultant paediatricians are needed to deliver the safest possible service to children and their families, a Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health report warns.
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Leader
Council must echo rousing call to next generation of leaders
'If ever there was a moment for leadership in the public sector, this is it.' This statement, which sounds like a politician's soundbite, was in fact from Mark Goldman, chief executive of Heart of England foundation trust.
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Leader
Maternity matters: stop passing the buck
The commitments made in Maternity Matters are due to be met by the end of the year.
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News
Barts and the London reviews computer virus damage
A London hospital trust is to urgently review its IT support after a computer virus led to it declaring an 'internal major incident'.
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Middle managers warned not to shun private sector
Senior NHS managers are no longer opposed to private sector involvement in the health service, but their juniors often are, according to the NHS Confederation.
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Special administrators will oversee fate of failing NHS trusts
The fate of failing NHS trusts will be decided within three months of a special administrator being appointed to take over the roles of the chair and the board.
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Elected health boards a step closer in Scotland
Direct elections to health boards in Scotland came a step closer last week when the Scottish government's proposals passed a significant hurdle.
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Comment
Media Watch: social marketing
The NHS is in the middle of a social marketing drive the like of which has never been seen before.
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News
NHS Confederation slates inequality duty
Government plans to make it a duty for the health service to tackle inequalities will result in meaningless bureaucracy, the NHS Confederation is warning.
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Care Quality Commission could make SHAs redundant
The NHS Confederation has called for a major rethink of strategic health authorities' roles in light of the new regulatory regime.
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Rose Gibb's pay bid heads for court
The former chief executive of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust goes to court next week in a bid to get her controversial pay-off.
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PCTs fail to back up maternity care drive
Flagship government commitments to improve safety and choice of maternity services may be compromised in large parts of England.
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NHS leaders told to spend a day a week nurturing talent
Chief executives are being told to spend the equivalent of a day a week developing future leaders.
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NHS constitution sets managers a challenge
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has unveiled the NHS constitution, bringing together the rights and responsibilities of NHS patients and staff for the first time ever.What difference will the NHS Constitution make to the way your organisation is run? Click on Post your response at the end of the story ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Older people want more talk in A&E
The third national survey of patients in accident and emergency, which the Picker Institute recently conducted for the Healthcare Commission, found significant improvements since 2004, especially in communication by staff.
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Comment
Noel Plumridge on security under threat
'What I'd really like for 2009,' said my friend Kate, 'is a man with an enormous pension.'
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Comment
Health inequalities in learning disabilities
Essential changes to learning disabilities services will have knock-on benefits for many other patients, who will gain from better approaches to communication and delivery
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Comment
Your Humble Servant on the NHS operating framework
‘Baldrick, please, when it’s just us, you can call me Minister’
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News
Service redesign key to survival of local hospitals
A radical redesign of services could be essential for small local hospitals' survival.