South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2667
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News
DH launches cardiac death database
A database to identify the incidence and causes of sudden cardiac death has been launched by the Department of Health.
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News
End of life care consultation begins
A consultation on end of life care has been launched by the Department of Health.
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Queen Mary's chief resigns as trust plans three-way merger
The chief executive of Queen Mary's Hospital trust in Sidcup has resigned in the week her board signed off plans to merge with two other trusts.
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Gordon Brown: press ahead with health equality drive
The prime minister has said the credit crunch is no reason to postpone plans to reduce health inequalities.Speaking at a World Health Organisation conference in London yesterday, Gordon Brown said 'there could be no worse time than this to turn back'.
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Comment
Taiwo Ajayi on electronic health records
Ten years after plans were first laid for electronic healthcare records in the NHS, a clinician explores how the technology has changed the service
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HSJ Knowledge
Deprivation of liberty - know the law
Primary care trusts need to be aware of new safeguards designed to protect patients being deprived of their liberty. Stephen Evans explains PCTs' duties
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Comment
Naomi Chambers on NHS boards and organisational performance
As the Healthcare Commission's annual health check comes to a close, after congratulatory notes are received, press releases carefully crafted, protests lodged, or wounds licked in private, how often do boards ask themselves: what part have we played in our organisation's performance this year?
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HSJ Knowledge
Exploring experience-based service design
The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement has developed a new approach to improving the patient experience - experience-based design. Tony Butterworth and Lynne Maher explain how it works
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HSJ Knowledge
Safeguarding personal data in the NHS
NHS data security is a sensitive topic that requires strict protocols to be followed. Iftikhar Din explains the experiences of Kensington and Chelsea primary care trust
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News
Rise in assaults on NHS staff
More than 55,000 physical assaults were reported against NHS staff in England last year.
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Leader
NHS's irrational pay constraints are derailing the drive for quality
There is one aspect of competition the Department of Health has yet to grasp - the competition for management talent.
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Leader
Ethnic minority board quotas are off target
HSJ's nationwide survey on the experiences of black and minority ethnic staff in the NHS shows the service has a long way to go to make its worthy platitudes on equality and diversity a reality.
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HSJ Knowledge
Smooth operators
A programme targeted at surgeons and anaesthetists aims to ensure consistently excellent practice in operating theatres, says Jennifer Taylor
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News
NHS Wales chief to step down to focus on 26-week target
The chief executive of NHS Wales is to stand down and focus on the country's 26-week referral to treatment target, which organisations are struggling to meet.
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Ambulance trust plans lower target for rural call-outs
An ambulance trust is proposing to reach a smaller proportion of life-threatening emergencies within eight minutes in rural areas than in urban.
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NHS trusts may face charges for 'never events'
Politicians have urged health officials to make hospital trusts bear the full cost of so-called 'never events' to help redress the imbalance between weak commissioners and strong providers.
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Comment
Media Watch: food terror
We're all doomed. From the day our mothers sipped their third cup of coffee while pregnant (Daily Mail) to the time we ignored the best before date on that pate at the back of the fridge (The Observer) to the decision to ditch the bran flakes for one of those ...
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News
Monitor attempts to keep DH 'at bay'
Monitor and the Department of Health could be heading for another tussle over central direction versus local freedoms.
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GP pay to reflect outcomes
The GP bonus scheme will be reformed to better link GP earnings to outcomes for patients under proposals outlined by the Department of Health.
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Trusts manipulating pay rules to hang on to talent
Dozens of primary care and ambulance trusts are 'fudging' official rules on directors' pay as they struggle to attract and hold on to good managers.