South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2677
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Comment
Henry Carleton on the European working time directive
The chair of the British Medical Association consultants' committee recently suggested that the problems posed by the European working time directive could be solved by employing more consultants and ensuring managers work closely with clinical colleagues.
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News
Patients get right to self-refer to physiotherapists
Patients will be able to self-refer to allied health professionals such as physiotherapists, speech therapists, dieticians and podiatrists, health secretary Alan Johnson has announced.The British Medical Association warned that although the move could improve access it could lead to services being overstretched.
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Individual budgets improve patient care, says report
An evaluation of individual budget pilots has found individual budgets can give people more control over their personal care and improve their quality of life.
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New way of learning could improve child safety
A 'systems approach' to learning from serious case reviews could help identify what leads to good or poor practice in safeguarding children, according to a report by the Social Care Institute for Excellence.
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Wales launches diabetes management guidelines
Welsh health minister Edwina Hart has launched guidelines for managing adults with diabetes in Wales.
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Chief medical officer to chair public health board
Chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson is to chair the North East Public Health Board.
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HSJ Partners
Embracing self-care
A self-care revolution is taking place in the UK. Here, we explain how things are changing and what it means for the NHS
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Blogs
The great north euthanasia experiment
I cannot lay claim to the title of this blog - I first heard it on one of those Radio 4 comedy shows some months ago - so please take this as acknowledgement to the BBC and an admission of advanced middle age.
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HSJ Knowledge
New workforce planning tool unveiled
The National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare has developed an integrated workforce planning process designed to put NHS Wales at the forefront of workforce planning.
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Comment
David Levy on world class commissioning's training implications
World class commissioning has already had a significant impact on primary care trusts and their development.
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News
DH announces primary angioplasty drive
Primary angioplasty should become the main treatment for heart attacks, the Department of Health has said.The final report by the national infarct angioplasty project said it was a feasible and cost-effective treatment for 97 per cent of people.
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News
Scotland sets target to cut C difficile rates
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has set a target for health boards to reduce C difficile rates among over-65s by 30 per cent by 2011.
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News
Diabetes cases rising fast, charity warns
The number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK has risen by more than 167,000 in a year, Diabetes UK is warning.
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Wales urges older people to get flu jab
The Welsh health and social services department is advising over-65s and other vulnerable groups to get their flu vaccination.
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News
National Patient Safety Agency issues hand hygiene advice
Guidance cards explaining how staff should wash their hands have been sent to healthcare providers across the UK.
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Comment
Protecting patients' mealtimes
Around 28 per cent of patients in hospital are considered at risk of malnutrition, and the risk is most pronounced in elderly patients with declining mental function. Kathie Paling explains how a Royal College of Nursing leadership programme helped her improve the nutritional status of patients on her ward
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Blogs
Health service admin woes
Having ascertained in my last blog that your form-filling is a frustrating hindrance, let me interrupt it for just a moment with another thought on all that horrible admin.
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HSJ Knowledge
Rooting out health service CV cheats
Fake CVs are a problem in the NHS. But, unlike Alan Sugar, the service cannot afford to ignore it, says legal expert Philip Farrar
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Comment
David Amos on aiming for NHS perfection
The 2008 Olympics reaffirmed the proposition that it is possible to keep improving on excellence and perfection in sport.