South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2685
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NHS infection control: a clean bill of health
Last October Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust was the subject of sensational headlines over deadly superbug outbreaks. A year on, under a new chief executive, it is being transformed from ward to board
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Linda Havard on changing the face of NHS leadership
Lord Darzi's next stage review talks about increasing clinical leadership in the NHS. By encouraging leaders to be practitioners, partners and leaders, he hopes to drive through the quality agenda.
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David Lee on foundation trust constitutions
In 1968 John Lennon wrote this lyric in the song Revolution: 'You say you'll change the constitutionƒ we all want to change your head'. It is still relevant today.
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Jenny Rogers on personal responsibility
The kind of client that all executive coaches adore is the high flier who is totally up for learning: cheerful and realistic about themselves.
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HSJ Knowledge
Mental health and the NHS workforce
There is much value in bringing people who have used mental health services into the NHS team, says Alastair Henderson
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Mind launches physical activity campaign
Mental health charity Mind has lanched Get Moving, a week of mass participation events that will raise awareness of the mental health benefits of physical activity while tackling the stigma and discrimination that people with mental health problems experience.
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PCTs launch chlamydia TV campaign
Primary care trusts in Northumberland and Tyne and Wear have created a regional TV advert for chlamydia screening starring local young people.
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Appointments Commission welcomes new board members
Health secretary Alan Johnson has made three appointments to the board of the Appointments Commission.
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WHO calls for evidence on alcohol strategy
The World Health Organisation is to hold a public hearing on its global strategy to combat the harmful use of alcohol.
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Palliative care receives boost in Scotland
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon yesterday announced annual funding of £3m to support palliative and end of life care as she launched Living and Dying Well, a national action plan that sets out a new direction for palliative care in Scotland.For more information, see www.scotland.gov.uk/publications
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HSJ Knowledge
Boosting public participation in healthcare
In a health service environment where timescales are short and resources scarce, a balance needs to be achieved between research rigour and the timeliness and usefulness of the findings.
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Angela Greatley on mental health and the media
Much has been written about the media's handling of mental health issues. We know from countless studies that mass media in the UK and abroad focus disproportionately on violent acts committed by people with severe mental illnesses while rarely considering the lives people with a range of mental health conditions ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Building bridges to beat diabetes
Confronted with rising numbers of people with type 2 diabetes, a New Zealand health board forged a cross-sectoral alliance under the banner of Let's Beat Diabetes. Chris Mules, Chad Paraone and Paul Stephenson report
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS co-payments: the debate in focus
As the debate over NHS top-ups rages on, there is a real possibility that no workable solution will emerge. Corinne Slingo and Ian Cooper explain the legal background
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS staff 'should be thinking differently'
The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement has released an introductory guide to encourage more creative thinking in clinical and managerial staff at all levels of healthcare.
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Hundreds tune in to HSJ's live online commissioning debate
HSJ hosted a live online debate on commissioning this morning.The debate covered areas such as decisions by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, devolving power to primary care trusts and the provider/commissioner split.
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Health unions seek assurance over regulation
Unions are seeking an urgent meeting with ministers to discuss plans to register a wider range of workers with the Independent Safeguarding Authority.
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Substance misuse agency celebrates drug treatment figures
More than 202,000 people were recorded as receiving drug treatment in 2007-08, according to figures published today by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse.
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Children's continuing care plans published
The Department of Health today outlined proposals to improve the quality of care for children with complex, long-term health needs.
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David Cameron: Labour is no longer party of NHS
Labour has lost the right to be known as the party of the NHS, according to Conservative Party leader David Cameron.