South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2707
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Dragons' Den inspires trusts
I read with interest the item 'PCT 'dragons' hunt fresh ideas'. Last autumn in South West Essex primary care trust provider services, we launched a 'new innovations initiative' which was based on the TV series Dragons' Den. We established our initiative to help with developing a culture of innovation across ...
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Innovative commissioning leads to cost savings
It is not just surgery where the NHS must speed up its innovation. Imaginative approaches to commissioning exist and early indications from Northern Ireland suggest significant cost savings are available to those prepared to embrace them.
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Comment
Michael White on the golden age of the NHS
I have been sitting in patchy sunshine reading Rejuvenate or Retire? the Nuffield Trust's anthology to mark the NHS 60th anniversary.
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Conservatives unveil public health proposals
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has outlined the Conservatives' new policy proposals on public health.They include separate and effectively ringfenced public health budgets and an independent secretary of state for public health.
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NICE gives go-ahead for Lucentis
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has said primary care trusts should fund the use of ranibizumab - commonly known as Lucentis - for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration if certain conditions apply.
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London Assembly to probe underage drinking
The London Assembly has launched an investigation to find the true extent of underage drinking and alcohol misuse in the capital and to help find the best ways to tackle the problem.
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Comment
Ginette Camps-Walsh on measuring patient satisfaction
Lord Darzi's next stage review sets out that the NHS will begin systematically measuring and publishing information about the quality of the care it provides. Measures will include patients' views on the success of their treatment and the quality of their experiences.
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Elderly 'going hungry' on wards
Many hospitals are still not doing enough to prevent older people from going hungry on hospital wards, according to Age Concern.Following monitoring undertaken as part of the Hungry to be Heard campaign, the charity claims 43 per cent of NHS trusts have still not introduced protected meal times.
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New mothers accept higher risks than clinicians
First-time mothers are prepared to accept greater risks than clinicians before requesting an elective caesarean, new research has found.
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Scottish waiting times reach record low
Waiting times for treatment in Scotland's accident and emergency departments are at a record low, according to statistics published today.
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Diabetes risk greater in caesarian babies
Mothers giving birth by caesarean section have a 20 per cent higher risk of their baby developing type 1 diabetes in childhood compared with those who have natural births, according to new research.
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DH grants £1m for palliative care institute
The Department of Health has announced a £1m grant towards a purpose-built institute for research into end of life care.
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS North West celebrates diversity in the health service
NHS North West has paid tribute to people from black and minority ethnic communities in the region for their contribution to the health service over the last 60 years.
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HSJ Knowledge
Ambassadors programme boosts health sector training
In September 2007, University Hospitals Bristol foundation trust launched the ambassadors network to support the delivery of the trust's schools liaison programme.
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Comment
David Levy on the changing face of clinical leadership
Clinical leadership is changing in response to Lord Darzi's review of the NHS, but the changes have not been uniform across the health community.
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HSJ Knowledge
Service integration - the future of the NHS
Working with the North West Clinical Leaders Network made redesigning local services on the Wirral less of a struggle, as David Rowlands explains
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HSJ Knowledge
Solving the patient perception puzzle
A London trust improved patient experiences with dedicated staff - and came up with an award-winning campaign concept. Stuart Shepherd explains
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Ken Jarrold on Darzi and nursing
While Lord Darzi's review of the NHS is to be warmly supported, it is astonishing that it contains almost no reference to nursing or to ward and team leaders.
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HSJ Knowledge
Uproar over mental health advocacy services delay
Campaigners are frustrated by the delay to independent advocacy for mental health patients. Stuart Shepherd reports
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David Lee on integrating care
Two recent phone calls from different parts of the country got me thinking about what good management can do to make mental health and social care systems tick.