South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2724
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HSJ Knowledge
One year on from the smoking ban
One year into the smoking ban in England it is still too early to predict its long-term effects on public health but there are reasons to be cheerful, says Stuart Shepherd
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HSJ Knowledge
Learning disabilities and health
The health of people who have learning disabilities has long been neglected. Louise Hunt reports on how 'liaison nurses' can improve access to health checks and care
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News
DH commercial policy director joins Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young has appointed Andrea Longhi, until recently the Department of Health's commercial policy director, as a new partner in its healthcare practice.
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News
Health select committee announces patient safety probe
MPs on the health select committee are to conduct an inquiry into patient safety.Committee chairman Kevin Barron announced yesterday that the investigation would start in the autumn.
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Comment
Paul Jennings on social marketing
Walsall Teaching primary care trust was one of the first organisations to deploy health trainers to give one-to-one support to people with health problems.
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Comment
Robina Shah on speaking Darzi's language
Nelson Mandela once said: 'If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.'
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News
Councils not prepared for ageing population - Audit Commission
Councils are not prepared to meet the needs of their ageing population, a report from the Audit Commission says today.The commission used a 'mystery shopper' exercise to test how well councils dealt with the demands of over-50s for services such as leisure and transport. It found that those facing the ...
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News
MRSA rates fall 30 per cent
MRSA bloodstream infections fell by 30 per cent last year - the greatest annual reduction in the last five years - new figures published by the Department of Health show.
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News
Capita wins NHS Choices contract
Capita has been selected to run the NHS Choices website on behalf of the Department of Health over the next three years.
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News
New funding system for third sector
Care services minister Ivan Lewis has outlined new funding arrangements for third sector organisations wishing to provide health and social care services.
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News
Respite for Scottish carers
Carers in Scotland will receive an extra 10,000 respite weeks between 2009 and 2011, health minister Shona Robison announced today as part of the Scottish Executive's policy to increase support for unpaid carers.
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Leader
The size of the mountain PCTs must climb is becoming clear
With only a few months to go before primary care trusts have to submit their strategic plans, the scale of the world class commissioning challenge is becoming clear.
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Leader
Will you be in the Healthcare 100 club?
This week HSJ, with our sister title Nursing Times and NHS Employers, launches the Healthcare 100, which aims to identify the 100 best healthcare employers in the country.
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News
Trust says go-it-alone plan is reinforced by IT review
The chief executive of a foundation trust installing IT outside the national programme has said its actions are validated by last week's informatics review.
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News
Public health gets lift from social marketing
The Department of Health is to boost access to public health training and population profiling tools to help embed social marketing principles in health improvement work.
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Comment
Media Watch: GP ratings
There's a new hot topic for the hospital water cooler - a website that allows patients to rate doctors just like a book they've ordered from Amazon.
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News
Watchdogs call for alcohol and obesity focus
Alcohol abuse and obesity must be tackled more systematically or they could 'derail' overall health improvements, the health and spending watchdogs have warned.
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News
Trusts stare published death rates in the face
Hospital public relations departments have given the Department of Health a mixed review after it published mortality rates for four kinds of operation last week.
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News
Healthcare Commission vows to act faster over major failings
The Healthcare Commission has pledged to act faster when investigating serious failures at trusts.