South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2734
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PCT-backed integrated care pilots to go ahead
Lord Darzi's primary and community care strategy, due today, will push for integrated services and new rights for primary care trust provider staff.
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Managers put faith in Darzi's clinical vision
Managers believe Lord Darzi's vision for the NHS, where quality is financially rewarded and commissioning is the lynchpin of the service, is achievable within the next 10 years.
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HSJ Knowledge
Life expectancy tool helps address local inequalities
A life expectancy intervention tool is now available to help all local planners make informed decisions, writes Andy Cowper.
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Collaborative approach to cancer inequalities
A national initiative is encouraging patients to present themselves earlier when they display symptoms they might otherwise ignore.
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The authority on inequality studies
Professor Sir Michael Marmot's work with the World Health Organisation and on post-Acheson research puts him at the forefront of modern thinking on health inequalities. Andy Cowper spoke to him
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Managers called on to heed maternity standards
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has called on NHS commissioners and managers to follow a comprehensive set of maternity standards in their service and workforce planning.
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DH celebrates anniversary of smoking ban
More people are trying to quit smoking, the air in pubs and bars is cleaner and rates of compliance with smoke-free laws is high, according to the Department of Health report published to mark the first anniversary of the smoking ban.
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Consultation on vascular check programme
The Department of Health is consulting on the modelling undertaken by its analysts, which shows its proposed programme of vascular checks for patients aged 40-74 is likely to be very cost-effective and result in significant health improvements.
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More work needed to boost organ donation - BMA
Doctors today called on the government to do more to increase organ donation in the light of a report that shows the UK lags behind other European countries.
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£100m for new health facilities in Wales
Welsh health minister Edwina Hart today announced a £100m investment in new buildings and equipment to mark the 60th anniversary of the NHS.
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Dental patients should register, says committee
MPs on the health select committee have called for a return to a registration scheme for dental patients.The move would help ensure more effective dental care, said the committee, which published the findings from its inquiry into dental services today.
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EU law gives patients right to charge for overseas care
The rights of patients to charge the NHS for care they receive abroad will be set out for the first time in a European Commission directive due to be published this week.
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Comment
Hilary Thomas on clinical governance and values
An old friend has just been in touch, having found one of my HSJ columns through Google.
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Healthy Futures programme appoints director
A senior nurse and former patients' champion for accident and emergency services has been appointed as the new programme director for the Healthy Futures North East reconfiguration programme.
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Research into childhood strokes
A research programme that investigates childhood strokes has been launched.
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Scotland launches care standards campaign
A campaign to raise awareness of Scotland's national care standards has been launched.
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Research examines effects of poor diet in pregnancy
Mothers who eat an unhealthy diet during pregnancy may be putting their children at risk of developing long-term health problems, according to research published today.
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Smoking ban spurred 400,000 to kick habit, study claims
At least 400,000 people quit smoking as a result of the smoking ban in England, according to research presented today.The Smoking Toolkit Study interviewed more than 32,000 people in England over the nine months before and nine months after the ban took effect on 1 July last year.
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HSJ Partners
Dr Michael Clark on using evidence
In health and social care the idea of using evidence to inform policy development and practice is now the norm. But there are still many challenges and potential pitfalls associated with using evidence.
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Developing a successful pay strategy
Intense competition between NHS trusts for senior executives means remuneration committees now have a key role in performance and talent management. Peter Boreham considers how non-executives can develop and run these committees effectively