South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2754

  • News

    Carers should get cash budgets says think tank

    2008-06-02T12:10:00Z

    Carers should get individual cash budgets to help them cope with a 'care crunch' in which fewer councils are providing support and more families are combining caring with paid work, a report by the Institute for Public Policy Research has said.

  • News

    Anti-smoking consultation begins

    2008-06-02T12:06:00Z

    Requiring cigarettes to be sold in plain, branding-free packets of at least 20, restricting access to cigarette machines, restricting the display of tobacco products and banning advertisements for cigarette papers are among measures being considered in a consultation to cut the number of people who smoke. ...

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    Compassion missing in healthcare - NHS Confederation

    2008-06-02T11:54:00Z

    Care and compassion in healthcare are being put under strain by its increasing sophistication, a debate paper from the NHS Confederation has claimed.

  • News

    Youth alcohol plan launched

    2008-06-02T11:46:00Z

    A plan to help young people make informed decisions about the risks of drinking alcohol has been launched by the Department of Health, the Home Office and the Department for Children, Schools and Families.It aims to provide clearer information to parents and young people about alcohol consumption. New guidelines on ...

  • HSJ Knowledge

    NHS politics: just a pawn in the game

    2008-06-02T09:00:00Z

    From its early years to Thatcherite revolution to Blair's funding bonanza, the NHS has always been a political pawn. Click on the links at the beginning of the article to read more

  • Comment

    Ali Mohammed on firing staff

    2008-06-02T09:00:00Z

    Thank goodness The Apprentice is back on TV. It's basically the HR type's ultimate TV programme with a huge dose of entertainment built in.

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Dealing with presenteeism

    2008-06-02T09:00:00Z

    There is a new bugbear for the employer - presenteeism - and there is evidence it can be just as harmful to an organisation as its opposite. Paul Gander reports

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Leadership skills: energising staff

    2008-06-02T09:00:00Z

    How can we best engage people in their work, asks David MacLeod

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Making joint strategic needs assessments work

    2008-06-02T09:00:00Z

    Joint strategy to identify the service needs of local people became a duty last month. Renu Bindra looks at how some areas are making the process a success

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Infrastructure: rolling out Airwave

    2008-06-02T09:00:00Z

    The NHS needs a communications network worthy of its size and complexity. David Sangster explains

  • Comment

    Andrew Jones on health outcomes

    2008-06-02T09:00:00Z

    One thing that seems to be uniting healthcare policy makers is the urge to tackle so-called health inflation.

  • Comment

    Lesley Wright on standardising work

    2008-06-02T09:00:00Z

    Anyone planning a holiday that involves flying will have to have faith in the skills of a highly trained pilot and navigator to get them to their destination.

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Service redesign: fast and effective change

    2008-06-02T09:00:00Z

    Susannah Strong looks at the Care Services Improvement Partnership's 10 high impact changes for health and social care

  • News

    Northern Ireland students face hardship - BMA

    2008-05-30T14:19:00Z

    Medical students in Northern Ireland are the 'most disadvantaged' in the UK, according to doctors' leaders in the region.

  • News

    NHS performing well on cancer waits, statistics show

    2008-05-30T14:16:00Z

    Performance on cancer waiting times has slipped slightly since last year but is still high, reveal new figures.

  • News

    16,800 operations cancelled in three months

    2008-05-30T14:14:00Z

    More than 16,000 operations were cancelled at the last minute for non-clinical reasons in the first three months of this year, the latest figures show.

  • News

    New social care research school

    2008-05-30T14:12:00Z

    The government today announced the creation of a new national school for social care research.

  • News

    Pay deal for Scots dentists

    2008-05-30T14:10:00Z

    Dentists and the Scottish government have finally agreed on a deal that will see some practices get funding for treating significant numbers of NHS patients even though they do not meet the full 'NHS commitment'.The deal comes after lengthy discussions between the government and the British Dental Association.

  • HSJ Knowledge

    NHS60: Icing on the cake

    2008-05-30T09:00:00Z

    Three managers who share their 60th birthday with the NHS talk to Emma Dent about their long careers in the service

  • HSJ Knowledge

    NEDs who guide trusts in crisis

    2008-05-30T09:00:00Z

    Non-executive directors often have to step into the breach when a trust is in meltdown. But what prompts NEDs to step forward at these times and what can they contribute? Alison Moore reports