South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2765
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Yorkshire publishes vision for delivering Darzi reforms
Higher life expectancy and fewer admissions to hospital for patients with long-term conditions, brought about in part by increased patient responsibility, are among the goals for NHS Yorkshire and the Humber.
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SHAs to oversee delivery of Darzi reforms
Strategic health authorities will be responsible for ensuring there is 'appropriate capability and capacity' in the NHS to deliver 'robust, evidence-based proposals', produce effective consultations and implement changes successfully, Lord Darzi's framework document says.
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Darzi review: Clinicians to be consulted on service redesign
The mantra for the reconfiguration of specialist care services is 'centralised where necessary, localised where possible'. Clinicians will play a lead role in determining what is possible under the proposals.
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First regional Darzi visions offer glimpse into future
Lord Darzi's review of the NHS finally became a reality this week with the publication of the first two regional plans spelling out what the process means for patients.
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New NHS bill to drive Darzi reforms
Prime minister Gordon Brown has announced a new NHS Reform Bill to take forward proposals from Lord Darzi's next stage review.The proposed bill is part of the draft Queen's Speech, which Mr Brown unveiled today.
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Inquiry reveals gap in paediatric training
Children and young people with life-threatening illnesses are not being treated appropriately because the health professionals caring for them are not trained in paediatrics, the world's first confidential inquiry into child deaths has found.
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Information Centre publishes data on healthy lifestyles
The Information Centre for health and social care has published estimates of healthy lifestyle behaviours at primary care trust level using information from the Health Survey for England.
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RCP to set out responsibilities of doctors and patients
A Royal College of Physicians working party is being set up to identify more clearly the roles of responsibilities of doctors and patients.
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Patient satisfaction varies massively, survey shows
The proportion of inpatients rating their hospital care as 'excellent' varies massively between the best and the worst trusts, a survey by the Healthcare Commission has found.
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Data shows drop in diagnostic waiting times
The Department of Health has published data showing waiting times for 15 key diagnostic tests have fallen dramatically.
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First regional Darzi reports set out vision for the future
NHS Yorkshire and the Humber has unveiled plans to boost life expectancy, cut hospital admissions and increase patient responsibility in its regional Darzi report published today. Meanwhile, NHS East of England said it would tackle mental health waiting times and pilot patient-held budgets in its 10-year 'road map'. Follow the ...
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This week's All Our Yesterdays
Public Assistance Journal and Health and Hospital Review,May 21 1948On hospitals in the new national health service: “Up to now there has been, perhaps, a tendency for those concerned with the development of the national hospital service to think of it too much as consisting of more or less ...
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Awards previews
Clinical Service Redesign sponsored by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement"We had bottlenecks for almost everything we were trying to provide as a service," says Dr Jon Sussman, consultant neurologist at the Greater Manchester Neuroscience centre, Salford Royal Foundation trust. "Essentially we improved things by teaming up with Salford ...
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Ronny Flynn on long-term illness and poverty
A review of long-term illness, poverty and ethnicity recently published by the Race Equality Foundation identifies the complex, disruptive effects of illness on families and raises a number of concerns.
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Confed warns Darzi: avoid policy making pitfalls
Lord Darzi must learn the lessons of previous poor policy making to ensure reform in the NHS delivers real and sustainable benefits, an NHS Confederation report released today warns.
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Breast Cancer Care publishes guide on pathology reports
Breast Cancer Care has published a new booklet designed to help breast cancer patients make sense of their pathology report.
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Wales launches organ donation campaign
A campaign aimed at increasing the number of organ donors in Wales is being launched today.
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No evidence of 'health tourism', report claims
A new report by Medecins du Monde UK, which describes two years of work in a London clinic, has found no evidence of 'health tourists' and shows that migrants and British citizens have similar health profiles.
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DH offers breastfeeding support for young mothers
The Department of Health is encouraging young mothers from low-income backgrounds to access support that will help them breastfeed for longer.
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HSJ Knowledge
Improving staff communication
Setting up an online forum is an easy, inexpensive way to encourage better communication among healthcare staff, especially those working different shifts. John Harrison explains