South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2767
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NHS Confederation responds to Darzi report
Commenting on a report outlining the principles behind junior health minister Lord Darzi's vision for the health service, NHS Confederation policy director Nigel Edwards said: 'This new guidance is very welcome in sharing good practice and helping reassure the public about what they can expect.'
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Darzi report reveals service change plans
Lord Darzi has pledged to put clinicians at the centre of local decisions to change health services.
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HSJ Knowledge
Getting to grips with intellectual property rights
What is intellectual property and what should NHS organisations do to protect their financial interests? Claire Reynolds explains the finer points
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HSJ Knowledge
Health inequalities: action points for NHS boards
Equality in healthcare is firmly on the agenda for trusts around the UK and has been for some time. But non-executive directors must go beyond the rhetoric and create local realities.
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HSJ Knowledge
Transforming urology services
Changes to the urology service at Guy's and St Thomas' foundation trust have eliminated long outpatient waiting lists. New patients are seen within 10 days of referral, while patients with established diseases are seen in disease-specific, nurse-led clinics.
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Barbara Young sets out vision for Care Quality Commission
Baroness Barbara Young, who is in line to chair the new Care Quality Commission, told MPs today: 'I really want this job.'The Labour peer, who is currently chief executive of the Environment Agency, underwent a grilling by the health select committee in the new-style public job interview.
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Awards preview
Mental Health Innovation sponsored by Mental Health Strategies"We entered the HSJ awards because we thought it was a good chance to showcase something innovative and different," says Paul Sheffield, service manager with the winning team behind Oxfordshire’s integrated primary children’s mental health service.What Mr Sheffield and his colleagues might not ...
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Mental health charities respond to cannabis reclassification
Mental health charities have welcomed recommendations by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs for an education campaign and further research on cannabis, but do not want to see more stringent penalties for its use.
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Study on early abortions in non-hospital settings
The Department of Health has published the results of a pilot study on early medical abortions in non-hospital settings.
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Scottish Health and Safety Executive appoints director
Dr Paul Stollard has taken up post as the new director of the Health and Safety Executive in Scotland.
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DH slammed for poor leadership on Modernising Medical Careers
The health select committee's report on Modernising Medical Careers has blamed the programme's problems on leadership weaknesses within the Department of Health.
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UK behind on stroke care - Health Foundation
The UK lags behind other developed nations in stroke care and England is a long way from meeting its own targets, according to a report by the Health Foundation.The charity's report, to be published on Monday, includes data on performance, best practice and cost implications. It shows the UK achieved ...
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Leader
Independent sector sceptics must be won over
This week's interview with Channing Wheeler, commercial director general at the Department of Health, highlights the complexity of the relationship between the NHS and the independent sector.
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Leader
Darzi review kicks central control out of the frame
Tomorrow junior health minister Lord Darzi releases another part of his next stage review. It demonstrates some deft political footwork.
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HSJ KnowledgeChild obesity worst in deprived areas
Concerns about childhood obesity led to the introduction of the national child measurement programme in England two years ago. The programme is now starting to yield important insights.
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Simon Stevens on value for money in the NHS
What is the biggest black box in the NHS? By which I mean, where is the worst ratio of cash to clarity about what taxpayers are getting for their money?
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Olympics sport medicine centre may not be built
A national sports medicine centre at the heart of plans for a lasting health legacy from the 2012 Olympics may never be built, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Knowledge
Creating a smoke-free working environment
Chris Phillips outlines the steps NHS employers should take to implement a successful smoking ban and explains how to deal with possible dissent from patients, visitors and staff
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Ros Levenson on recruiting non-executives
After 10 years as a non-executive director of my local NHS trust, including six years as deputy chair, I felt tuned-in to what local people wanted from their hospital. But looking back on the experience, it is interesting to reflect that if I were applying now, rather than a decade ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Stress-busting techniques for NHS staff
It is sadly ironic that, for many, the NHS is a source of stress. I am not talking about patients - that is another article - but about the service's staff.