South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2772
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Comment
Michael White on health policy attacks
In the run-up to the local elections, not to mention the Royal College of Nursing's conference, the government took a fearsome bombardment on the health front.
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News
Public health network to help avoid 'postcode lotteries'
A new public health network is to give primary care trusts advice on licensed drugs before the publication of NICE guidance, HSJ can reveal.The advice will help PCTs avoid accusations that they are imposing a 'postcode lottery'.
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Comment
Jon Restell on information overload
Outsiders in their first few months in the NHS as, say, non-executive directors, are often aghast at the vast amount of information reporting that is required.
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HSJ Knowledge
Integrated care - lessons from America
The US healthcare industry is often ranked below the UK system in international comparisons. But the UK health service still has much to learn from America about integration and partnership working
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News
Doubts over community foundation trusts
Conflicts of interest, difficulties in demonstrating autonomy and low pay are just some of the potential problems facing community foundation trusts.
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS constitution should focus on value for money
The NHS constitution should include a financial charter setting out how commissioners must achieve value for money, rather than just a set of anodyne values, a think tank has claimed.
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Care Quality Commission chair announced
A former health manager has been revealed as the proposed chair of the new health and social care super-regulator.
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Police stations no place for mentally ill says Sainsbury Centre
Police stations should not be used to detain people with mental health problems, the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health has said.
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Nurses vote to end private cleaning contracts
Nurses want hospital cleaning brought back into the NHS rather than contracted out to private firms, according to a poll of delegates at a Royal College of Nursing conference.
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Scotland settles drug price-fixing claim
Scottish ministers and health boards have settled a civil claim against a pharmaceutical company for allegedly fixing the price the NHS is charged for drugs with other pharmaceutical companies.
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New rules on umbilical cord blood collection
Collection of blood from the umbilical cords of newborns is to be regulated by the Human Tissue Authority for the first time.
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Comment
This week's All Our Yesterdays
Public Assistance Journal and Health and Hospital Review, May 7 1948“There are now only two months left before the appointed day [when the National Assistance Bill would become law]. Much has now been done in the way of preparation since the introduction of the National Assistance Bill, but there are ...
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HSJ Partners
Julian Topping on the Corporate Manslaughter Act
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 has caused a stir in boardrooms across the land.
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HSJ Partners
Pay review results announced
NHS Employers has reached agreement with Unison, the Royal College of Nursing and the Department of Health on proposals for a three-year pay deal for staff on Agenda for Change pay bands.
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HSJ Partners
NHS staff survey results
The results of the 2007 NHS staff survey show that the NHS remains a good place to work and that employers have improved on key measures including job satisfaction, training and work-life balance.
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Comment
Preparing for a pandemic in the NHS
We live in a climate where the threat of bio-terrorism is significant enough to warrant serious preparation for a biological attack.This, together with the possibility of global outbreaks of infectious disease, such as avian influenza or SARS, increases the need to prepare for a pandemic.
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS60: Five days that shook the NHS
The NHS has weathered countless scandals, speeches, policy launches and inquiries. Peter Davies and Daloni Carlisle discuss five landmark events and talk to those involved.
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News
HSJ invites readers to submit world class questions
HSJ is preparing a supplement on governance and quality assurance in world class commissioning.
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Night-time care needs improvement, report claims
Night-time staff need more training and strategies should be developed on person-centred care, reducing sleep disturbance and appropriate noise and light levels at night, according to a report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
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Mental Capacity Act resources released
The Department of Health has announced the allocation of resources for work in relation to the Mental Capacity Act.