South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2789
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Junior doctors on understaffed rotas, says BMA
Three in 10 junior doctors are working on understaffed rotas, according to a survey by the British Medical Association.
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Ali Mohammed on staff surveys
Do you care what your staff think of working for your trust? Should you care? It is that time of year when we all receive our annual staff and patient survey results.
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HSJ Knowledge
Do new patterns of learning produce employable graduates?
Employers of allied health professionals welcome applicants from flexible training routes, say Rupert Kerrell and colleagues
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David Lee on foundation trust members
Foundation trusts are facing an increased focus on their membership development performance.
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Neil Goodwin on becoming a better leader
Although we may occasionally have feelings of schadenfreude when watching the ups and downs of other organisations, especially if they are our competitors, we should be charitable and limit our interest to gaining understanding for personal learning.
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HSJ Knowledge
Mental health: tackling suicide among young people
Suicide is the second most common cause of death among young men, after accidents. Government and voluntary initiatives are working to cut rates, but sensationalised coverage needs to be reined in, finds Mark Gould
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HSJ Knowledge
Patient consultation: ask the panel
Different models of patient panels on inflammatory bowel disease services are emerging and all are helping to improve services. Peter Canham looks at a new patient involvement initiative
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HSJ survey reveals trusts' progress on deep cleaning
Not all trusts will have carried out a 'deep clean' of their hospitals by Monday's deadline, HSJ can reveal.
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Alzheimer's needs more research, survey shows
The public wants Alzheimer's disease to be one of the top three medical research priorities.
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Comic Relief project investigates elder abuse
Comic Relief and the Department of Health have launched a £2m joint project to investigate the prevalence of elder abuse on NHS wards and in care homes.
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More children admitted in emergencies
The number of emergency admissions for children and young people under 20 rose by 18 per cent between 1996-97 and 2006-07, official statistics show.
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ISTC payment framework announced
The Department of Health has set out the costs it is prepared to cover as a result of last year's rescoping of the phase two independent sector treatment centre programme.
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Trusts to miss deep clean deadline
Not all trusts will have carried out a 'deep clean' of their hospitals by Monday's deadline, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Knowledge
Engaging clinicians in service improvement: talking the talk
Changing how we talk can help to bring about a change in culture, as one hospital's approach has demonstrated
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HSJ Knowledge
Designing healthcare buildings: the legal framework
Who is responsible for ensuring that new healthcare buildings are fit for purpose? David March explains
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Call to target NHS money at young people
A leading Church of Scotland minister believes the NHS should stop using its money to keep the elderly alive and spend it on the young instead.
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NHS dentistry spending rises by 50 per cent
NHS expenditure on dental services increased by 53 per cent between 1997-98 and 2005-06, figures published today by the Information Centre for health and social care show.The strategic health authority showing the greatest percentage increase in expenditure over this period was South Yorkshire at 69 per cent. The lowest rise ...
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Former NHS executive jailed
A former NHS executive has been jailed for 12 months for forging land profits in an attempt to wipe out his trust's financial deficit.
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Ombudsmen rule against mental health trust
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health Partnership trust and Buckinghamshire county council failed to provide an acceptable standard of care for a man with severe learning disabilities, a joint investigation by two ombudsmen has found.
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DH publishes 18-week data for January 2008
The Department of Health has published referral to treatment data for patients whose 18-week clock stopped in January 2008.