South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2799
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New training website for Northern Ireland doctors and dentists
Healthcare professionals in Northern Ireland can update their skills online following the launch of a training website.
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Government in court over GP pensions
The government's decision to cap GPs' pensions was due to be scrutinised in the High Court today.
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NHS is 'sick man of Europe', claims report
The NHS is 'the sick man of Europe' and should learn from other countries, according to a new report published by think tank Civitas.It claims NHS performance has 'flailed badly over the past 10 years' and highlights the Dutch healthcare system as a model to follow.
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HSJ Knowledge
New deal for healthcare staff working unsocial hours
Negotiators for NHS Employers and the NHS trade unions have recently reached a significant milestone. After many months of discussion, proposals have been agreed for a new system of pay enhancements for Agenda for Change staff whose standard working week includes work in the evenings, early in the morning, at ...
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HSJ Knowledge
New immigration rules restrict access to medical training
The Home Office has announced changes to immigration rules that will restrict new international medical graduates' access to UK post-graduate medical training.
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS Employers rejects CV falsification reports
NHS Employers has responded to reports of CV falsification in the NHS, saying that the NHS conducts rigorous employment checks and patients can have confidence that the staff who treat them are who they say they are and that they have the appropriate qualifications.
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HSJ Knowledge
Healthcare jobs dropped from shortage occupation list
The Border and Immigration Agency has said it will be removing 38 healthcare occupations from the national shortage occupation list.
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AIDS: getting the word out to diverse communities
Educating immigrant groups about the AIDS epidemic in the UK must be treated as a key public health priority, as Hazel Barrett explains
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All Our Yesterdays
March 19, 1948, Public Assistance Journal and Health & Hospital ReviewJobs advertised this week: A resident nurse (female), who should be aged about 45 to 50, was required in an almshouse for men at Trinity Hospital, Greenwich. Applicants should have experience in home nursing and be used to treating elderly ...
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13 minutes to answer the phone? Life in the DH press office.
The Department of Health press office was mysteriously not answering the phones the day the BMA revealed that 92 per cent of GPs had voted in favour of the directed enhanced service on extended hours. It took HSJ journalists a bind boggling 13 minutes to get through. Perhaps they were ...
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Health bodies lack disaster plans, report reveals
A report published by the Chartered Management Institute and Cabinet Office has found that organisations across the health sector are failing to put adequate plans in place in case of disasters such as extreme weather.The survey found that only 39 per cent of health sector organisations have a business continuity ...
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NHS surplus should be spent on GP services, says Alliance
The NHS Alliance is calling on the NHS to use this year's surplus to ensure extended GP opening hours offer real benefits to patients.
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£525m funding boost for NHS Scotland
A funding boost of £525m for new and improved NHS facilities, equipment upgrades, and IT systems across Scotland has been announced.
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Guide outlines dangers of home medical tests
A new guide available to the public outlines concerns over the value and safety of private testing and over-the-counter home testing kits.
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Promote volunteering in the health service, report urges
A report examining volunteering in public services has identified service users as a largely untapped source of volunteers.
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HSJ Knowledge
Agency workers: who is in charge around here?
A recent court case brought by an agency worker highlighted the need to widen the protection of temporary employees. Stuart Jones investigates
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HSJ Knowledge
High-impact changes in health and social care
In the green paper Independence, Well-Being and Choice and the white paper Our Health, Our Care, Our Say, the government focused on seven positive outcomes for people using health and social care services.
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HSJ Knowledge
High-impact changes for health and social care: dignity and respect
This high-impact change sets out to improve the skills, confidence and capability of staff to develop personalised plans with service users and their carers.
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HSJ Knowledge
High-impact changes for health and social care: personalised services
This high-impact change sets out to put service users at the centre of service design and delivery, to give people control over their care, and to provide the framework in which people can direct their own support.
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HSJ Knowledge
High-impact changes for health and social care: effective commissioning
This high-impact change sets out to promote commissioning services that are flexible and responsive to people's needs and wishes.