South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2800
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Work experience in the NHS
Opening its doors to students interested in NHS careers must be a fundamental element of a trust's long-term workforce strategy, says Foluke Ajayi
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HSJ Knowledge
Can senior managers really make a difference?
Do successful NHS managers have skill or luck to thank? Blair McPherson takes a closer look at what really determines which organisations sink and which swim
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Pregnant women to get priority on London transport
Stickers designating priority seating for pregnant women, people with disabilities and people who are unable to stand are to be introduced today on the London Underground system.
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Training scheme for low-paid healthcare staff
Public sector union Unison has launched an initiative to improve training and learning opportunities for low-paid members.
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Calls for action over global health worker shortage
A shared worldwide commitment is needed to tackle the shortage of healthcare workers, the First Global Forum on Human Resources for Health has said.
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Prostate checks delayed out of fear, survey shows
A combination of fear, ignorance and lack of access stops men from having their prostate checked, a survey has found.
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Patient safety campaign director named
Stephen Ramsden, chief executive of Luton and Dunstable foundation trust, has been appointed director of the NHS Patient Safety Campaign.The campaign, which aims to boost patient safety and save lives, will launch in the summer.
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HSJ Knowledge
Kate Silvester on lean or just mean
Managing a system where all patients get their first definitive treatment within 18 weeks of GP referral will sort the mean from the lean thinkers.
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Doctor-manager relationships: the big fight
NHS hospital power has long been in the hands of two sets of people: managers and clinicians, and tension has occasionally spilled out of the ring. In the latest article in our series on 60 years of the NHS, Daloni Carlisle looks at the dynamics
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Comment
Andrew Jones on extending primary care
As I opened the envelope from the British Medical Association, I found myself reflecting on a tumultuous few months. The envelope in question contained a justification of the GPs' committee's negotiating stance on extended hours and a form for voting on enhanced payments options.
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HSJ Knowledge
Ken Jarrold on taking a look in the mirror
Understanding ourselves and other people is one of the most important management skills and is very useful in building and sustaining a productive and satisfying working life. Some people have natural self-awareness and empathy; most of us have to work at it.
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How to pick a prescription
Prescribing advisers help curb the national drugs spend and GPs value them too. Daloni Carlisle looks at their developing role
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Change of view: improving primary care
GPs in Essex were stimulated by the arrival of an alternative provider contract in their patch, say Hilary Ayerst and Paul Corrigan
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Unite and Netmums to provide parenting support
The Unite/Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association and mothers' social networking website Netmums have been given £500,000 by the Department for Children, Schools and Families to provide joint support to people with parenting problems.
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Views sought on revalidation of doctors
The government has launched a consultation seeking views on changes to the revalidation of doctors and the functions of the General Medical Council.
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Charity welcomes tighter controls on drug companies
Mental health charity Mind has welcomed the government's pledge to increase drug companies' responsibility to pass on clinical trials information.
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Prescription costs to rise
Prescription charges will increase by 25p from 1 April, public health minister Dawn Primarolo has announced.The increase, which the department stressed is below the rate of inflation, will take the cost of a single prescription item to £7.10.
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Government responds to NICE report
The government has rejected suggestions that National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence technology appraisals are an unfunded pressure on the NHS.
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HSJ Knowledge
Poet's play gets to bottom of prostate cancer
A new play by the popular poet Benjamin Zephaniah is helping to spread the word about cancer screening, particularly among African-Caribbean men
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Andrew Castle on innovations in patient safety
Standardising clinical practice can go a long way towards improving patient safety, as one innovative programme in the US has shown. Andrew Castle explains