South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2804
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NHS smoking ban flouted
Non-smoking rules are being flouted by patients and staff in two-thirds of NHS hospitals and have led to an increase in litter, according to researchers.Research published in the journal BMC Health Services Research asked three quarters of acute and mental health trusts about the implementation of smoking rules.
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Supplements
HSJ intelligence supplement: password future
Welcome to the latest issue of Intelligence, the quarterly HSJ supplement dedicated to innovation, information and technology.
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS chaplaincy: a spirited row
Chaplaincy is making its case to become a commissioned NHS service. Daloni Carlisle reports
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HSJ Knowledge
Why are there so few BME managers?
With the vast majority of senior NHS managers classed as white, why are there still so few from black and minority ethnic backgrounds? Charlotte Santry reports
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HSJ Knowledge
Jenny Rogers on embarrassing emails
About 25 years ago on a management development course I was taken to visit Hewlett Packard.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to close the readmission revolving door
New software takes the guesswork out of assessing readmission risk, helping services to target resources. Louise Hunt reports
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Comment
David Peat on community spirit
It occurred to me the other day that just as TV soap devotees have Coronation Street, in East Lancashire we have Howard Street. But instead of the Rovers Return being the centre of everything that moves, we have Howard Street's community health centre.
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HSJ Knowledge
Richard Gleave on healthcare wholesalers
Mastering the latest management jargon is as much of a skill in the US as it is in the NHS. Even after several months, I am still a novice and get especially confused by the sporting analogies: it is easy to guess what is meant by a 'play book', but ...
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Tories attack dentistry record
The Conservatives have criticised what they call Labour's 'disgraceful neglect' of NHS dentistry.
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Unison calls for more cleaners
Trade union Unison has called for a recruitment drive for NHS cleaners to raise hospital cleaning standards.
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Confed responds to NAO report
Commenting on yesterday's NAO report on the GP contract, NHS Confederation primary care trust network director David Stout said: 'The work of PCTs in world class commissioning recognises the need to make better use of contractual levers to improve the commissioning of general practice and develop a range of skills ...
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Johnson gives feedback on MMC inquiry
Health secretary Alan Johnson has responded to the independent inquiry into Modernising Medical Careers led by Professor Sir John Tooke.
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DH launches housing site section
The Department of Health has launched a section on its website devoted to housing. Housing has an important role to play in health, well-being and the delivery of health and adult social care services, the website says.
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HSJ Knowledge
Equal... or else
The consequences are set to get a lot more serious for trusts which fail to meet their race equality obligations, writes Rachael Heenan
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Leaked memo reveals national locum shortage
Leaked Department of Health documents have revealed a national shortage of locum hospital doctors, with some trusts reporting they are 'lucky if applicants attend for interview'. HSJ first highlighted the issue last year and as recently as 14 February the DH was insisting there is no evidence of a widespread ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Creating health-promoting hospitals
Liverpool's Cardiothoracic Centre and the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital have developed public health strategies aimed at improving the health of hospital staff, patients and the wider community affected by the hospitals, as Dr David Taylor-Robinson explains
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Government launches 10-year drug strategy
The government has launched a new 10-year strategy for fighting illegal drug use.
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C-charge 'has improved health'
A study published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine has found that the reduced pollution in the capital's congestion charge area has helped improve health.
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Henderson upbeat on GP contract report
Responding to the National Audit Office report on the GP contract released today, Alastair Henderson, acting director of NHS Employers, which is now responsible for negotiating the GP contract, said: 'This report makes it clear that the contract is beginning to deliver the benefits intended.
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Nicholson announces new cleaning strategy
The NHS is to push forward with a step change in cleaning services, NHS chief executive David Nicholson has said. At a summit of private and public sector cleaning representatives, Mr Nicholson outlined plans which included publishing the latest information on MRSA rates for every hospital on the NHS Choices ...