South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2816
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Race for Health progress report with calendar and cookbook
The 2008 Race for Health progress report is out. Recipes for Success is published as a calendar and cookbook. The calendar combines 12 recipes celebrating food and culture from black and minority ethnic communities with 12 case studies of good practice from Race for Health primary care trusts. A faith ...
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Scottish dementia network launches newsletter
The Tayside managed care network for dementia has produced the first issue of its new quarterly newsletter, available now on the network's page in the register.
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NHS team wins Investors in Children accreditation
Staff at Hart Lodge, part of the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys trust, have become the first NHS child learning disability team to gain Investors in Children accreditation.
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Making the most of human resources in the health sector
NHS managers can add value to their organisations by recognising that human resources teams are integral to corporate success, not peripheral, writes Greg Brown
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New basic skills programme launched
NHS Connecting for Health is to drop the European Computer Driving Licence service in favour of a new Essential IT Skills Programme.
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Thousands now book to see GPs on web
More than 56,000 people booked appointments on-line at their GP practice last month with one in seven practices now able to offer the service.
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Paul Robinson on the waiting times initiative
The NHS is often used as a generic term, but in reality it consists of four different services in four countries. In my last column, I examined surprising differences in the growth of emergency admissions in the four countries. This time we will look at an issue that has had ...
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Notes on a scandal: electronic records
The row over summary care records rages on, but what do patients in pioneer areas think about them and do they fear invasion of privacy? Lyn Whitfield visits Bolton to find out
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News
Monitor takes third way on private patient income
The foundation trust regulator Monitor has revealed it will take action in response to the threat of a judicial review over its guidance to trusts on expanding private patient work.
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News
NHS to offer new treatment for diabetes
Six NHS centres are to offer cell transplants for people with type-1 diabetes to reduce the risk of recurrent hypoglycaemia.
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News
Asthma danger campaign launched
Asthma UK has launched a campaign to make people aware of how dangerous asthma can be and to raise funds to support research into the condition.
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News
GPs in impossible position - BMA
GPs have accepted an option from the Department of Health that will see practices open for a further 30 minutes a week for each 1,000 registered patients.But they feel they have been put in an impossible position, the BMA has said. All GPs will be balloted on the move later ...
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News
NHS reform is stalled, think tank claims
The government is in denial about the stalled progress of NHS reforms on the ground, think tank Reform has claimed.
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News
Green light ISTCs, government urged
The Confederation of British Industry has challenged the government to green light more independent sector treatment centres.
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Equality duties
Despite the scathing and sceptical reaction from the press, the decision to implement a policy which provides for seriously ill Muslim patients to have their beds turned to faceMeccais a sensible and pragmatic action.It comes in response to the positive equality duties which are now imposed on NHS trusts in ...
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Decision on ISTCs 'pivotal', says Confederation of British Industry
The Confederation of British Industry has challenged the government to give the go-ahead to a further wave of independent sector treatment centres.
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News
Decision on ISTCs 'pivotal', says Confederation of British Industry
The Confederation of British Industry has challenged the government to give the go-ahead to a further wave of independent sector treatment centres.
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HSJ Knowledge
The benefits of picture archiving technology
The national IT programme is proclaiming a triumph at last, says Lyn Whitfield
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David Amos on the principles of equality
Equality and diversity should be at the heart of workforce planning
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Comment
Lisa Rodrigues on NHS acronyms
Obscure abbreviations and over-complicated policies keep the NHS from focusing on what is really important