South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2822
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HSJ Knowledge
Raj Persaud on bearing bad news
Delivering bad news can be even more stressful and upsetting than receiving it
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Andrew Jones on screening and strategy
The 60th birthday of the NHS has been talked about for so long that you could be forgiven if, like me, you thought it was going to be last year. 2008 was only a few days old when both party leaders flashed their health policy credentials.
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nurse nib
Barts and the London trust says a policy that allows nurses to discharge patients without the need to wait for a doctor has already saved the trust thousands of pounds and helped free up hospital beds. Under the scheme senior nurses can discharge patients using clear criteria agreed with medical ...
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New charity to focus on teen health issues
A new charity focusing on the health of adolescents is to be launched next week.The Association for Young People's Health will bring together professionals and organisations across theUKthat work with teenagers in different sectors. The Department of Health and the Department for Children, Schools and Families are providing start-up funding.
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Guidance promotes links with pharmaceutical industry
The Department of Health has published guidance to encourage joint working between the NHS and pharmaceutical industry.
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Clinical audit programme under new management
The Department of Health has announced details of the new consortium that will run the national clinical audit and patients' outcomes programme.
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Review of free personal care to report in March
Lord Sutherland today confirmed that the independent funding review of free personal and nursing care in Scotland, which he is leading, is on track to report at the end of March.
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Monitor announces five new foundation trusts
Foundation trust regulator Monitor has confirmed five new foundation trusts will be authorised from today.
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User independent trusts: the basics
Jill Mason explains what user independent trusts are, how they work, and the legal issues surrounding their creation
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Mental health partnership sets out to boost physical health
Improving the quality of life for people with severe and enduring mental illnesses has been the focus of a partnership in Bolton, writes Alan Jones
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EU brings in compulsory food labelling to curb obesity
The European Union yesterday moved to impose standard nutritional information on food labelling across 27 countries.The rules are an attempt to counter the epidemic of obesity in Europe, but disappointed some UK health charities by not making the 'traffic light' system mandatory.
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NHS bodies ill-equipped to cope with challenges, survey suggests
Health sector organisations are over-confident about their ability to cope with uncertain times, according to new data. The findings suggest that employers in the sector are taking too many risks with their business, despite identifying the key challenges they face.
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Government accused of manipulating MRSA figures
The government is within touching distance of hitting its MRSA target, but opposition parties have accused ministers of manipulating the data.Latest figures show there were 1,072 cases of the superbug inEnglandfrom July to September last year.
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UK allergy services 'a national disgrace'
UK allergy experts are asking the health secretary to take decisive action to improve care for people with allergies. In a letter to The Times today, the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology said improving allergy diagnosis and management could cut unnecessary costs to the NHS.
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Burden of obesity 'unmanageable', say Conservatives
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has warned about the increasing burden of obesity on the NHS.
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NHS dentistry boost in Scotland
New figures show a small increase in the number of NHS dentists in Scotland last year and that the number of patients registered with an NHS dentist is creeping up.
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HSJ Knowledge
System change hits activity records
Over the second quarter of 2007-08 the overall performance of NHS organisations as measured by the Better Care, Better Value indicators has fallen slightly, but the overall change since the start of 2006-07 is still impressive.
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Your Humble Servant: democratic ravings
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Pressure grows on PCTs to increase obesity services
Primary care trusts will be forced to commission more weight management services in an attempt to meet growing demand, the government has warned.
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Unions agree on unsocial hours pay proposals
NHS Employers and unions representing staff on Agenda for Change contracts have agreed joint proposals for unsocial hours pay.