South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2828
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Accessible MRI scan plan backfires
A hospital trust's attempt to provide accessible MRI scans for some of its patients has left it nursing a bill of around £10,000 per scan.
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Lib Dems set out plans for future NHS
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has outlined plans for a £2bn 'care guarantee' plan for elderly people, a new patient contract and directly elected health boards as part of his proposed NHS reforms.
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Central pay deals compromise patient care, study claims
Lives are being lost because of the way nurses' pay is negotiated centrally, claims a study for the Centre for Economic Performance and Centre for Market and Public Organisation.
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EU information-sharing would improve patient safety, says GMC
The General Medical Council has highlighted the need to share disciplinary information about health professionals across Europe to protect patients.
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Smoking in decline in the UK, figures show
Smoking in Britain has hit an all-time low, says a report on smoking and drinking habits from the Office for National Statistics.
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NICE promotes stair-climbing for fitness
Ensuring staircases are attractive and clearly signposted is one way public bodies can encourage people to do more exercise, according to new public health guidance.The guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence encourage NHS organisations, councils and others to create buildings and spaces that boost physical activity.
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Strengthen PCT accountability, urges Confed
The NHS Confederation has today set out key principles for improving local accountability of primary care trusts.
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HSJ Knowledge
It’s all about the individual
This HSJ Award-winning training and quality development programme for educators teaches a thoroughly patient-centred approach. Stuart Shepherd is keen to learn more
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Comment
Frank Burns on IT policy in the NHS
Anyone interested in how high-profile national policy is developed will have enjoyed the revelation, on Radio 4’s Wiring the NHS programme, that in 2002 then NHS IT director Sir John Pattison was given only 10 minutes to pitch the creation of the national IT programme to prime minister Tony Blair. ...
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Hospital beds - dispelling myths
Throughout the NHS's history, politicians have been under pressure to protest against proposed hospital closures. But having more beds is not always better. In fact, too many hospital beds can lead to imbalances in overall health service provision and damage the quality of services, argues Richard Banyard
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All Our Yesterdays
January 30, 1948, Public Assistance Journal and Health & Hospital Review On the midwifery service: “The year just reported on by the Central Midwives Board saw continues heavy pressure on both domiciliary and institutional midwifery services. The increase in the birth rate during these twelve months was also reflected in ...
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HSJ Knowledge
KSF – the challenges ahead
Affecting around 1 million NHS staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions, the Knowledge and Skills Framework is now helping many NHS trusts to achieve their workforce priorities. It supports them in re-designing their services, as well as in developing and retaining their workforce and engaging with their staff. ...
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Wellchild launches health hotline
Children's charity Wellchild has launched a free helpline to provide information and support about children's health concerns.
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Campaign aims to keep nurses healthy
The Queen's Nursing Institute has launched a campaign that aims to support community nurses in tending to their own health and well-being.
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Connecting for Health appoints clinical leads
NHS Connecting for Health has announced the appointment of two GP national clinical leads.
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Research links diabetes to depression
A third of young adults with type-1 diabetes report symptoms of depression, according to new research.The study, published in Diabetic Medicine, found that 35 per cent of young people taking part reported symptoms of depression and 23 per cent had symptoms of severe depression.
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Physiotherapists struggling to find work
Half of all physiotherapists who graduated in England in 2007 have been unable to find a physiotherapy job, according to the latest figures from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
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HSJ Knowledge
Gillian Hastings on a patient safety revolution
Working in quality improvement, we hear constant sound bites about the need to change the organisational culture in healthcare and develop a culture of patient safety. But what does this change involve and how can we help bring it about?
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HSJ Knowledge
All-parliamentary group discusses patient safety
Health minister Ann Keen used her background in nursing to give a personal account of her approach to improving hospital safety at December's meeting of the all-parliamentary group on patient safety.
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HSJ Knowledge
Health Foundation leadership awards
The importance of leadership in making hospitals safer and increasing their quality of care has never been more prominent.