South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2844
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Medics were 'hoodwinked' into accepting MMC
Doctors have accused the government of 'hoodwinking' them into accepting controversial changes to medical training. The Department of Health ignored the profession's objections to Modernising Medical Careers, the Commons health select committee was told last Thursday.
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Race law warning from DoH
The NHS's most senior equality official has warned that the Department of Health could stop working with organisations that do not fulfil their obligations under race equality legislation.
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North West acute chiefs doubt private scheme value
North West acute trust chiefs are questioning the need for a new clinical assessment and treatment service run by the private sector.
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Trusts urged not to 'fritter away' £1.8bn surplus
NHS managers must 'up their game' to earn autonomy and win the respect of their communities, the NHS chief executive has warned.
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N Ireland change leader to take NHS London job
The chief executive of Northern Ireland's shadow Health and Social Care Authority is to leave the NHS there for a job with NHS London.
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PCT safety breaches still going unreported
Primary care trusts are continuing to under-report breaches of patient safety, the chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has warned.
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Battle for £80m NHS Choices contract
The computer company responsible for choose and book and a giant US healthcare organisation are among those poised to bid for the NHS Choices contract, HSJ can reveal.
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Junior doctor training regime sparks locum crisis
Hospitals say they have been hit by a 'frightening' shortage of locum staff because of changes to junior doctors' training.
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NHS Direct aims to be national foundation
NHS Direct has launched a bid to become a foundation trust, potentially opening the doors to a new breed of national foundations.
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Noel Plumridge on registering with a GP
Last time I invited responses to two questions: how to choose a GP and why bother now that direct access services are so good?
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Emma Dent on the Manchester doughnut
Aha, a response to my last column about the state of Manchester. Architect, researcher and consultant Wayne Ruga, who has been working with Salford primary care trust on developing a 'human-centred culture', writes to congratulate me on writing the 'unspeakable'.
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HSJ Knowledge
Barometer: PCTs December 2007
Confidence in demand management capability continues to creep up, according to the latest Barometer survey of primary care trust chief executives. This month's figure stands at 6.95, compared with September's score of 6.20 out of 10.
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HSJ Knowledge
Managing patients' expectations of the NHS
Media storms over postcode lotteries reveal the extraordinarily high standards demanded by the public. Jessica Allen argues that reform of PCTs is the best way to steer expectations and drive up service quality
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Stats show slow progress on patient choice
Trusts have yet to make marked improvements in the number of patients getting a choice of care, new figures show.
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Scotland mulls direct elections to NHS boards
The Scottish government will consider proposals for direct elections to NHS boards under a new strategy for health and well-being launched yesterday.
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Patient choice progress slow, statistics show
Trusts have yet to make marked improvements in the number of patients getting a choice of care, new figures show.
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Safety incidents go unreported, survey shows
There is 'widespread' under-reporting of safety incidents in NHS Scotland, a survey by Quality Improvement Scotland has found.Staff taking part in the survey also said there was a lack of feedback and action after an incident was reported and that a blame culture further fuelled secrecy.
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All Our Yesterdays
December 18, 1936, Public Assistance Journal and Health & Hospital ReviewOn the abdication:'The swift current of unprecedented national events has swept to a climax and receded again since last we went to press. From the time when the first disconcerting signs of crisis were made plain to the public, the ...
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Weird world health
'Tis the season of overeating, not that we at End Game would countenance anything but everything in moderation. But we regret to inform you that HSJ has been causing chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson concerns over the health of the nation. Sir Liam recently asked colleagues if the rumours ...
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Jogging Santas
For no reason other than it's Christmas, here are some pictures of jogging Santas, raising money for the jolly good cause of the British Heart Foundation. Lets hope it got them fit enough to be in good shape for delivering all your presents.