South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2847
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50,000 denied insulin pumps in the UK
The charity Diabetes UK is calling for more access to insulin pumps for people with diabetes as new research shows they are more effective in improving blood glucose control and reducing hypoglycaemic episodes than traditional insulin injections.
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Prescription charges cut in Scotland
From next April, prescription charges will be cut by 25 per cent to £5 inScotlandand abolished by 2011.Making the announcement yesterday, Scottish health minister Nicola Sturgeon said people with chronic and long-term conditions would benefit from a 50 per cent cut in the cost of prescription pre-payment certificates.
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Alzeimer's drugs appeal granted
The continuing row over funding for Alzheimer's drugs on the NHS is set to go to the Court of Appeal.
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NHS stop-smoking clinics are working, research shows
Research has shown that NHS stop-smoking clinics work, with figures highlighting particular progress in deprived areas.
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GP abortion trials begin
Trials have begun to test whether early abortions could be carried out safely in GP surgeries in England.
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HSJ Knowledge
First wave ISTCs: what do we know?
Four years after the first wave of independent sector treatment centres, the Department of Health has provided data on their performance. Unfortunately, this is almost useless in answering questions about their impact on waiting times.
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HSJ Knowledge
HSJ celebrates 60 years of the NHS
If you have any stories, anecdotes or photos from your memories of the last 60 years of the NHS that you would like to share with us, please send them to nhs60@emap.com. We look forward to hearing from you.
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In this week's HSJ
NewsThe government's focus on cutting waiting lists can lead to resources being drained away from treatments for those in the greatest medical need, academics have claimed.Advocacy services for mental health patients subject to community treatment orders are not expected to be introduced until six months after the orders are brought ...
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HSJ Knowledge
NICE guidance supplement: steps to success
The work of NICE goes beyond the headline-grabbing stories that sometimes follow its rulings on which drugs should or should not be used.
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Doctors doubt intellect of managers
Clinicians regard NHS managers as committed and trying hard but 'poorly trained and not always of a high intellectual calibre', the Audit Commission has found.
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Home care push for cancer patients
Cancer patients will spend less time in hospital and more will be treated at home or by community services under a five-year vision to improve cancer care.
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Mental health advocacy services delayed six months
Advocacy services for mental health patients subject to community treatment orders are not expected to be introduced until six months after the orders are brought in.
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Monitor tracks Peterborough waiting time breaches
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals foundation trust has confirmed that it is being kept under close watch by Monitor.
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HSJ Knowledge
HSJ invites you to share your views on the NHS
HSJ, in association with BT, Humana, Airwave, Lloydspharmacy and Tribal, is planning six months of special features and events to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the NHS on 5 July 2008.To kick off our coverage, we are running a feature on how managers feel about the NHS and its future. ...
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Report exposes failings of private mental healthcare
Commissioners have been urged to check the quality of private mental health providers, as figures reveal many are failing to meet national standards.
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Plunging waiting times reopen dispute over clinical benefits
The government's focus on cutting waiting lists can lead to resources being drained away from treatments for those in the greatest medical need, academics have claimed.This week the Healthcare Commission praised NHS organisations for 'genuinely dramatic' improvements in waiting times. But research from the Royal Society of Ophthalmologists has found ...
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Stroke victims will get immediate brain scan
Stroke victims will get a brain scan within an hour under a new 10-year government strategy to improve survival rates.
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Waiting times: early runners set to be first past 18-week post
The 13 'early achiever' trusts are on the final straight of the 18-week referral to treatment target, although some have yet to clear the last hurdle. Alison Moore reports on efforts to eliminate waiting list backlogs as the rest of the field looks on
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Comment
Don't lose sight of the threat of HIV/AIDS
Last week the Terrence Higgins Trust marked its 25th anniversary with a Downing Street reception. Gordon Brown used the occasion to become the first prime minister in 15 years to talk about the severity of HIV rates in Britain.
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Some great work, but PCTs are still a long way off 'world class'
The Healthcare Commission's State of Healthcare report, published on Tuesday, reveals much to celebrate (for more background, click here).