South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2869
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Infection figures 'offer hope'
Hospitals in England may be beginning to win the battle against infections, latest figures suggest.
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New chief executive for NHS Blood and Transplant
Lynda Hamlyn has been appointed chief executive of NHS Blood and Transplant. She joins the organisation fromWestminsterprimary care trust, where she has been chief executive since its inception in 2002.
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Doctors' training programme facing shortfall of places
A shortage of places on the foundation training programme for newly qualified doctors could leave some doctors unemployed, according to the British Medical Association.
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£30m boost for family nurse partnership programme
Vulnerable babies, young children and their families will continue to benefit from improved life chances because of a £30m expansion of an initiative to help equip young people with parenting skills, health minister Ann Keen has announced.Ms Keen said: 'Children at risk of social exclusion in later life need intensive, ...
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A day in the life of a therapy assistant
At Whittington Hospital trust in London, a Skills for Health demonstrator site has been set up to design a new therapy assistant role at assistant practitioner level.
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Skills for Health demonstration sites
There is a lot to be said for sharing best practice, learning from others and having an opportunity to give feedback directly to those who can make improvements. That is why Skills for Health and the Department of Health have developed six national demonstrator sites to show how workforce tools ...
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Paul Malcolm on centralising IT systems
The national IT programme has the potential to bring huge benefits to patients and healthcare workers - but tight security is key
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All Our Yesterdays
November 6, 1936, Public Assistance Journal and Health & Hospital ReviewThe work of the joint vagrancy authorities; 'decisions on medical examinations and removal of aged from the road' was discussed in the Journal this week.The financial officer reported that the costs of maintaining causal wards as falling in accordance to ...
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GP earnings rise 10 per cent
The average GP contracted to work for the NHS earned net profits of £110,000 in 2005-06, up 10 per cent on the previous year, figures from the Information Centre for health and social care have shown.The figures also showed that GPs invested less of their gross earnings back into their ...
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New foundation trusts named
Regulator Monitor has announced the authorisation of two new foundation trusts - Poole Hospital and East London and the City Mental Health trusts. The organisations will get their new status on 1 November, bringing the total number to 79, of which 17 are mental health trusts.
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Travel costs to be refunded immediately
NHS organisations must be able to refund patients' travel costs immediately, in cash, on the day of travel and regardless of the time of day, new guidance from the Department of Health has stated.
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Abortion approval system needs review
The requirement for two doctors to approve an abortion should be reviewed, the Commons science and technology committee has said.
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Pay rises falling behind inflation
Pay for NHS staff such as nurses, cooks, cleaners and physiotherapists must exceed retail inflation next year if the threat of a mass retention crisis is to be contained, health unions have warned.
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HSJ Knowledge
People management: the fear factor
The NHS has sometimes been accused of operating a macho management culture. Is performance-driven, target-obsessed government policy to blame, or do leaders just lack people management skills, asks Blair McPherson
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Lean thinking: what does it take?
Lean thinking and six sigma have a long history in GE Healthcare and this experience is helping develop future leaders and drive change in NHS trusts.
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Students at risk of hepatitis C
Half of British students could be exposing themselves to the hepatitis C virus by engaging in 'risky' activities such as getting tattoos and sharing razors and toothbrushes, according to a new survey.Two in three respondents also admitted to being ignorant about the virus or to having no idea what the ...
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Guides aim to help arthritis sufferers stay in work
The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society has launched two new guides to help people living with the disease stay in work for longer.
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Planned care for older prisoners
The Department of Health has published new guidance on delivering individually planned care for older prisoners.
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health spend burden
A new report from the think tank Reform claims that the government has treated young people in the UK with 'indifference', 'inaction' and 'neglect'.
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Improving nutritional care
New guidance on improving nutritional care has been published by the Department of Health and the Nutrition Summit stakeholder group.