South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2874
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ill health
Trusts will take on a greater financial burden when workers retire early due to ill health, under proposals launched this week by NHS Employers and trade unions. A three-month consultation is taking place on the proposals, which aim to give employers greater incentives for reducing sickness absence and ill health ...
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Clinical effectiveness recommendations published
Chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson and Professor Sir John Tooke have launched recommendations on how the NHS can ensure more patients receive the most effective treatments.
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Report on shifting services to community settings
The Department of Health has published a report on frontline experience and evidence of shifting services into community settings.
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HSJ Knowledge
David Amos on the Wanless report
Six years have passed since the publication of Sir Derek Wanless's interim report on the long-term view for the NHS. What has changed since then?
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Raising organisational energy
Raising energy levels by just a small amount can yield great results for organisations, says Rupert Symons
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Kate Silvester on managing staff, not parenting them
In a hierarchical NHS, how can managers help create a world of equals where everyone contributes?
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David Peat on ending the enslavement of health inequalities
Overcoming health inequalities that have built up over generations will take vision and determination
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Creating a viable national maternity service
Confidence in flexible community midwifery services should transform current reliance on acute settings, writes Marina Colville
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Foundation trusts applications: shape up or ship out
The deadline for all acute trusts to apply for foundation status by 2008 has proved unrealistic. What now for those that have not made the leap? Helen Mooney reports
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Sophia Christie on collective commissioning
Commissioning needs to be reformed and strengthened at every level, writes Sophia Christie
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Health profile reveals improving outcomes
Health outcomes have generally improved, with higher life expectancy, lower infant mortality and decreasing mortality rates from cancers, circulatory diseases and suicide, according to the latest health profile of England.
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C difficile rates were known, claim Tories
The government knew about Clostridium difficile rates at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust well in advance of their publication earlier this month, the Conservative Party has claimed.
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Drink warnings needed, says BMA
The British Medical Association Scotland has called for legislation to introduce compulsory standardised labelling on alcoholic drinks to help people better understand and manage their drinking habits.BMA Scotland chairman Dr Peter Terry said: 'The only way that individuals can keep a check on their own drinking patterns is to have ...
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Scots NHS24
The troubled Scottish telephone helpline NHS 24 has lost its third boss in three years, this time after less than six months in post. Sandy Forrest, a former deputy police constable, stepped down last week. A statement said he had joined NHS 24 with a number of external commitments and ...
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Takeover not a good option, say chief execs
Chiefs executives at the worst-performing trusts identified by the annual health check have hit back at the threat of takeover.Health secretary Alan Johnson has asked health service chief executive David Nicholson to urgently meet the four rated weak’in both quality of services and use of resources for the second year ...
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Barnet
The chief executive of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health trust has left the trust after less than three months in the job, HSJ has learnt.Interim chief executive Martin Brown, who is an associate director at consultancy firm Mental Health Strategies and former head of health at the Audit Commission, ...
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new ambulance network
The ambulance service is gaining greater ‘political clout’ through a new NHS Confederation network. The network will combine the Ambulance Service Association, which represents trusts, with the NHS Confederation’s ambulance forum. The merger is intended to turn the ambulance service into a more powerful voice in the NHS in line ...
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chief exec resigns
David Law, the chief executive of troubled West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust, has resigned in the wake of its poor annual health check performance.The trust was one of four that failed to move up from 'weak' ratings in both quality of services and use of resources.Mr Law was appointed chief executive ...
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Occupancy rates raise infection risk, say Lib Dems
Almost half of NHS trusts have bed occupancy rates that put patients at risk of contracting healthcare-acquired infections, according to the Liberal Democrats.
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NHS Scotland consultation launched
The Scottish government has launched a consultation on plans to introduce independent scrutiny of proposals for major changes to NHS services.