South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2890
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Cardiac telemedicine takes off
Cardiac telemedicine has moved decisively from pilot to practice. Joshua Rowe explains how it is revolutionising care and saving the NHS money
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Primary care risk-taking could end in disaster
Changes to primary care organisation suggested by the Confederation of British Industry could seriously damage the system, argues Martin McNicol
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Your Humble Servant on nurses and news from planet Monitor
The Department of Health’s main drive is to get the nurses not to be so grotty, while on planet Monitor they are celebrating a multi-million-pound foundation trust surplus.
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Children to be weighed in bid to tackle obesity
The Department of Health has released a national child measurement programme, part of the government’s work on childhood obesity.The guidance was developed following wide consultation with primary care trusts and schools. It provides advice to PCTs on arrangements for measuring the height and weight of primary and middle school children.
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Adoption award added to bursary scheme
Adoption and maternity support awards will be introduced to the NHS bursary scheme from September 2007 following an agreement between the Department of Health and unions.
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Allergy services 'lagging behind', report claims
A House of Lords science and technology committee report on allergies has idenfied a ‘severe shortage of allergy specialists in the UK’ and that ‘clinical services lag far behind’ most of Europe.
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Campaign to cut child deaths launched
In an effort to cut maternal and child deaths, a global coalition of governments and organisations will launch an advocacy drive today entitled Deliver Now for Women and Children.
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Computerised recruitment must be fully tested, says BMA
Any future computer-based system for recruiting junior doctors must be ‘tested to destruction’, the British Medical Association has said.
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Reach out to excluded groups, urges NHS Confederation
The NHS Confederation report In Sickness and In Health states that moves to create a personalised NHS must start with the most excluded and work to tackle health inequality.
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Data on mental health patient safety must be presented accurately
Chris Heginbotham’s commitment to the well-being and safety of mental health inpatients is sincere and I share some of his concerns, but I must set the record straight about the more alarming aspects of the impression created by his recent interview, writes Louis Appleby
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Helping people back to work
Long-term staff absence can be very damaging to NHS organisations, and tackling the problem individually could prove to be the most effective solution. Jean Brading reports on what can be done to make a difference on the front line
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Beating bullying at work
Bullying in the workplace is alive and well. And, according to a recent survey, a lack of management skills is one of the reasons it has been allowed to continue. Rebecca Allmark sifts through the results
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Network know-how
If you are setting up a healthcare website, the trick is to let users shape the content, says Bill Douglas
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NHS Networks annual conference and awards
The second National NHS Networks annual conference will be held inLondonon Tuesday 6 November and the programme is now available.
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Role of diabetes networks in prevention of type 2 diabetes
Nearly two-thirds of type 2 diabetes cases could be prevented, according to research, making prevention of the condition a key priority for the NHS.
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Royal Society of Medicine specialist sections
NHS Networks is in the process of creating pages in the register of networks for approximately 60 specialist sections of the Royal Society of Medicine, covering subjects as diverse as rheumatology, transplantation, food and health, sleep medicine and coloproctology.
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Guide to starting a health social enterprise published
Ten steps to starting a social enterprise in health and careis a new guide to the factors that should be considered by those thinking about setting up a health or care-related social enterprise.
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Support for changes to organ donation rules
A poll of NHS Networks site users suggests that two-thirds of NHS staff support the chief medical officer’s suggestion to change the organ donation system inEnglandfrom opt-in to opt-out.
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Survey investigates malnutrition
A three-day survey has been launched to establish how many people across the UK are malnourished when admitted to hospital and care homes.According to the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, the results will provide hospitals and care homes with evidence of the scale of the problem in their ...