South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2911
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News
Exclusive: NHS gets first medical director as Sir Liam's role is scaled back
Leading cardiac surgeon and president of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery Professor Sir Bruce Keogh has been appointed as the Department of Health's medical director, HSJ has learnt.
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HSJ Knowledge
Strategies for tackling obesity
A number of approaches have been successful in delivering cost-effective obesity management in the NHS. Ailsa Brotherton and Carol Pinder explain
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HSJ Knowledge
Legal briefing: when your private life isn't so private
Employees whose out-of-hours activities compromise their employer's reputation could face serious consequences, writes Claire Reynolds
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HSJ Knowledge
Hospital health advice and toolkit
Cheshire and Merseyside Partnerships for Health, the public health network forCheshireand Merseyside, has added two useful documents to its page.
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HSJ Knowledge
Sexual health courses in London
The South West London HIV and GUM clinical services network will be holding two-day sexual health courses in the coming months.
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HSJ Knowledge
Success Through Partnership conference
Presentations from the Success Through Partnership health and travel conference, held in May at Nottingham University Hospitals trust, are now available to download from the website of Spokes, the NHS Cycling Network.Click here to read the presentations
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HSJ Knowledge
Mental health and care trusts directory published
A complete guide to all mental health trusts and care trusts, with contact details and names of chairs and chief executives, has been added to the NHS Network Contacts Directory. The directory already includes similar guides to acute trusts, primary care trusts and strategic health authorities.Click here for more information
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HSJ Knowledge
Optimising health outcomes through networking
Measuring outcomes should become part of the mainstream commissioning process, says Stuart Rowe
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News
Acutes slipping on A&E target
An increasing number of hospital trusts are moving further away from the Department of Health's high-profile accident and emergency waiting time target.
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HSJ Knowledge
Myth-buster: they choose or you lose
Never mind what the sceptics say, patient choice is a powerful policy that will make or break providers, says Stephen Black
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Director resigns
Dr Frank Margison, medical director at the troubled Manchester Mental Health and Social Care trust, has stepped down from his post.
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Comment
Media Watch
Managers could breathe a sigh of relief this week as the glare of the media spotlight was focusing on money-grabbing GPs as opposed to bureaucrats.
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Comment
Michael White on politics
'No-one blew the whistle hard enough when the new processes started looking flawed'
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HSJ Knowledge
The evolution of informatics
Understanding information management systems is a key part of career progression, explain Kate Marsden and Jean Gilbert
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HSJ Knowledge
Management training hits award-winning heights
The Graduate Management Training Scheme has reaffirmed its position as a sought-after career path with two prestigious awards
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News
Exclusive: Mental health killings investigation
Failings in the care of mental health patients convicted of murder or manslaughter are regularly taking up to five years to put right, an investigation by hsj.co.uk has revealed.
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New GP contract bringing benefits, study shows
The general medical services contract for GPs in Wales has improved primary care services but requires some changes, a study by the Wales Audit Office has found.
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Website aims to bridge life expectancy gap
The Department of Health has launched a website aimed at reducing gaps in life expectancy in England.
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News
Royal College of Nursing appoints HR director
The Royal College of Nursing has appointed a new human resources director.
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BMA withdraws from contract talks
The British Medical Association has withdrawn from negotiations over the staff and associate specialist contract.