South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2932
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National child measurement programme goes live
The Information Centre for health and social care has taken on responsibility this year for collecting and publishing data and analysis on children's health. The aim of the survey is to weigh and measure children in schools.
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Information Centre may take over NHS central register
The Information Centre for health and social care is looking forward to potentially.taking over.responsibility for the NHS central register from the Office of National Statistics as part of the government review on statistical independence.
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HSJ Knowledge
Helen Bevan on freeing up your time
'The leaders we studied typically spent 70 per cent of their working lives in meetings. Yet only 36 per cent of attendees made a significant contribution to the meetings'
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HSJ Knowledge
Myth-buster: staff famine
In the second of a new series, Stephen Black challenges another NHS untruth
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Jenny Rogers on asking for feedback
'It may be true that I seem bullying,' one client informed me, 'but this is just firm management in action'
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HSJ Knowledge
Someone to squeeze: meeting patients' needs
A report into ways to meet what patients need and demand of the NHS garners wisdom from leaders of major organisations, writes Mark Gould
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Robina Shah on a day in the life of Patricia Hewitt
Trust chair Robina Shah spends an exhausting day in the shadow of health secretary Patricia Hewitt
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Private sector's role is irrelevant for efficient commissioning
You report on a possible deceleration in NHS commissioning of private sector healthcare provision ('Private slow-down expected as service prepares for Brown'). It may seem odd to hear a private sector organisation saying this, but if such a phenomenon occurs, it will not necessarily be a bad thing. This is ...
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Minor injuries units are valuable for predicting outcomes
Geraint Lewis's comments on using clinicians' knowledge to predict.outcomes was very interesting ('Tapping into staff knowledge').
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BMA's failure to support medical training
NHS Confederation chief executive Gill Morgan may believe that the British Medical Association has recently been playing a 'constructive role' in policy development ('Resignation over MTAS row 'could weaken' BMA').
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Early consultation with scrutiny committees is key
Your article about health scrutiny (opinion, page 20, 31 May) made the point that it is helpful to involve councillors on health overview scrutiny committees when considering.service changes at an early stage. That is absolutely right.
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Social services are at last fighting back
David Lock stated in your.article ('David Lock on continuing care liability'): 'A line must be drawn somewhere between health and social care... the social services lobby appears to have been highly effective at persuading the team designing the new eligibility criteria that 'care needs' can usually mean 'healthcare needs', and ...
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Vulnerable patients and carers need to be recognised
According to David Lock's article ('David Lock on continuing care liability'): 'There is a serious danger that the new single national criteria for NHS continuing care will result in a substantial number of high-cost care packages being transferred from local authorities to the NHS.'
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Thumbs up to Monitor's business plan
I am referring to Monitor's business plan announced last month ('Monitor takes tougher line to prepare for wave of FT plans'). Personally, I think this approach is absolutely right. Having just been deferred at Birmingham and Solihull mental health trust for a few months, we have worked hard to have ...
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BBC-style management model will not work in the NHS
In response to your article - BBC-style management could save NHS from 'political ice', I can't think of a much worse model to aim for than the BBC. It is effectively funded as a tax on all TV owners, irrespective of whether they actually use the service or not. And ...
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Hilary Thomas on her honeymoon period
'I am like a pig in the proverbial. I am no longer part of a demoralised, cynical workforce, ground down by the inevitability of stasis and rigidity'
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Will Gordon Brown make a difference to the NHS?
Don't forget, now is your last chance to take part in HSJ's reader survey of what the NHS can expect under incoming prime minister Gordon Brown.
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More trusts fail to meet hygiene code
The Healthcare Commission has said more trusts are declaring non-compliance with its hygiene code than did last year.
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Developing responsive and efficient patient-centred processes
Many organisations are still centred around.core business functions, but client- and patient-focused organisations also need to focus on how they support core processes, writes Stephen McLaughlin
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HSJ Knowledge
New dataset to improve renal care
The Information Centre for health and social care.has introduced a new national renal dataset, which will provide the NHS with the information it needs to plan future renal services.