South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 3027
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One-quarter opposed to independent Confed membership
A quarter of NHS Confederation members are opposed to including independent providers of NHS services in its core membership, a consultation has revealed.
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SNP looks to reverse emergency closures
Controversial decisions to reconfigure hospitals services in some areas of Scotland will be revisited now the Scottish National Party has taken power.
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MPs join nurses' campaign for a fair pay deal
Pressure is mounting on the government to rethink its decision to stage this year's pay award for nurses, as hundreds of MPs join nurses in calling for the 2.5 per cent increase to be paid in full.
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Councils to meet Hunt over 'cost shunting'
Council leaders in London are to meet health minister Lord Hunt after warning that £22m in 'cost shunting' will be forced on them by primary care trusts this year.
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NHS looks to Sainsbury's for social advertising ideas
Corporate advertising expenditure can be as important for public health as the NHS's own money, according to public health minister Caroline Flint.
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Alliance forms network for senior leaders
A forum has been set up for senior primary care managers who work with clinicians.
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Comment
Michael White: parliamentary deadlock
'Parliament is deadlocked on serious issues that may end up in a 'ping pong' test of wills'
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Media Watch: drug company's promise
This week comes news that a drug firm has offered to refund the cost of one of its products to the NHS if it fails to work on patients.
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Welsh 999 boss hails progress
Welsh Ambulance Services trust chief executive Alan Murray has defended his trust against official figures showing it is missing response targets. He claims the service is exceeding its target of 60 per cent of services meeting life-threatening calls in eight minutes.
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Media Watch: NHS meddling
'We're still waiting for Mr Brown to give any indication of what he might do to the NHS. Surely he won't be able to resist some meddling'
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Meet the HSJ team at the Confed conference
HSJ will be covering all the news from this year's NHS Confederation's annual conference, from the moment it opens next Wednesday.
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NHS leaders singled out for birthday honours
A number of senior managers and leaders in the health service have been recognised in the Queen's birthday honours.
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Diagnostics deal delayed by five months
A £257m contract with an independent company to provide 450,000 diagnostic procedures a year may not start until September, five months behind schedule.
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Media Watch: Granger leaves
'Anger as best paid civil servant goes', The Sunday Telegraph told its readers as it emerged earlier this week that the chief executive of Connecting for Health Richard Granger would leave his £292,000-a-year post in October.
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Noel Plumridge on the cost of a day's work
'Calculate your daily rate. Say it out loud. 'I'm a £500 a day sort of guy''
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HSJ Knowledge
In the minds of managers
How do NHS leaders remain resilient in the face of mind-bending stress? Psychiatrist Raj Persaud talks with four top chief executives about the secrets behind their success
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Healthcare Commission takes a hard line on hospital infection
The Healthcare Commission is to clamp down on superbugs after one in four hospitals admitted they were failing to meet national standards.
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Cabinet reshuffle: smoking and obesity named top priorities
Tackling smoking, obesity and alcohol-related health issues should be the main priorities for new public health minister Dawn Primarolo.
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Brent PCT faces scrutiny after council wrangle
Brent primary care trust is under investigation by NHS London following concerns over its governance and financial management.
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Fight against superbugs given £50m boost
Patient safety representatives have praised the new health secretary's commitment to tackling hospital-acquired infections.