South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 3037
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Comment
Feedback to 'A formula for unfairness'
I read with interest the article in your 16 thNovember edition ' A formula for unfairness'. It confirms the views that many of us have had that there is something wrong with the grant distribution formula used by Government.
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Feedback on efficiency indicators
Nick Edwards is quite right to suggest that efficiency indicators do not tell the story behind the numbers ( Comment, page 3, 26th October) so why did the HSJ compound this by labelling us the worst Acute Trust in England for day surgery rates?
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HSJ Knowledge
Lyn Whitfield on big government
'Neither doctors nor the public seem convinced of the need for the national database element'
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HSJ Knowledge
Alan Maynard on outcomes
'Most of our customers survive the NHS even though we do not measure whether they feel better as a consequence'
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Independent centre deals abandoned
The Department of Health is set to abandon a large swathe of its independent treatment centre programme more than a year after it invited providers to bid for the lucrative deals, HSJhas learned.
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I'm a celebrity, I love it here
Trusts will be able to spend as much as they like on advertising under a draft code of practice proposed by the Department of Health this week. Hospitals could also use celebrity patients to endorse their services.
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Comment
Return to the windmill - behavioural modelling and the future
The lack of a 'big picture' of where reforms will take us means investment and strategic planning are severely hampered. Alasdair Liddell and Laurie McMahon describe a behavioural modelling approach that can help
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Peter Mason on social enterprise - the new punk rock?
'Social enterprises have crashed onto the scene with the same energy and style as punk rockers, the new kids on the block full of passion and hope'
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Monitor announces two more foundation trusts
King's College Hospital trust and North Hampshire Hospitals trust have been authorised for foundation trust status by regulator Monitor.The announcement takes the total number of foundations to 54 with a combined annual income of £10.81bn.Read the press release here
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King's Fund probes maternity services
The King's Fund is to conduct an inquiry into the safety of maternity services in England.The year-long investigation will look at the safety record of maternity services and where progress has been made, and will flag up areas of concern.Read the press release here
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New guidance for ophthalmic services
The Department of Health has brought out new guidance on ophthalmic services.The guidance announces increases in the NHS sight test fee, domiciliary sight test allowances and the pre-registration supervisors allowance from April next year. It also details an increase in the continuing education and training allowance.Download the covering letter ...
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Conservatives slam A&E closure threat
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has warned that Labour has not disclosed the evidence behind the proposed closure of 29 accident and emergency departments.He said the closures were being driven by deficits and has written to NHS chief executive David Nicholson to ask him if the government will give patients ...
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Stroke group launches guidance on emergency care
A group of experts on stroke has published information on treating stoke and transient ischaemic attack.The guidelines provide explicit recommendations for practising clinicians, managers, patients and carers about the recognition and emergency management of suspected stroke and TIA, from the onset of symptoms to acute intervention in accident and emergency ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Good practice guidelines for general practice electronic patient records (version 3.1)
2005 document prepared by the General Practitioners Committee and the Royal College of General Practitioners, sponsored by the Department of Health. It provides advice on the migration towards 'paperless practice', and the implications that the Human Rights Act, Data Protection Act, and the Access To Health Records Act may have ...
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'Making a difference' Reducing burdens in hospital
Authored by the regulatory impact unit, this 2002 document identifies ways to free up time for front line staff to concentrate on delivering care. The outcomes are grouped under 12 categories in three main areas: the patient journey, information flows and quality.
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Day Surgery: Operational Guide
Department of Health guidance for managers and commissioners on improving efficiency in day surgery units. Published in 2002.
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The National Service Framework for Long-Term Conditions
This NSF, published in 2005, sets 11 quality requirements for the support of those with long term neurological conditions. Much of the NSF is applicable to anyone living with a long term condition.
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Choice matters: increasing choice improves patients' experiences
Department of Health report on the impact of choose and book and the development of patient choice services in the NHS, focusing on the experiences of patients and NHS staff. Published in May 2006.
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Keeping the NHS local - a new direction of travel
Guidance, published in 2003, on service expansion and redesign. An approach to local service design and closer to home care is outlined.
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NHS staff earnings survey August 2004
NHS Information Centre report, published in August 2005, on the basic pay and allowance of NHS staff. It is the last earnings survey prior to the implementation of the Agenda for Change.