South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 3064
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A&E under threat in shake-up
Plans for a major shake-up of hospital services in Surrey and Sussex are likely to include closing several accident and emergency departments.
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Comment
Mike Cooke on mental health
'For mental health and related illness, problems and conditions one needs to be convinced about the who, what and why of the choices on offer.'
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Health Hotel: Beverly Malone on reform debate
The Health Hotel, a grouping of 36 organisations, seeks to put health at the centre of the political agenda by stimulating debate and fresh ideas at the three main party conferences taking place in the coming weeks
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HSJ Knowledge
Health Hotel: what about the workers?
As the UK's largest employer, the NHS should be doing much more to look after the health and welfare of its employees. Jeremy Davies reports
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Comment
Paul Cann on funding long-term care
Anyone who works closely with users of social care services cannot fail to be aware of the failings of the current funding system for long-term care. With an ageing population and crumbling care infrastructure, something needs to be done.
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HSJ Knowledge
Safe as houses: quality of service
For debt-ridden trusts it may be hard to believe, but tough deficits need not be detrimental to the quality and safety of care. Alison Moore reports
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Stephen Thornton on fewer hospital errors
Safer hospitals mean better-protected patients, an engaged workforce and better clinical measurement. Safety improvements cannot be achieved without sustained local and clinical engagement.
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HSJ Knowledge
Golden wonder: making the most of the money
With the rate of investment expected to slow down from 2008, it is vital to use resources to extract maximum value from the NHS. Adrian O'Dowd investigates
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HSJ Knowledge
Gill Morgan on why NHS values live on
The NHS was founded on a belief that the provision of health and health services is a moral and social duty of a civilised society rather than a commodity to be bought and sold.
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HSJ Knowledge
Lofty ambitions: choice includes interventions and clinicians
Real choice is about much more than location - it can cover interventions and clinicians, too, as Jennifer Taylor explains
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HSJ Knowledge
David Praill on end-of-life care
On the surface there's much for hospices to be optimistic about: an end-of-life strategy due from the government, increasing talk about the importance of the voluntary sector, a growing awareness of current limitations in commissioning and a widespread recognition that excellent end-of-life care is for all.
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McKinsey 'PCT support' bid sparks conflict-of-interest row
Management consultants McKinsey are bidding for a place on the government's controversial list of approved primary care trust commissioning support suppliers.
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Lib Dems divided on accountability
King's Fund former chief executive Baroness Julia Neuberger has been given 12 months to chair a review of Liberal Democrat health policy.
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Criticised chief secures new NHS post
A trust chief executive whose management style was heavily criticised in a report has found a post as a consultant at the largest teaching hospital in Europe.
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Analyses show under-use of ITC capacity
Independent treatment centres have carried out fewer than three-quarters of the procedures they have been paid for, according to new figures from the Conservatives.
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Mass A&E downgrade predicted
Up to 15 hospitals in one English region alone may need to downgrade to ensure that all accident and emergency units can operate safely, a new study claims.
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RCM calls for talks on midwife-led units
The Royal College of Midwives has demanded an urgent meeting with the health secretary over the future of midwife-led units.
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MP bids to halt A&E closure
A judicial review could hinder a provisional decision to close an accident and emergency department as part of reconfiguration plans.
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Charities fear 'nuisance' penalties will discriminate
Mental health charities have expressed serious concerns about proposals to introduce new penalties for 'nuisance and disturbance behaviour' on NHS premises.
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Chief quits as £23m deficit is forecast for trust
The chief executive of the debt-ridden Hinchingbrooke Health Care trust in Huntingdon has resigned, saying his abrupt departure is 'in the best interests of the trust'.