All London articles – Page 181
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News
Councils warn over planned PCT merger
Council leaders have attacked proposals by NHS London to merge primary care trust commissioning functions in the capital.
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Comment
Stephen Ramsden on cultural revolutions
There is often talk about changing the culture of NHS organisations. But no matter how well leaders articulate their big plans, if we do not focus on the microsystems in our organisations we are unlikely to see real behaviour change.
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HSJ Knowledge
Integrating healthcare IT systems
Integrating hospitals' IT systems presents big challenges. Here, one newly formed trust explains how it is accomplishing the task
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NHS60: All roads lead to IT
BT is dedicated to a future where information technology works for healthcare on all fronts, says Lyn Whitfield
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Barts and London apologises to patients for delays
Barts and the London trust has apologised to 573 patients who had to wait an average of 34 weeks for their operations.An investigation by the trust found that one of its seven bookings teams was offering patients operations at short notice, against NHS rules that say 21 days' notice is ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Prison mental health services - jailhouse blues
Faced with huge numbers of mentally ill offenders, London's forensic mental health services are struggling to cope. Rebecca Norris reports
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Rehabilitation in palliative care: a team approach
In 2003, a unique allied health professional team was set up to work with palliative patients at St Mary's Hospital, part of the Imperial College Healthcare trust. Helene Hibbert explains how it works
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Foundation says it will use surplus to loosen PFI ties
The chief executive of the foundation trust with the biggest cash surplus has said his organisation will use its £120m to minimise its dependence on the private finance initiative.
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Capital's PCTs give Darzi the thumbs up
Polyclinics are likely to be up and running across London by April 2009 following primary care trusts' endorsement of proposals in Lord Darzi's Healthcare for London.
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Comment
David Lee on handling a killing
One piece of news mental health trust directors dread above almost any other is that of a homicide by a local service user.
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News
London PCTs back Darzi vision
London's 31 primary care trusts have endorsed health minister Lord Darzi's Healthcare for London proposals and agreed to move ahead with a network of polyclinics and specialist hospitals.The move follows a six-month consultation on the plans. NHS London stressed it is a 'framework and not about specific services'. However, the ...
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Stephen Ramsden on measurement
There is an old adage, 'if you can't measure it, you can't manage it', and measurement has been a big ingredient of NHS performance management.
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Comment
David Amos on NHS apprenticeships
Last autumn, Chinese premier Wen Jiabao delivered a speech to the Communist Party congress entitled, 'Hold High the Great Banner of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and Strive for New Victories in Building a Moderately Prosperous Society in all Respects'.
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Comment
David Woodhead and Adrian Kelly on reducing teenage pregnancy
With the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in western Europe, the UK needed to take serious steps to meet its goal of halving incidents by 2010
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Putting land assets to use
Faced with a large piece of poorly used prime real estate right next to a top teaching hospital in central London, Guy's and St Thomas' Charity brought the developers in to build housing for key workers. Louise Hunt reports
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Improving psychiatric intensive care training
A 10-day web-based training course on psychiatric intensive care is aimed at improving services for the most vulnerable patients.
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HSJ Knowledge
Boardroom demography
Trawling NHS organisations' websites turned up few boards with truly diverse representation. Nicola Bullen asks why this is the case
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News
PCTs told to target London reforms at the vulnerable
Primary care trusts must act urgently to ensure the shake-up of services in the capital improves the welfare of vulnerable groups, the London Health Commission has warned.
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Leader
King's puts smart money on private sector
The decision of King's College Hospital foundation trust to appoint corporate big-hitter Tim Smart to its top job will provide a fascinating trial for private sector management techniques at the highest levels of the NHS.
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King's College Hospital appoints new chief executive
King's College Hospital in London has become the first foundation trust to appoint a chief executive directly from the private sector. Tim Smart, currently chief executive of BT Global Services UK, will take up the post in October.