All Acute care articles – Page 410
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Leader
Sacking managers may attract headlines but won't fix problems
After 11 years of public service reform, the government's record is still dogged by poor performance. The failure regime unveiled last week shows ministers are running out of patience.
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News
Workforce contracts under fire
NHS workforce contracts represent a 'missed opportunity' for change, today's joint report from the Healthcare Commission and Audit Commission concludes.
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Comment
Maggi Rose on clinical supervision
While NHS organisations often get caught up in documenting the benefits and justifying the expense of clinical supervision, the most important thing to keep sight of are the benefits to the people directly involved the process
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HSJ Partners
Freeing bottlenecks in vital services
When you have highly qualified, expert staff in costly facilities, the last thing service managers need are bottlenecks that make it difficult for patients to access vital services quickly, writes Christina Pond
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HSJ Knowledge
Solving the staff morale equation
Your trust's performance is improving, staff vacancies and turnover are low and absenteeism is going down. So why is morale still low? Blair McPherson looks at the factors that affect how staff see their jobs and their organisation
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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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HSJ Knowledge
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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HSJ Knowledge
Understanding the new NHS standard contract for acute services
A new contract has tightened the rules governing interactions between acute care providers and commissioners. Johanne Smith explains the new requirements
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HSJ KnowledgeMaternity services at 60: the birth of a new era
For pregnant women, the birth of the NHS meant the family doctor’s advice could be sought freely without incurring expense, according to the 1949 Ministry of Health report.
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News
Sizewell B outage halts Wycombe operations
Wycombe Hospital in High Wycombe was forced to cancel operations after it was hit a by a power cut.
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News
Fewer deaths could mean more pay for consultants
Hospital consultants’ pay could be linked to outcomes such as the number of patients who die in their care, the NHS medical director has signalled.
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Leader
Monitor survey shows distance still to travel on FT governance
A survey of foundation trust governors by regulator Monitor reveals the distance still to travel to develop effective governance.
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Comment
Michael White on private vs public
The detail I am most likely to remember from this week's events is the revelation that when Harold Macmillan was chancellor in 1956 he suppressed evidence of the link between cancer and smoking.
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Comment
Ali Mohammed on firing staff
Thank goodness The Apprentice is back on TV. It's basically the HR type's ultimate TV programme with a huge dose of entertainment built in.
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Comment
Andrew Jones on health outcomes
One thing that seems to be uniting healthcare policy makers is the urge to tackle so-called health inflation.
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HSJ Knowledge
Dealing with presenteeism
There is a new bugbear for the employer - presenteeism - and there is evidence it can be just as harmful to an organisation as its opposite. Paul Gander reports
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HSJ Knowledge
Leadership skills: energising staff
How can we best engage people in their work, asks David MacLeod
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Comment
Lesley Wright on standardising work
Anyone planning a holiday that involves flying will have to have faith in the skills of a highly trained pilot and navigator to get them to their destination.
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HSJ Knowledge
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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HSJ KnowledgeCosts and benefits of new policies
The systematic evaluation of costs and benefits of health technologies by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is one of the success stories of the NHS over the past 10 years.