All Acute care articles – Page 413
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Kent trust buys out 22-bed private wing
A hospital trust that is bidding for foundation status has bought a private hospital wing to help it continue to hit the 18-week maximum waiting time target.
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Comment
Noel Plumridge on boardroom drama
The setting: A hospital boardroom. A meeting of the executive team of an NHS trust is about to take place.
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Trusts come together but deny merger speculation
Three London foundation trusts have confirmed they will be part of the capital's second academic health science centre, but denied a merger was on the cards 'for the foreseeable future'.
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Gibb sues former employer
Rose Gibb, the former chief executive who received a £75,000 pay-off after presiding over a fatal infection outbreak, was prepared to 'stay and face the music', according to her trade union. She is suing her former employer for a further £175,000 plus interest, claiming she was forced to leave.
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New contract for staff and associate specialist doctors
Proposals for new contracts for staff and associate specialist doctors have been accepted.
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New patient safety briefing available
The Health Foundation has released an update on the lessons learned from its Safer Patients Initiative.
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Research funding: raising the game
I recently heard from an experienced research colleague that commissioning bodies need to 'kick evaluators out of their comfort zone'. He proposed that evaluators and researchers deliver less than they could because funders are not really engaged, interested, or skilled enough to ask for more.
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Comment
Hilary Thomas on working towards collaboration
These days, I rarely forage for myself in the evening, so frequently do I attend dinners of one sort or another. They attract an interesting cross section of people - managers and clinicians, as well as some who are both, policy wonks and observers, all discussing how the NHS is ...
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Lesley Wright on visual control
One of the four principal elements in Lean is visual control. We use visual control in everyday life, without a second thought.
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HSJ Knowledge
Improving patient safety through crucial conversations
Holding crucial conversations - emotional and risky discussions - is key to improving patient safety, reducing errors, improving morale and reducing staff turnover, explains Richard Pound
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HSJ Knowledge
Prevention shows benefits across UK
Over the last few years, more and more emphasis has been placed on early intervention and/or prevention for long-term conditions. Has this started to show any impact on the number of hospital admissions?
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CBI claims contract debacle will hit future bids
Private companies will be reluctant to bid for future NHS contracts, the Confederation of British Industry has warned.
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Brown 'misled' public over national deep clean policy
The government has been accused of misleading the public over its claim that all trusts would deep clean their entire sites.
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Simon Stevens on improving payment by results
In my last column, I discussed evidence on how payment by results is actually working.
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Comment
Ali Mohammed on staff surveys
Do you care what your staff think of working for your trust? Should you care? It is that time of year when we all receive our annual staff and patient survey results.
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HSJ Knowledge
Patient consultation: ask the panel
Different models of patient panels on inflammatory bowel disease services are emerging and all are helping to improve services. Peter Canham looks at a new patient involvement initiative
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Neil Goodwin on becoming a better leader
Although we may occasionally have feelings of schadenfreude when watching the ups and downs of other organisations, especially if they are our competitors, we should be charitable and limit our interest to gaining understanding for personal learning.
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HSJ Knowledge
Designing healthcare buildings: the legal framework
Who is responsible for ensuring that new healthcare buildings are fit for purpose? David March explains
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Engaging clinicians in service improvement: talking the talk
Changing how we talk can help to bring about a change in culture, as one hospital's approach has demonstrated
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DH publishes 18-week data for January 2008
The Department of Health has published referral to treatment data for patients whose 18-week clock stopped in January 2008.