All Acute care articles – Page 444
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News
Violent patients: legal dilemmas
The NHS has a.legal duty to provide 'reasonable services', but this does not include a legal duty to continue the services if the patient is being unreasonable.
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HSJ Knowledge
Kate Silvester on using data
Data is crucial to running an effective health service, but it can be misleading.
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HSJ Knowledge
Andrew Castle on questioning the status quo
By observing working practices first-hand, it can be easier to challenge the status quo and increase productivity.
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Comment
Andrew Jones on independence day
'The conundrum is simply how to devolve day-to-day responsibility to an independent board with the benefits of efficient delivery, local decisions and avoidance of political interference'
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HSJ Knowledge
Death in America: improving end-of-life care
Caring for dying patients.is the biggest challenge facing the NHS, which can learn from the US, say Richard Smith and colleagues
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Comment
Dr Nick Griffin on clinical input in the development of HRG4
In 2002, the Department of Health developed a policy to fund healthcare by a national tariff applied to patient level activity. This policy, payment by results, required a new currency for the grouping of activity.
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News
Senior appointments: Mascie-Taylor tipped to land new NHS medical director role
Leeds Teaching Hospitals trust medical director and former acting chief executive Hugo Mascie-Taylor tops the shortlist for the new NHS medical director, HSJ understands.
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DoH launches occupational health projects
The Department of Health has announced that businesses in Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire, London and Hampshire are to benefit from demonstration projects designed to improve occupational health. The projects will share £10m to help boost the mental, physical and social well-being of local staff.Health minister Rosie Winterton said: 'The funding of ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Improving data on private sector healthcare
As the proportion of NHS patients treated by the independent sector continues to rise, the Information Centre for health and social care.is focusing on new ways of improving the quality of.information submitted by private sector health providers, particularly about NHS-funded care.
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Working with Oakleigh Consulting
The Information Centre for health and social care's commercial management team is working with Oakleigh Consulting.to make information on the NHS more accessible.
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HSJ Knowledge
Encouraging clinicians to use data
The Information Centre for health and social care.has launched a new initiative to work more closely with clinicians to improve the quality of data used to measure patient outcomes.
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HSJ Knowledge
Information Centre unveils revamped website
The Information Centre for health and social care's revamped website includes improved access to information from the hospital episode statistics.
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HSJ Knowledge
Legal briefing: releasing value from land
Buildings need to be used efficiently and filled to capacity to raise money.needed for investment back into the health sector, argues Marisa Broadhurst.
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News
Ad campaign launched to prepare for smoking ban
A smoky atmosphere is the single biggest reason for avoiding a pub or bar, according to a survey published by the Department of Health.The government has also launched a national advertising campaign to remind the public what the legislation will mean when the smoking ban comes into force on 1 ...
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DoH rejig indicates future direction of policy
After many tremors below the surface, the detail of the restructuring of the Department of Health has emerged this week. NHS chief executive David Nicholson has created a new NHS leadership team, with new posts, and some clear water from the rest of the department (read news item on Nicholson's ...
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Emergency czar backs A&E closure
National emergency access director Professor Sir George Alberti has backed controversial proposals to shut a north east London accident and emergency department.
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Comment
1997 and all that: Blair remembered
The NHS has transformed remarkably since Tony Blair entered Number 10 in May 1997, reinvigorating a struggling monolith with record investment.
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Comment
David Nicholson on service transformation
'We can only deliver genuine transformation of health care services if our staff understand what we are trying to do'
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HSJ Knowledge
New network supporting refugee healthcare professionals
The Reachout Network is a newly formed, UK-wide network for people working to improve support for refugee healthcare professionals. A variety of projects will exist around the country and the network aims to bring together all working in the field.