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Local picture on 18 week waits: April 2012
Interactive maps and resources with detailed analysis of the 18-week pressures by Trust and PCT, by specialty.
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Securing equal mental health investment is still a big task
The Health and Social Care Act earlier this year included a new requirement on the secretary of state for health to give equal prominence to physical and mental health. This week, a report published by the LSE has reminded us of quite how big a task this is.
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Focus on waiting list still delivering success
The focus on incomplete pathways continues to break new records, according to the April 2012 figures just released.
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Who cares what they think?
Leaders pushing through decisions without consulting patients or even staff suggest a disregard for what people think. Is engagement just a pipedream for the NHS?
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Lessons for the care industry from the car industry
The car industry and the health care industry have much in common. Both deal in body parts, and what are surgeons but mechanics, hospitals mere repair shops and people “soft” machines?
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Are we wasting money on care that patients don’t want?
Getting patients invovled in the choosing of their services could produce big efficiencies and help the NHS provide services patients really need.
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Hiring and firing at will
I would have sacked a lot more people if I could have got away with it.
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Engagement matters - here's why
“Evidence-based common sense” was how Peter Lees described the Fund’s new report on leadership in the NHS at our Summit on 23 May. The report draws on evidence demonstrating the relationship between staff engagement and organisational performance to make the case for a new style of leadership. If the NHS ...
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Playing to the whistle?
Are whistleblowers good people trying to do the right thing or are they persuing their own agenda, just trying to get someone else into trouble because they don’t like them or want their job?
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The active patient tracking list
How active PTLs work to minimise waiting times continuously and safely for all patients.
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Integrated care and why the NHS needs more deviant leaders
Local leaders are ahead of the game, writes Chris Ham.
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The fall of the Roman Empire
Following a humiliating defeat, those in charge blame the rank and file.
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The 18-week waits performance in your region
The local picture on 18 weeks, with interactive maps showing the size of the challenge and where the long-waits are.
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Another record-breaking performance on 18 weeks
All three 18-week targets were met again, with massive reductions in patients still waiting 18 weeks after referral.
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Does cutting long-waits cause a jump in demand?
Long-waits were sharply reduced under the last Labour Government. Did GP referrals spike as a result? Maybe.
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Commissioning board must safeguard the future of secure care services
The Commissioning Board takes over responsibility for specialised services in April 2013 and needs to focus on designing a system without the blockage problems of today if it is to commissioning secure care successfully.
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Debunking some myths about disruptive innovation in the NHS
As the focus on innovation grows inside the NHS, some leaders have suggested that the really radical “disruptive” innovations that the NHS needs can only come from external sources. But where do the most radical, disruptive innovations come from?
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Holding a mirror up to the managers
“Mirror mirror on the wall, am I a good manager after all?”
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Clinician involvement is key - but keep an eye on the cost
It is vital that clinicials are involved in setting new organisation structures and plans, writes Dr Jonathan Fielden, but they must be committed to the cause.