All Change management articles – Page 36
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Comment
Peter Reader on integrating healthcare
Lord Darzi's next stage review contains the seeds of potentially the greatest revolution the NHS has seen since it was formed - a commitment to seek expressions of interest to run 'integrated care pilots'.
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Comment
Helen Bevan on paths to improvement
The title of Lord Darzi's report - High Quality Care for All - proclaims the significant and welcome focus on quality improvement in the next phase of NHS reform.
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News
Patients' views of primary care vary widely - Healthcare Commission
A Healthcare Commission survey has highlighted wide variations in patients' experience of primary care between different PCTs.Striking variations were found in 48-hour access and patient choice, both of which have been prioritised by the Department of Health.
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News
Solihull care trust appoints interim chair
Jenni Ord has been appointed as interim chairman of Solihull care trust.
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Comment
Media Watch: taking on obesity
As health secretary Alan Johnson packed up for the summer, he left a stern warning about the dangers of overindulgence.
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Leader
Venomous rhetoric blocks better services
The row in Cornwall over plans to move a cancer service out of the county encapsulates the struggles primary care trust managers face when trying to improve services.
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News
Joint appointment smooths way for Kingston merger
Kingston primary care trust and council are consulting on plans to integrate. The PCT and local authority have appointed the first joint director of finance as part of a move to promote greater partnership working.
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News
People with learning disabilities let down by NHS, inquiry finds
The independent inquiry into access to healthcare for people with learning disabilities has published its findings and its recommendations have been welcomed by the NHS Confederation.Healthcare For All says people with learning disabilities have higher levels of unmet need and receive less effective treatment, despite the Disability Discrimination Act and ...
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News
Wales publishes report on organ donation
The Welsh Assembly's health, well-being and local government committee has published a report on organ donation.
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News
Welsh trust told to review its performance
Welsh health minister Edwina Hart has told Cardiff and Vale trust to undertake reviews of its processes, leadership and governance, as well as its waiting list management.
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News
Council will oversee Kingston PCT finances
Kingston council and Kingston primary care trust have agreeed to an interim joint director of finance post.
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News
A shot in the arm for community health services
The government is promoting the social enterprise model of service provision, but there are other options available to primary care trusts. Ingrid Torjesen offers an overview
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News
Volunteers save trusts £700,000
A report by Volunteering England has calculated the economic value of services provided by volunteers to the NHS.
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News
Scottish health sector investigations
The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman laid 23 investigation reports before Scottish Parliament today, including 17 about the health sector.
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HSJ Partners
Paul Allen on failure breeding success
Having recently returned from a frustrating day's skiing, I was regaling a friend with my experiences over dinner. He asked me how my day had been.
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Comment
Steve Onyett on NHS complexity
One of the biggest challenges in conveying the profound implications of complexity theory is its name. What could be less appealing to busy staff?
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Comment
Aidan Halligan on why Darzi needs clinical leadership
The NHS must do more to develop clinical leadership if it is to achieve the aims set out in health minister Lord Darzi's review of the service
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HSJ Knowledge
Gordon Brown pledges to free and empower staff
The prime minister Gordon Brown has pledged to 'back to the hilt' NHS staff when they want to improve services.
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Comment
Helen Bevan on the NHS as a global leader
I have just returned from Saskatchewan, Canada. I was invited to the province as a 'critical friend' of its healthcare transformation strategy.
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS60: Retrospective
Former chief executives and health authority leaders compare their challenges and ambitions with the picture they see emerging for managers today. By Alison Moore