All Clinical Leaders articles – Page 105
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DH intervention forces cancer rethink
A primary care trust has been forced to review its plans to centralise specialist gastrointestinal cancer services after what is believed to be an unprecedented intervention by the Department of Health.
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Hatching a new breed of NHS executive
Despite signs the NHS is now taking leadership development seriously in the wake of the next stage review, SHAs will have to challenge current thinking if they are to create a cultural change
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Out of hours care standards to be applied to urgent care
National standards for out of hours providers could be extended to cover some in-hours services.
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Andrew Lansley wins strong support from NHS managers
Andrew Lansley has won respect from managers for his detailed knowledge of the health service. Can he transfer this to the Cabinet if the Conservatives win power? Rebecca Evans asks him
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Trusts urged to act on blood clots advice
Hospital trusts are being urged to adopt new guidelines designed to prevent blood clots that kill up to 25,000 people a year.
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John Coakley on the quest for medical leadership
There seems to be an increasing demand for clinical, and in particular medical, leadership. Lord Darzi's next stage review recommendations and the reviews of healthcare being conducted across strategic health authorities will not work without it.
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Transformational leadership in a transformed NHS
To make patient care truly effective, all doctors need to develop the skills of transformational leadership, as Graham Neale explains
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Catching mental illness early
New primary care teams are helping to catch people early in the spectrum of mental illness. Stuart Shepherd explains
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HIV services: caring for older patients
As people with HIV/AIDS live longer, services must adapt to meet the needs of more patients and the first generation of HIV-positive pensioners. Emma Dent reports
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Healthcare providers respond to public reporting
In the wake of health minister Lord Darzi's push for quality measurement as a driver for change, there is already renewed interest in public reporting.
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Mental health lacks national vision
Mental health plans arising from the next stage review lack ambition and risk being 'lost' as the service focuses on other sectors, managers are warning.
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Emma Dent is humbled by medical ingenuity
It may have come to your attention that I have something of a cynical nature. And unfortunately writing about health policy has done little to stem that. But when someone acts in a truly humane way to help those worse off than them, even I can stop being world-weary long ...
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Stroke services improving - Royal College of Physicians
Stroke services have shown marked improvement in the last two years, an audit by the Royal College of Physicians has shown. The audit of 224 hospitals in all areas of the UK except Scotland found near universal provision of specialist stroke beds.
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Charities warn on information prescriptions scheme
Charities in information prescription pilots have warned the scheme risks failure unless it is mandatory and supported by incentives.
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NHS Litigation Authority to increase legal fees
The NHS Litigation Authority is set to increase the fees for its clinical negligence scheme for trusts next year in the face of rising legal costs and compensation payouts.
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Quint Studer on effective NHS leadership
Lord Darzi's bold recommendations for the NHS on its 60th anniversary have caused quite a stir in the UK and created many challenges for NHS leaders.Some of the goals set forth in the review are ambitious, but they are not insurmountable.
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Mike Hobbs on mental health discrimination
People with mental illness are subject to prejudice in our society. Although attitudes to people with anxiety and depression have improved, attitudes towards people with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia have worsened.
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Patient safety records: silent witness
General practice logs just 0.4 per cent of all patient safety reports. Are GPs keeping quiet to protect their businesses or are patients reluctant to complain? Mark Gould investigates
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Clinicians and managers: vive la difference
Clinicians and managers may have very different perspectives, but this can be viewed in a positive light, says Jacky Eyres
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Steve Field on the case for a GP-led health service
Lord Darzi's review of the NHS advocates a healthcare system led by clinicians and centred on patients - and rightly so.