All DEVON PCT articles – Page 5
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Stephen Thornton on developing leaders
'Shared leadership is based on the idea that teams work together more effectively if all team members assert their individual leadership qualities'
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Stephen Thornton on developing leaders
Plastic-wrapped Devon fudge appearing in the office kitchen is a sure sign that August has arrived. Bringing back treats from your summer travels can be a nice way to foster team spirit, but it's not necessarily the most effective.The Health Foundation has been testing ways to build strong teams using ...
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A flexible approach from new ways of working
The new ways of working programme.is about developing enhanced and new roles for mental health staff so as to deliver effective, person-centred care in a way that is personally and organisationally sustainable.
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Early learners
Thirteen health communities have volunteered to be 'early achievers' for the tough new 18-week target. Alison Moore hears lessons from the pioneering trusts
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Maternity care: eyes on storks
Government pledges on choice in maternity care are at odds with widespread reports of midwives crumbling under the pressure of slashed budgets, writes Daloni Carlisle
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The big C
The latest figures show C difficile rates are climbing. Alison Moore reports on what a major challenge for 2007 will bring
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Information-Based Decision Making
Supported by the Information Centre for Health and Social Care
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'A win-win for both patient and budget'
Finance - Claremont Medical Practice in Exmouth, East Devon
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News
Carers' support for NICE should not be taken for granted
I agree with you that the National Institute for Clinical Excellence still has a long way to go before there can be real change (Comment, 8 April).
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Bowing is optional: the Princess Royal goes to Devon
It took six years for the Princess Royal to reschedule her visit to Exeter and District Community Health Services trust - her 1993 visit had to be cancelled because of bad weather.
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Hot under the collar over lukewarm response to royal commission
Nurses showed that they were furious with the government for its lukewarm response to the Royal Commission on Long-Term Care.
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Courts could uphold right to free nursing care
Action has been eagerly awaited since the landmark High Court ruling last December that the NHS has a legal duty to provide free nursing care and cannot shift the liability to local authorities, which charge those who have the means to pay.
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Dobson stalls on proposal for free long-term care
A general welcome for the report of the Royal Commission on Long- Term Care quickly turned to concern this week when the government made it clear that early action was not likely.
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Astronomical problems as services face hordes
Acute services in Devon and Cornwall are drawing up drastic contingency measures to cope with a mass influx of visitors for the solar eclipse in six months' time.
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Sound post
In the second of an occasional series on the progress of Plymouth's health action zone, Laura Donnelly finds that the pressure to deliver means targets are not always as radical as they might be