All Education/training articles – Page 89
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HSJ Knowledge
Lessons learned in out-of-hours care
A successful out-of-hours care service relies on careful planning, a strong network of support for staff and a clear understanding of patient needs, explains John Harrison
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HSJ Knowledge
David Amos on stellar communications
'Meetings, forums, networks, committees, workshops, seminars, boards, conferences - all are labels for the continual gatherings that occupy the precious time. Effective communications underpin whether these hour-guzzling interactions match their purpose'
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News
Website offers chance to rate NHS
Patients are being asked to rate and comment on NHS services on a website launched this week.
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HSJ Knowledge
Someone to squeeze: meeting patients' needs
A report into ways to meet what patients need and demand of the NHS garners wisdom from leaders of major organisations, writes Mark Gould
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HSJ Knowledge
Helen Bevan on freeing up your time
'The leaders we studied typically spent 70 per cent of their working lives in meetings. Yet only 36 per cent of attendees made a significant contribution to the meetings'
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News
Weekly scrutiny for SHAs: junior doctor recruitment will be top priority
Strategic health authorities are to be scrutinised each week over their handling of the next round of the controversial recruitment process for junior doctors.
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News
Diabetes fact sheet to help health professionals
The National Diabetes Support Team has published a fact sheet to help health professionals plan the care of people with the condition.
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News
Next steps for national alcohol strategy
Public health minister Caroline Flint and Home Office minister Vernon Coaker have launched Safe, Sensible, Social - next steps for the national alcohol strategy.
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News
Healthcare Academy appoints new manager
Sarah Ellis has been appointed manager of the Lean Healthcare Academy.
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HSJ Knowledge
Stephen Thornton on spreading innovation
'The journey from idea to implementation is not an easy one. We need to make sure the ideas we use are the ones fired by the strongest flame and that there are many mirrors within reach.'
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News
Doctors 'need more guidance on foetal alcohol syndrome'
The British Medical Association says healthcare professionals need more guidance to help them diagnose and treat children suffering from foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) - learning and physical disabilities and behavioural problems caused by women drinking alcohol during pregnancy.
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News
New details on one-stop-shop for health data
The Department of Health has issued more information on a new one-stop-shop for health data to professional executive committees.The letter to PEC chairs describes the new service, NHS Choices, as 'a dynamic web-based service using the latest technology'.It will be launched this summer and accessed via a website.Click here to ...
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News
Deficit crisis: ground won for training must be held in face of cash battles
'The government's service-level agreement - a response to criticism of the 10 per cent cut in training by SHAs last year - looks to be a dead letter within days of being published'
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News
Letter sets out ophthalmics' loss of earnings arrangements
The Department of Health has sent out a letter detailing payments for loss of earnings for optometrists and ophthalmic medical practitioners who have attended training.It also gives the 2006 level of payment, which is due to be handed out this year.Click here to read the letter
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News
SHAs' £117m training raid attacked
Strategic health authorities are raiding over £117m from this year's training budgets, HSJ has learned.
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Comment
Mike Cooke on succession planning
'I came back with gusto, lungs full, laptop (and pencil) poised and with best away-visit intentions started with my job. I am delighted to say we did fill my job with a great internal candidate'
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Comment
Deborah O'Dea on coping with change
'Change is no less difficult when our intentions are absolutely right and serving patients' best interests.'.
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News
Resignation over MTAS row 'could weaken' BMA
The resignation of British Medical Association chair James Johnson could weaken the power of the doctors' union, according to the NHS Confederation.
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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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News
DoH scales down 'unfair' junior doctor selection system
The controversial selection system for trainee hospital consultants has been drastically scaled down amid mounting anger from junior doctors.