External contributors – Page 255
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Ken Jarrold on advice for NHS managers
One piece of advice I frequently give myself and others is based on the words of an old prayer that I carry with me.
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Andrea Sutcliffe on embedding quality in the NHS
As other HSJ columnists have pointed out, the NHS operating framework for 2009-10, published by the Department of Health in December, sets out a challenging agenda for boards over the next year.
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Simon Stevens on NHS lessons from the circus
At a recent dinner I found myself sitting next to the worldwide chief operating officer of Cirque du Soleil.
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NHS still ageist after all these years
Despite various promises to the contrary, age discrimination is alive and well in the NHS. Directors from two older people’s charities hope new legislation will change this
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Developing a partnership model for medical management
Building a strong partnership between doctors and managers turned a stumbling mental health service into a capable, competent organisation in just two years
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Ali Mohammed on HR best practice
I have a bad headache. For someone who, touch wood, is never really ill and hasn't taken time off work for sickness in the last 20 years, this is unusual.
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Ruth Thorlby on justice for all
As Barack Obama begins his first term as president, many US minorities will be watching to see what action he takes to improve healthcare.
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Robina Shah on the beginnings of Board Talk
Board Talk will be celebrating its first year soon and I felt it was important to reflect on how it all started and where it is now.
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Andy McKeon on the economics of better care
Understanding how money works and spending wisely is essential for people working in the NHS. The evidence suggests that when money is spent well, the quality of services provided to patients is correspondingly high.
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Angela Greatley on children's mental health
Youth crime has rarely been out of the news headlines over the past year. Knife crimes, and particularly the tragic deaths of young people, have been very prominent and have led to a growing culture of disproportionate distrust and fear of teenagers.
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Your Humble Servant: Guantanamo on Thames
‘Most of the trusts were flashing red with down arrows and the SHA had created what looked like a share price for each, all of them tanking’
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Jon Restell on taking notice of European health directives
All my life I have failed to show any serious interest in the workings of the European Union.
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Hilary Thomas on NHS clinical governance and the credit crunch
I had the good fortune to attend a breast cancer conference in the US recently. Nearly a decade after I stopped treating breast cancer, this was in my role as a trustee of Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
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Steve Feast asks who will lead general practice in the future
The leadership structure of general practice is changing rapidly as fewer and fewer GP partners employ increasing numbers of salaried GPs. A new governance model is emerging.
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Julia Tybura on NHS career lessons
Preparing for a presentation I was giving to a group of MA students at a London university about human resources careers and opportunities taken, made and missed, I reflected on the fact that I am entering my 25th year of working for a living.
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Helen Bevan on NHS organisational culture
To achieve the breakthroughs we seek in quality and efficiency, we need to focus NHS change efforts not just on new strategies and working practices but on new ways of thinking.
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Neil Goodwin on managing ambition in the NHS
NHS managers need to be aware of the benefits and dangers of personal ambition
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Mental health promotion: healthiness is all in the mind
Andrew McCullough argues public health messages need a makeover so people base their lifestyles on an understanding of wellbeing that ties mental and physical health together
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Sophia Christie on healthcare's false economy
Just in case we thought Keynesian economics might protect us from the credit crunch, Nick Timmins of the Financial Times used his keynote presentation at an anniversary event for world class commissioning to demonstrate that we will be highly unlikely to enjoy growth reaching 3 per cent by 2011.
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Michael White on NHS co-operation and competition
Following last week’s HSJ article on the NHS’s Co-operation and Competition Panel I have lifted a few stones.