All HSJ Knowledge articles – Page 120
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Stop smoking services: keep quitters winning
The last decade of stop smoking services has seen great progress in getting people to quit, but if that good work is to continue managers will need accurate, meaningful data about local populations and their habits
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Human resources: the momentum to drive change
Make sure your strategy is a success by getting management on board, say Diane Allsopp and Georgia McHardy
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Public-private partnerships: getting NHS finance that adds up
Public-private partnership arrangements can be the right alternative to PFI for some trusts’ equipment upgrades, say Stephen Lansdown and Shelley Thomas
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Cost cutting
As rising demand for services begins to clash with increasingly tight financial constraints, the NHS must plan now for impending 2011 funding restrictions.
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Swine flu planning
With the possibility of a second, more serious wave of swine flu ahead, Ian Buchanan focuses on the work being done by hospices to prepare for an outbreak.
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Chlamydia screening
As chlamydia continues to prove a problem among young people, some PCTs are turning to more innovative methods to relate to them.
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Obesity challenge
As the obesity epidemic continues to gain weight, Liverpool tackles the problem head on.
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Staff health
Rachael Heenan discusses how to promote wellbeing among healthcare professionals.
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Patient experience
Philip Darbyshire considers the patient experience and how healthcare professional can empathise.
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Celebrating the NHS's stop smoking champions
Since the launch of NHS stop smoking services in 1999, the work of doctors, pharmacists, local stop smoking service advisers, nurses, health visitors and others have helped smokers across the UK to quit, saving around 70,000 lives and putting England at the forefront in tackling the damage tobacco does to ...
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Thromboprophylaxis
Clinical Leadership is called for in all sectors of patient care1. As practitioners, we are asked to step forward and lead change and use the NHS leadership and qualities framework to support our work2.
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Book Review: Rebuilding Your Life after Redundancy
This book is described as “the essential one-stop shop for anyone needing to create a new and more enjoyable life after experiencing the trauma of redundancy”. Davis’s style is open, thoughtful and fun right from page one.
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What all foundation trusts can learn from the FTSE
Foundation trusts should watch how the top companies fight their corner on the stock exchange, says Mike Hay
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Lower leg care: no one left out on a limb
Leg Clubs are a social model for managing treatment such as ulcer care, where patients can feel in control and share information, says Julian Tyndale-Biscoe
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Why NHS bullying has no benefits
Healthcare managers should never forget that good performance requires morale-boosting not ego-bashing, advises Paul Beal
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Stop smoking services turn 10: celebrating successes
NHS stop smoking services celebrated their 10-year anniversary last month. In that time, at least 70,000 lives have been saved by the services, according to new figures.
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Intelligent clinical leadership in mental health
Alex Horne explains why it is essential for mental health trusts to share their financial intelligence with clinicians
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Planning for winter influenza - assessing the potential impact on HCAIs
Have you planned for early discharge during the winter influenza season? Does your winter preparedness plan include provision for MRSA patients?
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Wound management
In order to achieve high quality care within a patient-centred service it is essential to explore new and innovative ways of working. Joint working between industry and a publicly funded healthcare service is one of a range of options available to meet the needs of patients and achieve clinical ...
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Practice leaders programme
The practice leaders programme was conceived early last year by the primary care task force of NHS Education South Central.