All HSJ Knowledge articles – Page 133
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Developing NHS leaders: inspiring times
HR Expert Chris Roebuck tells Louise Hunt developing potential NHS leaders is not a luxury but integral to high quality care
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Tackling cancer inequalities in Liverpool
The city branded a cancer capital is fighting back with a two pronged action plan
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A look at non-attendance at outpatient appointments
Last year in England, around 11 per cent of patients failed to attend an outpatient appointment. This equates to 5 million appointments a year. Non-attendance at outpatient appointments - known as did not attends (DNA) - has a significant impact on the NHS in terms of cost and increased waiting ...
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Encouraging breastfeeding through social marketing
A breastfeeding drive in Brighton and Hove began by asking what was holding some mothers back. Sue Curtis reports
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Added values: improving learning disabilities services
People with learning disabilities are entitled to the same high quality healthcare as other patients, but serious cases of abuse and neglect suggest the NHS is far from meeting its obligations. Kaye McIntosh reports on the work now under way to turn this around
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Using 360 degree feedback in the NHS
Used properly, 360 degree feedback can be a powerful tool for improvement. Madeleine Owen looks at how to make the results stick
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Referrals between NHS consultants are up
The issue of consultant to consultant referrals is a source of dispute between commissioners and acute care providers.
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Quality information assurance: an understanding of governance, risk and compliance
Lord Darzi’s review and world class commissioning promise to bring positive changes to patient experience and drive up the quality of services. However, the sharing of information these agendas promote demands that quality information assurance is now a top priority in your trust.
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The homeless and health
Initiatives to wrestle with the health consequences of homelessness are deprived of a coherent national strategy, say campaigners. Mark Gould hears the growing calls for the NHS to take the lead
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Weight loss surgery: who is cut out for it?
Assessment for weight loss surgery - such as gastric bypass or gastric banding - has to ask whether patients are committed to a healthier way of life, insists David Ashton
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How to beat NHS workplace bullying
Having a clear policy on bullying and harassment at work enables NHS managers to tackle individual cases, says Rachael Heenan
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HSJ this week
HSJ visited the NHS Confederation’s PCT Network conference and found out how commissioners were feeling about the journey towards being world class.Watch it now!
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Why NICE values some patients' lives more
Mike Richards’ review of what to do about top-ups seems to reaffirm the line that the NHS should not subsidise private consumption of healthcare.
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Trust prepares for mental health training trial
A Yorkshire trust has been tasked with trying out a training package that could transform mental healthcare
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Improving NHS dementia care
With the long awaited dementia strategy finally here, the race is on to overcome the stigma surrounding the condition and spread the word about available treatments. Emma Dent reports
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Asperger syndrome: unlock the full spectrum of care
Efforts under way in Dorset mean adults with Asperger syndrome no longer have to go without the support they need
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Watch on suicide and self harm
There has been intense media interest in the deaths of several young people in the Bridgend area of South Wales.
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Social marketing: the medium is the message
Health promotion suffers from a 'conspiracy of passive failure'. Could work in the North West turn it around, asks Stuart Shepherd
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NHS discharge planning: lost for words
GPs need timely discharge summaries to provide patients with effective follow-up care, yet they often have to wait weeks for this information. How can medics make sure one hand knows what the other is doing, asks Daloni Carlisle
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Older people want more talk in A&E
The third national survey of patients in accident and emergency, which the Picker Institute recently conducted for the Healthcare Commission, found significant improvements since 2004, especially in communication by staff.