All HSJ Knowledge articles – Page 135
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HSJ supplement / 18 weeks
Success storiesAlison MooreWhen the 18 weeks target was announced in 2004 there was widespread scepticism that the NHS could ever deliver it. But in just four years patients are now getting treatment for both admitted and non-admitted pathways in this time – and the median wait is just eight weeks ...
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Nick Chapman / Philippa Robinson
Foreword It was always a tough ask - could the NHS fundamentally change its ways of working for elective patients, transform the quality of the service that patients experience, reduce the backlogs of long waits, and cut waiting times dramatically? "Waiting lists" and all they implied had seemingly been the ...
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NHS leadership programmes: what do they offer?
Leadership is a hot topic in the NHS. Lord Darzi mentions it no fewer than 50 times in High Quality Care for All. Why is it then that many clinicians are reticent about leadership and how can leadership training help?
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Six steps to integrated NHS workforce planning: step six
Are you considering your healthcare workforce plans? The Six Steps Methodology to Integrated Workforce Planning can help.
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Patient safety: communication solution
Reporting errors helps trusts to spot problems early on. How can you persuade staff to open up? Alison Moore finds out
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BME leadership: secure people's place of honour
People from minorities face many obstacles in their careers. The NHS needs to view every individual fairly, says Lubna Haq
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Alcohol policy: battle of the binge
As drink gets cheaper and licensing hours get longer, stemming the effect on the nation's health and the NHS budget is causing headaches. Stuart Shepherd reports
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NHS board leadership and the patient safety campaign
In the time it takes you to read this, one or more incidents may have harmed or even killed patients being cared for in your hospital. NHS boards should signal their commitment to addressing the problem by joining the Patient Safety First campaign
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HSJ Awards 2008
HSJ celebrated the best in healthcare at its annual awards ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
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Pharmacy's perfect prescription for community health
Local pharmacies are more than just a purveyor of pills. They have the potential to improve the health of communities if commissioners have the courage to invest in them
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Cut short hospital stays to lower admissions
The data packs recently made available by the Department of Health to all primary care trusts as part of world class commissioning bundle together a wide range of measures to help PCTs measure their own performance. They also reveal some interesting insights.
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Preparing for medical revalidation
Medical managers need to prepare themselves to meet the challenges of implementing revalidation. Dr David Scott, chair of the British Medical Association's medical managers sub-committee, and Dr Doug Russell, the committee's primary care representative, explain
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Mental Health Innovation, supported by Mental Health Strategies
Winner: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health foundation trustThe Meriden programme promotes family-sensitive mental health services and gives clinical staff, service users and carers skills to work with families
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Improving health with NICE guidance, supported by NICE
Winner: Central and Eastern Cheshire PCT and Mid Cheshire PCTNICE guidelines were the starting point for a project that set out to reduce incidences of pressure ulcers across primary and secondary care
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Reducing Health Inequalities, supported by the DH
Winner: Homerton University Hospital foundation trustWith infant mortality rates in Hackney above the national average, the local strategic partnership funded interventions to reach vulnerable women
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Workforce Development, supported by Skills for Health
Winner: NHS North WestThe trust takes top prize for its ambitious plan to be totally compliant with the European working-time directive a year ahead of the rest of the country
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Patient Safety, supported by the NPSA and the Healthcare Commission
Winner: Salford Royal foundation trustShortcomings in the early detection of cancer were tackled and the process expanded to other forms of the disease
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Clinical Service Redesign, supported by the NHS Institute
Winner King's College Hospital foundation trustInnovative ideas, such as graffiti boards in toilets which engage with target groups, has led to remarkable success for a sexual health centre in the capital
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World Class Commissioning, supported by the DH
Winner: Tower Hamlets PCTA detailed, three-year commissioning plan was at the heart of a strategy to tackle health needs in the fourth most deprived borough in the country
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Corporate Citizenship, supported by the Sustainable Development Commission
Winner: Nottingham University Hospitals trustThe winning trust's commitment to sustainability means it has already saved 90,000 food miles and cut the number of car journeys by 500,000 this year