All HSJ Knowledge articles – Page 159
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Putting staff at the centre of change
Disengagement is widespread among health service staff, but there are steps managers can take to improve the situation
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Sexual health - protection plea
Stuart Shepherd visits Nottingham to see how the NHS is coping with a surge in sexually transmitted infections, amid calls to keep them top priority
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Mental health equality drive
Partnerships with imams are breaking down barriers between mental health workers and Sheffield's Pakistani community
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Recruitment checks: scanning your staff
Latest guidance on all the essential pre-employment checks will help ensure you bring safe and well-suited staff on board, says Sian Thomas
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Improving outcome measurement
Embedding routine outcome measurement in an organisation's work benefits staff and patients. Farah Khalid explains
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Understanding the Health and Social Care Bill
John Witt and David Firth explain the changes that trusts can expect when the new Health and Social Care Bill comes into effect later this year
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Patient satisfaction - how do you score?
An area's population profile shapes patients' perceptions of service quality, with greater diversity bringing a wider array of demands. This suggests trusts should make more effort to understand their public
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Mapping data
The saying, ‘a picture paints a thousand words’, is never more accurate than in the context of maps. Maps are unrivalled in their power to make geographical data more comprehensible.
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Flexible appraisals for chairs and non-executives
New appraisal guidelines and forms are now available from the Appointments Commission. The changes follow the commission's recent strategic review, which recommended the introduction of a more flexible appraisal system, supported by new guidelines and appraisal forms.
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IT training in the health service
As the healthcare industry replaces paper processes with electronic records, staff will need to adapt and learn new skills. Charlotte Weaver explains
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Making strides in equality
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published its first single equality scheme.The programme lays out the practical steps the commission will take to promote equality and human rights in everything it does. The document will be the starting point for its three-year scheme, which will be developed in 2008-09.
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Joint working: passing the partnership test
PCTs and local authorities are now working even more closely on understanding the needs of local people in a leap forward in partnership working. By Renu Bindra
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Restructuring: united for growth
The idea behind the UK's first academic health science centre is to combine research and service delivery. Ann McGauran met the team who sowed the seeds of its success
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Patient involvement: how to be a good listener
A patient-led NHS - it's an often-heard phrase, but how many people actually know what it means and what needs to be done to put policy into practice?
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The Corporate Manslaughter Act: what does it mean for you?
HSJ gathered a group of experts to discuss - live and online - the implications of the Corporate Manslaughter Act. Louise Hunt was there
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NHS estate - choices and challenges
NHS estate management has undergone major changes in recent years and even more challenges are in store. Bridget Archibald brings trusts up to speed
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Supporting evidence-based commissioning in primary care
Jane Bethea and colleagues explain how a project at one trust helped to overcome many of the challenges commissioners face
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Getting up to speed on 18 weeks
As the deadline for the 18-week referral to treatment target gets closer, David Beeson explains what trusts can do to ensure compliance and guarantee the best possible access to care
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Restoring trust in the healthcare profession
Patients need to believe in their doctor to get the best care, but how can real trust be built if they are always seen by different GPs? It is time to return to old-fashioned good manners and small practices
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Getting the most out of NED talent
Non-executive directors bring unique knowledge and experiences to the boards they serve on. By overlooking this, NHS organisations are missing an opportunity for adding grit and aiding transformation, says Sam Milbank