All HSJ Knowledge articles – Page 165
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A check-up for nurses
A new campaign is encouraging health workers to focus on their own lives for a change. Rosemary Cook explains the ambitions of Nursing No.1
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A check-up for nurses
A new campaign is encouraging health workers to focus on their own lives for a change. Rosemary Cook explains the ambitions of Nursing No.1
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The risky business of ignorance
A new report suggests that organisations in the health sector have a misplaced confidence about their ability to cope with uncertainty and change
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School for scandal
If a hospital is unhappy about how it has been represented in a newspaper or magazine, it has the means to complain. Sue Roberts explains
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Learning to be unloved
In the second article in our series on coaching, Isobel Gowan describes her work with a GP who is new to leadership
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Open meetings, open minds: a view from the front-line
Over the last six months, as part of a pilot for NHS Conversations, our foundation trust has been holding a number of open meetings at which all levels of staff can put forward views on improving the patient experience and functioning better, writes Clive Underwood
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What a carve-up: the future of SHAs
After 18 months, the role of reconfigured strategic health authorities still does not seem clearly defined. So what does that mean for the future, asks Helen Mooney
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Helen Bevan on the shape of things to come
I'm proud to be a Coventry resident. Among Coventry's many attributes are a) it's the home of the NHS Institute and b) it has its own Ikea store.
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Ali Mohammed on the makings of morale
Who might have said the following: 'It's a dead-end job', 'I'm bored out of my skull' and 'This place sucks'?
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Health screening: from talk to action
The importance of preventive diagnosis and screening programmes are now being talked up by the prime minister himself. Joshua Rowe looks at how they are already saving money - and lives
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Health screening: from talk to action
Preventive diagnosis and screening programmes can improve patient care and save the NHS money, writes Joshua Rowe
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Learning curves
HSJ's L&D supplement discusses different aspects of training the workforce for 2020.
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Steve Onyett on Paxman's pants
While "pants" is a term of derision in the vernacular of youth, Jeremy Paxman's exchange last month with Marks & Spencer chief executive Sir Stuart Rose has done the men of our nation a service by highlighting the importance of being supported in all the right places.This is not the ...
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Maggie Rae on Premier League performance
Do names matter? Since arriving back in the NHS and PCT land, I haven't had much chance to think about titles or the name of our organisation.
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GPs must see sense on hours
New proposals for extended working hours for GPs have provoked a storm of protest - but doctors should take a careful look at the benefits, argues Alastair Henderson
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Where NICE leads, can commissioners follow?
There is still a chasm between the process of writing recommendations and the people responsible for commissioning the services to deliver them. Can world class commissioning bring these closer together, asks Martin Dougherty
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Who cares for the carers?
People caring for a relative are a vital part of the health and social care system - but many feel isolated. A national strategy aims to help by making GPs and community services more carer friendly. Stuart Shepherd reports
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Kidney disease: detection is better
Chronic kidney disease is an underdiagnosed but increasingly common condition. Estimates suggest 4-9 per cent of adults experience the more advanced stages of the disease. The burden on the health service is growing, and 1-2 per cent of the NHS budget is now spent on dialysis alone, say David Meechan ...
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Commissioning begins at home
The Teenage Cancer Trust has blazed a trail for charities by investing in commissioning. Sue McLellen and Simon Davies explain
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Device offers peace of mind for lone healthcare workers
Lone workers at Guy's and St Thomas' foundation trust are using a new security device that allows them to communicate discreetly with a back-up call centre in potentially hazardous situations.