All HSJ Knowledge articles – Page 174
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David Lee on managing risk
One of the joys of NHS management is that you learn something new every day - sometimes an awful lot. Take, for example, the assurance framework and risk register. Not long ago, if I'd been asked about them in a pub quiz I'd have had to guess. But now I ...
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Raj Persaud on authoritarianism
Where does excessively authoritarian leadership come from? This intriguing question was posed in a paper by Dr James Crouse and Dr Douglas Stalker in the journal Psychoanalytic Psychology.
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Partnerships against heart disease
A collaboration between pharmaceutical firms and the NHS is forming a united front against heart disease, explains Jan Balmer
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HSJ talks to managers who were there in 1948
Emma Dent talks to three administrators who were there when the NHS launched on 5 July 1948, transforming their careers to make them forerunners of modern management
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Campaign for NHS anniversary bank holiday
In the NHS's 60th anniversary year, prime minister Gordon Brown should announce a public holiday to celebrate the service - something every Briton uses and needs, writes Rachael Jolley
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HSJ intelligence supplement - untangling the web
HSJ's latest intelligence supplement is filled with informative articles on the relaunch of NHS Choices, inter-operability in procurement and Alan Maynard's views on evidence-based policies.
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Improving mental health procurement
Two mental health projects in the East Midlands are improving outcomes and cutting costs through better procurement practices.
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Handling sick leave in the NHS
Sickness absence is a costly problem in the health service and clear steps must be taken to record and manage it, says Jog Hundle
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Managing diagnostic waiting lists
Setting up a reliable system to manage diagnostics appointments helped one trust cut waiting times significantly. Jayne Wood and Amy Lodge explain
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Andrew Castle on streamlining processes in the NHS
Why not find out why a process risks wasting money rather than add another process to try to check it, says Andrew Castle
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Missing pieces of emergency plan
The NHS has set a target to reduce emergency bed days by 5 per cent by 2008. Community matrons have been employed to help achieve this goal, yet they only target a very small number of people. This analysis shows how the service may be neglecting a much larger group ...
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HSJ review of the year: jobless doctors, lethal bugs and a £1.8bn pile of unspent cash
A year with more than its fair share of drama saw medics on the streets, C difficile in the wards, Blair and Hewitt on the way out - and an embarrassing surplus in the bank. By Richard Vize
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Reducing length of stay
It has long been recognised that some hospitals have longer lengths of stay than others. The true extent of the variations becomes starkly apparent when trust-by-trust data is closely analysed. According to information supplied by NHS trusts to data warehouse HES for 2005/6 (the most recent available), patients’ hospital ...
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Creating the perfect acute hospital
Judges for the HSJ Award for acute healthcare organisation of the year said if you pulled together all the best practice around the country, you would have the perfect trust. So what would it look like, asks Daloni Carlisle
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Protecting lone workers in the health service
New legislation on employee health and safety and a large cash injection from the government have made protecting lone workers a hot topic in the health service. Michael Carrington explains
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Achieving race equality in mental healthcare
New training materials will help address inequalities in mental healthcare, writes Peter Ferns
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Ken Jarrold on improving the NHS through story telling
We live in an increasingly diverse and secular society yet the Christmas story remains a powerful force presented in Nativity plays, cards, music and above-average church attendances. It is a reminder of the power of story telling.
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Managing Freedom of Information requests in the health sector
The law on access to health details is meant to empower people but can sometimes be abused, writes Ian Cooper
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Cost-saving pilots
Two projects in the East Midlands are not only achieving better outcomes for people with enduring mental illnesses but making significant cost savings.
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International recruitment complications
The Court of Appeal's decision to outlaw Department of Health plans to limit the number of applications from international medical graduates has important implications for the 2008 recruitment round, write Nick Chronias and Afrene Campbell