All HSJ Knowledge articles – Page 178
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David Amos on HR reform in the health service
HR reform is sweeping public and private employers - 53 per cent of organisations have restructured their HR function in the past year, and 81 per cent have done so in the last five years
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Informed consent - can trusts ever meet the legal standard?
Despite clearer guidance on informed consent, trusts should take precautions to protect themselves from litigation in the event of misunderstandings. Frank Burns explains
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Cancer care - reaching out to communities
The Bengali Cancer Health Advocacy and Cancer Awareness Service was set up to address the needs of the Bengali community in Tower Hamlets. Caroline Moren and Ruth Bradley report on its progress
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Andrew Castle on planning outpatient services
Co-ordinating outpatient clinics in a way that avoids overbooking, delays, over-running, underutilisation and inappropriate attendances requires a clear understanding of the demands on the system, as well as sound planning
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Geriatric medicine: changing staff attitudes
Too many NHS staff are prone to ageism and reluctant to work with the elderly. In an ageing population, it's time they changed their attitudes, says David Oliver
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Barometer: acute trusts November 2007
Confidence in the positive effect of choice has finally taken a dip, according to the latest Barometer survey of acute trust chief executives.
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Mental health training scheme looks to BME service users for help
The first national training initiative to involve black and minority ethnic service users in its development and delivery has been launched by the Department of Health as part of its delivering race equality in mental healthcare programme.
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Leadership in the NHS - how to sponsor change
To make any change project successful, a good sponsor is essential. Paul Allen explains what the role demands
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Useful websites on PBC
Department of Health pages on practice-based commissioning with documents, reports and case studiesThe primary care contracting team provides web-based resourcesThe Improvement Foundation is leading development work with PCTs and has a selection of resources The National Association of Primary Care has lobbied hard to develop PBCThe NHS Alliance is a ...
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PBC glossary
Practice: an establishment from which general medical practitioners and others such as nurses provide a general medical service to patientsCommissioning: the process of planning, specifying and purchasing services on behalf of NHS patients within budget allocations set by the governmentDirect enhanced service payment: a contractual means for rewarding general practices ...
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PBC timeline
1997: Incoming Labour government abolishes GP fundholding1998: White paper The New NHS first moots the idea of PBCOctober 2004: Policy announced by health minister John HuttonDecember 2004: First government guidance - Practice-Based Commissioning: promoting clinical engagementFebruary 2005: Technical guidance - Making Practice-Based Commissioning a Reality - allows PCTs to topslice ...
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Practice-Based Commissioning briefing
Practice-based commissioning was introduced as a policy by the Labour government in 2004. It aims to allow GPs to commission directly on behalf of their patients and to give them more control over their budget.
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Raj Persaud on cognitive dissonance theory
NHS managers should be aware of a famous theory in social psychology called cognitive dissonance. It has become one of the most dominant ways of accounting for many puzzling behavioural phenomena in the world of academic psychology, yet it remains relatively obscure outside the field.
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Efficiency training for behavioural change
Neal Hattersley explains how efficiency can be improved at the service provision level by recognising the need for training
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Managers in Partnership: state of the union
Two years after its birth, the association representing NHS managers has made admirable strides but it still has a long way to go as it tries to boost their poor public image. By Helen Mooney
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New generation of equality in perinatal care
Infant death and women's health are marked by inequality but outreach workers are now changing prospects, reports Caroline White
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Helen Bevan on world class commissioning
To make world class commissioning a reality, we must challenge our existing mindsets
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Raj Persaud on how cognitive dissonance affects managers
For NHS managers it is important to get a handle on the famous social psychology theory of 'cognitive dissonance'
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Recruitment advertising - the rules of attraction
Attracting the best applicants to a post is skilful work in itself. Stuart Shepherd talks to some top recruitment agencies
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Supporting diabetes self-management
More than 2 million people in theUKare known to have diabetes and it is estimated that a further 750,000 have the disease without being aware of it. Two Co-creating Health teams inLondonare working to improve self-management support for people with the disease.