All HSJ Knowledge articles – Page 186
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Transferring assets to social enterprises - the perks and quirks
NHS organisations have a great opportunity when transferring assets to social enterprises – particularly with the scope afforded by NHS Estatecode, the guidance on managing their estate for disposals other than sales at open market value. Jane Donnison explains
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Andrew Castle on innovation in obstetrics
A dip into the history of obstetrics shows how inventiveness is one of its trademarks, says Andrew Castle
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Patient engagement: pull together for a patient-centred NHS
Sustaining the strides made in NHS patient engagement will rely on clinicians and managers embracing change, says Stephen Thornton
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Barometer: primary care trusts in September 2007
Financial optimism is still riding high, according to the latest Barometer survey of primary care trust chief executives. Confidence in breaking even at the end of 2007-08 stands at an all-time high of 9.45 out of 10, up on August's figure of 8.73.
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Royal Society of Medicine specialist sections
NHS Networks is in the process of creating pages in the register of networks for approximately 60 specialist sections of the Royal Society of Medicine, covering subjects as diverse as rheumatology, transplantation, food and health, sleep medicine and coloproctology.
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Network know-how
If you are setting up a healthcare website, the trick is to let users shape the content, says Bill Douglas
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Guide to starting a health social enterprise published
Ten steps to starting a social enterprise in health and careis a new guide to the factors that should be considered by those thinking about setting up a health or care-related social enterprise.
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Support for changes to organ donation rules
A poll of NHS Networks site users suggests that two-thirds of NHS staff support the chief medical officer’s suggestion to change the organ donation system inEnglandfrom opt-in to opt-out.
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Beating bullying at work
Bullying in the workplace is alive and well. And, according to a recent survey, a lack of management skills is one of the reasons it has been allowed to continue. Rebecca Allmark sifts through the results
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Helping people back to work
Long-term staff absence can be very damaging to NHS organisations, and tackling the problem individually could prove to be the most effective solution. Jean Brading reports on what can be done to make a difference on the front line
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NHS Networks annual conference and awards
The second National NHS Networks annual conference will be held inLondonon Tuesday 6 November and the programme is now available.
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Role of diabetes networks in prevention of type 2 diabetes
Nearly two-thirds of type 2 diabetes cases could be prevented, according to research, making prevention of the condition a key priority for the NHS.
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Health hotel: the road less travelled
What is the safe distance to a hospital? Adrian O'Dowd examines the implications of reconfiguring services
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Health hotel: exploring inequalities
At the 'Access to all areas' event speakers will address the uneven picture of public health, and ask why - despite some progress - gaps are still widening. Helen Mooney reports
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Dave Lee on Darzi's tour
'Mental health has occasionally painted itself as the eternal Cinderella, with the result that some commissioners feel obliged to treat it accordingly'
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Michael White on the conference season
'The conference experience is to go home feeling that whatever interest brought you, it is worth doing for the rest of the year'
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With choice comes responsibility
Patient choice is here to stay. But more needs to be learned about who wants it and why, say Martin Roland and Marianna Fotaki
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Health hotel: wheels of change
Every year on the party conference circuit, the key debates around health happen at the Health Hotel. HSJ looks at this season's big issues
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Care from the community
A redesign of the mental health support worker role values personal experience and diversity. Siobhan Chadwick and Alison James describe the development
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Ali Mohammed on motivating staff
'Research has already been done demonstrating that there is a basket of measures which together produce better staff morale and motivation, lower absence and, most importantly, better patient care'