All HSJ Knowledge articles – Page 195
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New offerings on the CSIP website
The Care Services Improvement Partnership has expanded its website. It now provides.updates on all key areas of work - including how to increase direct payments uptake for people with learning disabilities and news on the new psychological therapies pilot sites.
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The direct payments solution set
The Care Service Improvements Partnership now features.a direct payments solution on its Knowledge Community website, giving information on all aspects of direct payments and how to access them, including easy-to-read versions for people with learning disabilities.
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Have skills, will travel
Overseas healthcare volunteering has long been seen as the preserve of medics and nurses - but managers are in high demand.
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HSJ supplement: how employers are shaping education
Welcome to this HSJ supplement on skills development, sponsored by Skills for Health.
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Legal briefing: private care homes and the human rights anomaly
Under current legislation, the Human Rights Act.applies only to public authorities and those performing public functions - not.to private care homes. Corinne Slingo and Rachael Heenan explain the law and its implications
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Jenny Rogers on asking for feedback
'It may be true that I seem bullying,' one client informed me, 'but this is just firm management in action'
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Helen Bevan on freeing up your time
'The leaders we studied typically spent 70 per cent of their working lives in meetings. Yet only 36 per cent of attendees made a significant contribution to the meetings'
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New dataset to improve renal care
The Information Centre for health and social care.has introduced a new national renal dataset, which will provide the NHS with the information it needs to plan future renal services.
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Myth-buster: staff famine
In the second of a new series, Stephen Black challenges another NHS untruth
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Someone to squeeze: meeting patients' needs
A report into ways to meet what patients need and demand of the NHS garners wisdom from leaders of major organisations, writes Mark Gould
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Anaesthetists' network opens
A new network has been established as a resource for NHS.anaesthetists ito discuss topics related to hip fracture.
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London PBC forum archive
The London practice-based commissioning.forum has closed its doors, for the time being. The network may be resurrected in the future but in the meantime NHS Networks still has all the useful documents on practice-based commissioning that the forum generated.
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Asylum seekers and refugees conference update
Presentations from the second national conference for nurses and health visitors working with asylum seekers.and refugees, held in Birmingham in April, are now available to download from the NHS Networks site.
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Unlocking care: improving the health of prisoners
Many PCTs struggle to provide for the specialist needs of prisoners. But a different way ahead is emerging. Alison Moore reports
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Strengthening the role of managed clinical networks
A new document from the Scottish Executive Health Department reiterates the core principles underpinning the development of managed clinical networks and covers issues such as integrating such networks.with other NHS bodies, leadership and management, patient and carer involvement, accreditation and information technology.
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Maggie Rae on cynicism and scepticism
'Cynicism crushes enthusiasm and energy and is deeply damaging'
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Healthy communities supplement
The Healthy Communities programme is aimed at helping local government get a better grip on its growing role in health. A two-year initiative due to end next March, it is funded by the Department of Health but is being managed by the Improvement & Development Agency (IDeA).The programme is meant ...
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Age discrimination: understanding the law
While cases are still being heard in the courts and employee victories are making headlines, Shirley Wright and Adele Aspden warn the NHS against forcing any employees to retire
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Leadership Fellows award scheme opens for applications
The HF is looking for a new batch of 16 talented people for its Leadership Fellows scheme.
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Saying goodnight to chronic insomnia
A project that aims to help.people with insomnia by promoting a range of treatment options is being supported by the Health Foundation through its Engaging with Quality in Primary Care award scheme.