All HSJ Knowledge articles – Page 64
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HSJ KnowledgeStop moving patients to tears
Patients can become upset and treatment jeopardised when continuity is broken
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HSJ KnowledgeInto the patient pathway
Wellbeing clinics for planning life after cancer are responding to a vital need
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HSJ KnowledgeWhistleblowing: the way ahead
Strong leaders are essential if future whistleblowers are to prevent harm
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HSJ KnowledgeMental health - a joint approach
Getting the most out of an area means working together for NHS North of Tyne
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HSJ KnowledgeAvoid budgetary stretch marks
A huge strain will be on CCGs to make their money work harder
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HSJ KnowledgeEnding society's dementia silence
A sustained constructive focus will help to positively change societal attitude
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HSJ KnowledgeAn under-the-lens examination
The quality governance framework must be used properly in trusts’ self-assessment
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HSJ KnowledgeThe 'medic to manager' move
The NHS’s divide between clinical leaders and management must be closed
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HSJ KnowledgeRapid recovery for sick staff benefits everyone
The longer an employee is off sick with back pain or stress, the less likely they are to return to work. We find out about a system that enables them to return to work sooner, with added benefits for the employer and its patients
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HSJ KnowledgePeople power: how to make better use of patient experience
It is the commitment of leaders, not the use of surveys, that will properly harness the power of patient experience, argue Seraphim J. Rose Patel and colleagues.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to improve variation in inappropriate admission performance
Paul Fitzsimmons explores the rate of inappropriate inpatient admissions associated with diabetes and discusses why CCGs must know how to harness information and to act on it.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy staff policy should revolve around patient needs
The Royal College of Nursing’s head of policy and international Howard Catton talks to Ruslan Zinchenko about designing staffing policies based on patient need.
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HSJ KnowledgeTrial blazers: the benefits of carrying out clinical studies
Evidence suggests being active in clinical studies helps improve trusts’ performance as well as providing a potential source of income. Alison Moore finds out how trusts of all sizes can lead the way in promoting research.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy now is the time to invest in community care
Care in the community will ease nursing pressures and help patients but it is not going to happen by accident, says Peter Carter
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to ensure quality is kept in place
The quality governance framework is an excellent way of ensuring high-quality care is in place – the key is using it properly, writes Kate Hall.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy physician involvement can inspire higher performing healthcare
The level of physician involvement is positively associated with better performing hospitals and improved financial management, write Peter Spurgeon and colleagues.
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HSJ KnowledgeReady for the unexpected: how one trust is tackling unplanned admissions
Southend Estuary CCG provides one good example of how to deal with unplanned care issues when serving a challenging health population.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow patients could benefit from top-up payments
Top-up payments are a clinically and economically viable way of increasing choice and allowing the NHS to reshape services, say Mo Girach and Ryan Irwin.
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HSJ KnowledgeBest foot forward: improving NHS organisations' carbon footprint
The NHS’s carbon footprint is massive, so what can be done to improve the environmental sustainability of healthcare, asks Chris Naylor.