All HSJ Knowledge articles – Page 95
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Patient level costing at Southampton
Southampton University Hospitals Trust provides local hospital services to some 500,000 people living in Southampton and South Hampshire, and specialist services such as neurosciences, cardiac services and children’s intensive care to more than three million people in central southern England and the Channel Islands.
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NHS workforce: working smart to improve productivity
NHS North West’s eWin portal is helping 80 per cent of local health service organisations to access important workforce and benchmarking data
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Public engagement: power to the people
Turning Point Connected Care is developing citizen advisers, a local role to help people interact successfully with public services, says Richard Kramer
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Using the QIPP collection on NHS Evidence
Carmel Thomason examines how NHS staff can use the QIPP collection on NHS Evidence as a resource for high-quality examples of best practice
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Book Review: The Spirit Level
Julia Miller recommends a look at how inequalities affect public health.
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Turnaround: how transparency and openness helped rebuild one organisation
The new chief executive of a US medical centre which was on the verge of bankruptcy introduced unprecedented levels of transparency to rebuild trust, writes Ingrid Torjesen.
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GP consortia: new roles and new rules
Will GP consortia face the same rules and compliances to which PCTs’ procurement functions are already subject, ask Melanie Print and Chris Brennan.
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How to unlock savings by redesigning COPD care pathways
COPD pathway redesign offers all PCTs the opportunity to make significant savings, improve clinical effectiveness and increase patient satisfaction, write Meghan Robb and Zoe Bedford
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A guide to redesigning COPD care pathways
Having the right intelligence can help to speed up care integration, offering benefits to patients and health services, write Meghan Robb and colleagues
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COPD care: how to save millions
With seasonal capacity issues rising, this quarter’s HSJ Change Forecast focuses on COPD and explores how a proactive approach to care pathway management could save over £800m on COPD inpatient care alone.
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The eight ways to save cash and improve care
Healthcare expectations are rising faster than national systems can keep up, but there are ways to tackle this global challenge effectively, says Penelope Dash.
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Career transition: your five steps to the future
The direction of your career might sometimes look scary - but it doesn’t need to be. Just follow Steve Preston’s tips for navigating the road to re-adjustment
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Book Review: The Managing Change Pocketbook
Some useful if not revolutionary tips for transition, says Liz Hedgecock
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Pinning down patient opinion on mental healthcare
An audit tool has been successfully piloted to measure older mental health service users’ views. Seraphim Rose Patel and colleagues explain.
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Any future for non-foundation trusts?
The alternatives to foundation status are still shrouded in mystery, say Jo Eastaugh and Jonathan Shapiro
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Achieving whole hospital change
Peter Homa explains how Nottingham University Hospitals Trust is achieving more from less with a whole hospitals change programme
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Make the most of staff inductions
I wonder how new Labour leader Ed Miliband is feeling. He will have had the tour, been given all the pay and rations, health and safety information, acquired the manual and keys to his kingdom. Is he starting to wonder whether becoming leader is right for him? One thing is ...
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Tough times are top times to brush up on your skills
You can take your career in an exciting new direction by making the most of your transferable skills, says Ben Chambers
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NHS referral management: how to get it right
Referral management can save money but its guiding principles must be about quality - not just blanket cuts in numbers referred, say Chris Naylor and Candace Imison
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Book Review: The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working
Here’s how to stop acting like you’re an emotionless computer, writes Val Day