All HSJ Knowledge articles – Page 97
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Appraising social value
Imagine two identical health programmes serving deprived areas. Both are hitting their outcome targets, but one is doing a whole lot more.
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Banding appeals
In the last year we have seen an increase in the number of banding appeals. Appeals arise when trusts and junior doctors are in dispute over hours worked and compensation due, under the New Deal rules for doctors.
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How to make your workforce more cost effective
As all NHS organisations must now get more value for less money, efficient workforce strategies are essential, say Sue Morrison and Rachel Spink
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Value for money commissioning in mental health
The phrase ‘value for money’ has considerable currency in the prevailing economic climate.
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Value for money in pathology commissioning
GP consortia will need to ensure pathology commissioning is part of an overall efficiency strategy, says Jag Grewal
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A telemedicine solution to stroke care
Telemedicine using broadband has enabled a faster stroke response with significant savings in Cumbria and Lancashire, as Hedley Emsley and colleagues explain
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Interim managers
The term interim manager means different things to different people. Within the industry, an interim manager is a senior professional, typically used at short notice for high impact roles. They are often overqualified for the assignment, meaning they have the potential to offer seamless delivery and full accountability. They ...
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How to retain talented staff
As the cuts make everyone’s job feel harder, roleplay workshops can help managers make staff feel valued
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Stock control
Poor stock control can have a significant impact on patient safety and cancelled procedures. The push to deliver cost savings across the NHS should not be to the detriment of patient safety. Here we look at how trusts can realise significant cost savings through better stock control.
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Book Review: Screw it, let's do it
Hannah Lowry finds out what drives Virgin Healthcare’s highest flier
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Smoking cessation
NHS Birmingham East and North and Dr Foster Intelligence are currently working in partnership on exploiting the joint capabilities and networks available to both organisations to tackle health inequalities in the local community.
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Open innovation in healthcare
The concept of open innovation (OI); in which organisations collaborate on research has the potential to contribute to improvements in the quality and safety of healthcare. It is increasingly recognised in the NHS, but how can trusts get involved?
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Lean strategy in the NHS
With growing financial pressures in health care, successful efforts to improve operational efficiency are becoming increasingly important. We present seven critical success factors in the successful implementation of lean in health care, identified through a review of the literature and two case studies. Consideration of these critical success factors may ...
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Transforming community services: where are we now?
Negotiating change within PCTs is a tricky business. But with guidance and careful planning you can keep one step ahead, says Alexandra Jackson
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Planning an age neutral workforce
Age neutral workforce planning is currently highly relevant to the NHS, as an employer.
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Commissioning for outcomes
The recent report from The Nuffield Trust/The King’s Fund Where next for commissioning in the English NHS? (Smith et al 2010) describes the Health Service as reaching a ‘fork in the road’.
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Book Review: Shared Decision-Making in Health Care
Find out what is replacing ‘doctor knows best’, says Rachel Hooke
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Integrated health: breaking through savings barriers
A senior management merger has saved £2m in Lancashire and helped shape service delivery
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Developing a mediation scheme to manage workplace conflicts
How do you handle time consuming, destructive and costly disputes? An in-house mediation team could be the answer
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GP commissioning: assembling the kit for consortia
GPs will have to acquire new complex skills and concepts to be equipped to take over commissioning, says Lubna Haq