All Innovation articles – Page 65
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NewsPhysios to be given prescribing powers
Physiotherapists and podiatrists are to be able to prescribe their patients with medicines, the Department of Health (DH) announced.
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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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CommentHelping the NHS plan for positive patient experience
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust chief medical officer Jonathan Fielden asks Stephen Murphy what Virgin can teach the NHS about customer care and innovation to practice.
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CommentReaders' letters – 12 July 2012
Standardised barcoding could reduce risk – and the cost of risk; plus, why clinicians fear being managers
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NewsExclusive: new workforce chief promises staff flexibility
Health Education England will give commissioners the freedom required to create flexible workforces that meet their own local needs, its new head has promised in his first interview since being appointed.
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HSJ KnowledgeA safer approach to hospital pharmacy
Pharmacy teams are a vital safety net to avoiding prescribing errors and maintaining the quality of patient care, write Clive Newman and Alison Brailey
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NewsConfederation reveals commercial innovation fund
The NHS Confederation has announced the creation of a fund that matches cash put up by teaching trusts with backing from institutional investors to spread innovation across the NHS.
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NewsAcademic health science network plans given 20 July deadline
The Department of Health has asked for expressions of interest to form academic health science networks by 20 July.
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CommentJim Easton: let’s get serious about telehealth
It saves lives and money; so what’s holding telehealth back?
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HSJ KnowledgeThe ideas and innovations taking health services by storm
The Liberating Ideas Award was established to encourage the spread of service improvements. Alison Moore catches up with the 2011 winners to find out how they have fared.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy CCGs should be encouraged to innovate in the new NHS
Clinical commissioning groups must embrace diversity and innovation to be truly progressive, says Simon Bird.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow CCGs can be innovative about their functions
As clinical commissioning groups look set to outsource most of their functions, an open mind towards innovative measures is required, says Howard Freeman.
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CommentThe benefits of centralised emergency services are less than clear
Small hospitals face growing threats, says Nigel Edwards.
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News£19m pledged for NHS workers to run mutuals
An extra £19 million has been announced to fund doctors, nurses and other health workers who want to take over the running of NHS services in England.
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CommentReaders' letters - 14 June 2012
CCGs are the Da Vincis of commissioning; and why public health should open up to the media
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NewsLegal right to choice would give providers 'confidence', says Cabinet Office
A top civil servant has argued that government moves to make choice in health services a statutory right would give more confidence to innovative provider organisations.
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HSJ Local
ROH CQUINs worth over £600,000 at risk
FINANCE: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust identified an increased risk in achieving Commissioning for Quality and Innovation requirements for 2012-13.
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NewsGovernment wrong to focus on 'breakthrough' drug research, warns pharma chief
Fears have been expressed for the future of medical drug research in the UK by the head of the association representing Britain’s pharmaceutical industry.
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SupplementsAccelerating innovation across the NHS: an HSJ supplement
This week’s special supplement, in association with the Department of Health, focuses on Sir David Nicholson’s report Innovation, Health and Wealth, and includes interviews with Jim Easton and Sir Ian Carruthers, plus articles from key DH figures and NHS directors.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow HealthWatch can help support local economies
Ross Griffiths explores how HealthWatch bodies have the opportunity to support local health economies and their scope for innovation in delivering care.