All Leader articles – Page 29
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LeaderNHS quality improvement needs patient choice data
One year after the introduction of free choice, early analysis suggests some patients are using their right to choose the hospital at which they are treated.
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LeaderRose Gibb case underlines cost of failure for NHS managers
The judgement against Rose Gibb in her claim for breach of contract reinforces the accountability of senior managers for service failures, and slashes the chances of pay-offs.
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LeaderNHS boards ignorant of brewing danger and scandal
If a major problem is brewing in your hospital, don’t bank on the board spotting it before it becomes a scandal.
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LeaderFoundation trusts running out of time to meet Monitor standards
The challenges are piling up for trusts yet to clear the hurdle of achieving foundation status
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Budget confirms that clinicians must accept responsibility for managing money
The arid financial landscape for the health service confirmed in yesterday’s Budget means the days of clinicians avoiding responsibility for managing money are over.
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LeaderProspect of serious competition rattles foundation trusts
As the era of competition starts to take hold in the NHS, foundation trusts are getting jittery.
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Care is still a long way from the community
This week’s HSJ revelation of the huge scale of primary care trusts’ overspend on acute care exposes the distance between the desire to move more care into the community and delivering it.
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LeaderNew look hsj.co.uk will give you much more
HSJ’s website has relaunched. The new service at hsj.co.uk features simpler navigation, a more powerful search engine and vastly more links to related articles.
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LeaderNHS commissioners hold the secret to thriving beyond the recession
With even the chancellor having to admit his forecast was woefully wide of the mark, the NHS could be forgiven for basing its financial planning on sunny spells rather than torrential rain.
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LeaderFoundations are older and wiser, but have they flown the cage yet?
This week marks five years since the launch of foundation trusts.
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Resource centre: a commitment to helping you be the best
This week HSJ launches a new five page section - Resource Centre - offering managers practical advice for your personal development and to help you do your job even better.
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LeaderNo excuses in this new era of regulation
With the Care Quality Commission going live next Wednesday, the Healthcare Commission has published a swathe of reports before its demise.
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LeaderNow stress levels are down, take the time to talk to staff
The results of this year’s staff survey give managers - and the rest of the NHS - much to feel proud of and some obvious areas for improvement.
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LeaderManagers must fight to win back the trust of the public
As well as damaging the reputation of the NHS as a whole, the scandal of Mid Staffordshire foundation trust’s emergency services has piled more opprobrium on the reputation of NHS managers.
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LeaderStay of execution will draw out the agony
Strategic health authorities grappling with trusts that will fail to make foundation status face opposition whichever way they turn.
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Patient safety: the first step is saying you have a problem
One of the more delicate steps in encouraging a patient safety culture was taken last week, with the first trust by trust breakdown of safety incident reporting.
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NHS managers' pay turns red tops green with envy
Salary envy is coming to the NHS. As the recession decimates jobs, pension pots and pay rises in the private sector, newspapers are turning their cynical fire on the pay and perks of public sector managers.
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Is your employer in the Healthcare 100 club?
Do you work for one of the best health employers in the country?
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For the highest calibre NHS leaders, this is your chance to shine
As HSJ's exclusive world class commissioning league table reveals this week, most primary care trusts have emerged from the first round of world class commissioning with good foundations in place.
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NHS leaders: don't lose touch with your communities
While there is near universal revulsion at the idea of merging primary care trusts in another reorganisation, joint working is gathering pace.