All Productivity articles – Page 17
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HSJ Local
Countess of Chester to shed 6 per cent of staff over three years
WORKFORCE: The foundation has forecast that it will reduce its workforce by an estimated 189.51 whole time equivalent posts by 2013-14, its newly published three year plan shows.
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CommentCarving out a path for clinically led commissioning
The big question nervously whispered in the shadows of the corridors of power is: “what will be different about clinically led commissioning?”. Many have sought the answer - few have found it. Paul Zollinger-Read sheds some light on the direction clinically led commissioning might take.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe benefits the 'Productive Ward' can deliver to patients, staff and organisations
The Productive Ward - a programme designed to help nurses and therapists spend more time on patient care - can improve safety, reliability and efficiency on hospital wards, as University Hospitals of Leicester Trust discovered when it implemented a medicines module. Dominick Tompkins explains.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow NHS collaboration with the pharma industry could benefit both players
The challenge to find cost-savings while innovating services presents issues for both the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry to address, but an opportunity to collaborate could bring them closer together for the benefit of all. PA Consulting Group colleagues Dr Stephen Black and Ian Rhodes explain.
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HSJ KnowledgeAchieving top performance through programme management
What is a programme management office? Leigh Cantero outlines the work of a department designed to put impact and power into organisational goals, and how it can bring positive outcomes in performance.
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NewsStaff absenteeism highest in NHS, study shows
Employee absenteeism in the NHS is failing to be adequately addressed by managers, despite the fact that the organisation has the highest level of worker absence of any sector, a report has warned.
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CommentSue Slipman: public board meetings are not a quick fix for accountability
With transparency and accountability increasingly on the agenda for trusts, Foundation Trust Network chief executive Sue Slipman argues that holding board meetings in public as a means to that end is not simply an open and shut case.
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HSJ Knowledge
Optimum value: transforming healthcare delivery from volume driven to value driven
The way healthcare is currently delivered is financially unsustainable, and a shift in strategy from achieving optimum volume to achieving optimum return is required for healthcare organisations to be truly successful, according to Andrew Lentin and colleagues from consultancy Kurt Salmon.
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NewsSavings plans' impact on quality worries managers
More than half of senior NHS managers fear savings plans will have a negative impact on quality, an HSJ survey has found.
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HSJ KnowledgeMusculoskeletal services: accessing physio need not be a pain in the neck
A dedicated phone line can help patients to self-manage or to see a physiotherapist sooner, says Alison Moore
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HSJ Local
North West trusts 31 per cent behind on savings plans at the end of May
FINANCE: NHS trusts in the region had collectively fallen £7.4m behind on their cost improvement programme savings plans at the end of the second month of 2011-12, strategic health authority board papers show.
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HSJ KnowledgeManaging NHS mergers: top tips
Those overseeing NHS mergers can learn useful lessons from other industries
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CommentFunding crisis: Greek ruin could come to the NHS
Efficiency is no longer just about releasing cash from an outdated health service edifice - a new model must be built
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NewsEaston: no quality in many savings plans
The man responsible for driving the NHS’s £20bn quality, innovation, productivity and prevention savings plan has warned that some schemes being pursued under its banner have “no semblance of quality in them at all”.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to get the best outcomes when measuring productivity
Effective use of metrics to drive workforce productivity improvement means carefully defining the inputs and outcomes you need, say Rachael Charlton and colleagues.
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NewsIT can double patient contact time
Patient contact time can be doubled among frontline community health teams by moving to modern computing systems, researchers have found.
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NewsHospital autonomy makes 'no difference' to performance
Giving hospitals more autonomy as foundation trusts has made little difference to how they perform, according to researchers.
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HSJ KnowledgeSimulation Lab: test your healthcare improvement ideas
The latest in HSJ’s series of interactive online simulations allow users to test their ideas for improving operating theatre management, stroke care and more
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CommentClinical services should do their bit for efficiency, as well as productivity
Although lower than other public sector departments, the NHS still has massive efficiency savings targets to meet. A good start would be to address value for money in clinical procedures, write Christopher Peters and Stephen Chadwick.