All articles by Rebecca Thomas – Page 43
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HSJ Knowledge
Value in Healthcare podcast: encouraging patient self-management
Ian Briggs, of County Durham and Darlington FT, reveals how the trust changed care pathways to promote self-management of anti-coagulation treatment in warfarin patients.
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HSJ Knowledge
Helping great ideas to rise to the top
Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust chief executive Gillian Fairfield tells Rebecca Thomas how crowdsourcing strategy from her staff has been key to boosting morale
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HSJ Knowledge
Junior doctors' strike: resources for employers
Ahead of planned strike action this week, HSJ has compiled a resource pack for NHS organisations, taken from guidance published by national bodies.
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News
Two top clinical directors leaving NHS England
Two of NHS England’s top clinical directors are leaving the organisation.
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HSJ Partners
From trauma to Sierra Leone in four weeks
Lieutenant Colonel Chris Gibson tells HSJ how the Army Medical Services Training Centre prepared a trauma medical team to work in Sierra Leone in just four weeks during the Ebola epidemic
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News
HSJ investigation calls for improved pay to cut agency spending
NHS providers should enhance pay and rewards and offer flexible working hours to staff to tackle their rising spend on agency staff, HSJ’s Workforce Investigation has recommended.
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News
New ratings will not lead to better commissioning, say CCG leaders
The majority of clinical commissioning group leaders do not believe proposed ratings for CCGs will lead to better commissioning and standards of services, the latest HSJ CCG Barometer has found.
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News
Explore the CCG Barometer data
More than half of CCG leaders believe NHS England should lift its informal ban on CCGs merging Respondents not convinced that new ratings will lead to better services and better commissioning CCG leaders confident of retaining responsbilities in 2017 Explore the findings of HSJ’s most recent CCG ...
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News
CCG Barometer: Leaders call for merger 'ban' to be lifted
Nearly 60 per cent of CCG leaders said NHS England should lift its informal ban on mergers Majority said it was likely substantial CCG responsibilities would be transferred to providers by April 2017 More than half of clinical commissioning group leaders would like NHS England to lift its ...
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News
NHS Improvement chair pledges support to 50/50 leadership target
The chair of NHS Improvement has promised to help the HSJ Women Leaders network achieve changes to promote gender equality in the health service.
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News
HSJ Women Leaders network to launch 'plan for action' on inequality
HSJ will host its second Women Leaders network event tomorrow.
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News
Mapped: More than half of providers missing emissions targets
Less than half of NHS providers are on track to meet carbon reduction targets enshrined in law.
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News
Exclusive: NHS England finds 'unfair inequalities' in orthotics access
Review finds ’unfair’ variation, including waiting times longer than a year Follows concerns raised by Healthwatch An NHS England review has found “avoidable and unfair inequalities” in access to splints, braces and other orthoses.
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News
HSJ survey: regulation has biggest impact on NHS directors’ job satisfaction
The regulatory burden and external interference are the biggest factors bringing down the job satisfaction of NHS trust leaders, an HSJ survey reveals.
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HSJ Local
London trust hires ex-RCP boss as interim chief
Former Royal College of Physicians chief executive Patricia Wright is to take over as interim chief executive of Hounslow and Richmond Community Trust.
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News
HSJ launches NHS workforce investigation
HSJ has launched an investigation into the causes and consequences of the NHS’s growing reliance on temporary clinical and medical staff.
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HSJ Local
Chief executive leaves London community trust to lead troubled Essex FT
APPOINTMENT: The chief executive of a London community trust is to leave his post to take up the top role at Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust.
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News
Analysis: GP share of NHS spending falls for third year
The share of the total health budget spent on GP services fell for the third successive year in 2014-15, according to figures from annual accounts. This is despite national NHS leaders’ declared intention to expand primary care.
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News
NHS Commissioning Assembly shut down
The NHS Commissioning Assembly is to be closed down with immediate effect, HSJ has learned.
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News
Survey: What commissioners want to happen to their unsustainable providers
Most commissioners with unsustainable hospital providers would prefer to see those organisations reform by establishing joint ventures or by joining with GPs, an HSJ survey indicates.