Service design – Page 151
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Darzi pledges not to tinker
Junior health minister Lord Darzi has pledged not to 'tinker' with the tools of reform as part of his Next Stage review of the NHS.
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GP tendering could herald new era of competition for practices
A scheme allowing primary care trusts greater sway over GP services could be the 'tip of the iceberg' in exposing family doctors to competition.
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Established GPs prepare to feel the heat of big business
'Running a practice may not be a huge money-spinner for commercial firms, but the rewards from a greater role in commissioning could be considerable'
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Meldrum unconvinced by BMA's 'cosy' reform plans
The new chairman of the British Medical Association has distanced himself from one of the union's major recommendations for health service reform.
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HSJ Knowledge
An international approach to safety
Exchanging common experiences from Malawian and Scottish hospitals is helping improve patient safety, as Rose Kumwenda-Ng'oma and Pat O'Connor explain
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Legal briefing: mutual trusts
With an NHS merger boom seemingly on the cards, let our experts guide you through the legal landscape
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Paul Walley on a common ritual
'Is some strange magic at work that conjures up empty beds so suddenly? Sadly not - it's just system dynamics'
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Take steps to cut out waste
All staff can develop methods that trim time and effort to increase rewarding efficiency gains
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David Baker on the maze of choice
While a.wider choice of services is a good thing.for patient care, the public needs more guidance on where to go for non-emergency urgent care, says David Baker.
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Andrew Jones on which way now?
'I assume in chess terms the ploy was to bewilder the electorate and most senior managers into second guessing the next steps. I have no hidden insights at this point but then I am told the Brown team didn't have many either'
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Wave three treatment centres axed
The cancellation of the next wave of independent sector treatment centres has raised questions over the government's commitment to using private sector companies in the NHS.
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Agenda for Change aims 'unfulfilled'
The majority of managers have been found to support Agenda for Change even though it overspent by millions of pounds and has failed to increase productivity.
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Deferrals and delays put applications target at risk
Prospective foundation trusts are facing delays to their authorisation of up to six months, Monitor has admitted.
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DoH demands better access for patients
Primary care trusts will have to demonstrate 'tangible improvements' in patients' access to GP services by the end of the year.
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DoH misses deadline as it fails to deliver own turnaround plan
The Department of Health has missed its own deadline to publish plans on how it will address a catalogue of corporate failures set out in a government review.
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Target-driven department is off the mark
'Reforming the DoH to make it an effective and respected department is an important step on the road to rebuilding NHS confidence in the government'
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Promoting partnerships through the Integrated Care Network
The Integrated Care Network plays a key role in promoting partnership working in the health service. Julia Thompson reports on its work
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Assessing how well your team works
A simple assessment can help managers evaluate how well their team is performing.
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Public health and service integration
The Role of Public Health in Integrated Services is a 48-page discussion paper that provides an overview of the scope of public health practice. It outlines some of the tools and techniques that might be used in designing and evaluating integrated services, and explains how they might be used as ...
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Adult care joint ventures
The Integrated Care Network's report Adult Care Joint Ventures: aspirations, challenges and options sets out to explore radically alternative models of adult care services commissioning and provision.