Service design – Page 175
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Quicker diagnosis makes good timing
Strides towards the 18-week patient pathway have been made in Blackpool, where a trust slashed diagnostic waits. Varya Shaw reports
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Helen Bevan on transformational learning
Every so often, I come across research or evidence that gives me profound insight into why things happen the way they do. I experienced just such an epiphany in December, when I led a workshop on transformational learning at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Forum, the largest healthcare improvement gathering ...
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David Woodhead on lessons from Peru
'I met a group of local women who were trained in contraception and hygiene; they each had trained six women, who in turn were training others. The process had increased their confidence. And in the basement was a co-operative bakery which provided affordable bread but also made a profit.'
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Heart disease deaths down 35 per cent
Investment and reform in services to tackle coronary heart disease is saving lives, says a progress report on implementing the national service framework for CHD today. Shaping the Futuresays premature deaths from CHD are down 35.9 per cent since 1996, on course to meet ...
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Draft workforce strategy reveals glut of consultants and shortage of nurses
HSJ reveals the draft NHS pay and workforce strategy for 2007 spending review.
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Workforce plans predict 'bitter opposition' and 'volatility'
The NHS is facing a huge oversupply of consultants and a shortage of thousands of nurses, junior doctors and GPs, a draft government strategy has revealed.
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Trusts falling short of 18-week target
Trusts are currently only treating 35 per cent of patients within the 18-week target, the Department of Health has said.
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News Analysis: Next era of reform will hinge on Brown being as bold as Blair
With Gordon Brown almost certain to take over as prime minister this year, and his reputation for springing surprises, people in the health service are beginning to wonder what it will mean for them and the NHS reform landscape. Daniel Martin looks for clues
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Ruth Hussey on sustainability
'Sustainable development is good management. Consider the cost of energy - good management expects efficient energy use. Consider the difficulty in recruiting staff - good management develops skills to meet its needs from the local community. Consider disadvantaged communities - good management procures goods and services locally'
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No cash, lots of commitment
Deprivation in leafy Staffordshire provided an interesting challenge for Dr Zafar Iqbal
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Two more dates confirmed for Good Management Live
Two new dates have been confirmed for the next set of Good Management Live dates - dealing with the application of lean techniques and with length of stay.
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10 high-impact changes for service improvement and delivery
'We sought evidence to show which areas realised the greatest benefit the 10 high-impact changes. We wanted to find out how these benefits changes might be measured in relation to the impact on service users and carers, staff and organisations, service delivery and social care outcomes'
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Andrew Castle on visiting the shop floor
'It is simply not possible to sit in a room and work out what led to something going wrong without going and seeing it for yourself'
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Cooking up a storm
An organisation the size of the NHS has a huge responsibility to the environment and communities. But are trusts ready to do their bit? Kaye McIntosh investigates
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Power of two
A new bill will oblige councils and primary care trusts to work together. In a joint feature with Local Government Chronicle, Kaye McIntosh asks how it will work in practice
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Special report on ISTCs: Opportunity knocks
Independent sector involvement in the NHS has sparked fierce criticism. But consultants Andy Mullins and colleagues argue that it will be a catalyst for the innovation needed to ensure the long-term survival of the service
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In search of a blueprint: the PCTs who provide mental health services
Historical circumstances mean some PCTs are in the unusual position of also being mental health providers. Lynn Eaton looks at their options
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Building bridges
Effective communication and consultation are intimately bound up with the proposed reconfiguration of NHS services. Lynne Greenwood talks to trust staff who have already set their often controversial plans before the public, and asks what lessons they have learned.
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The Fall Guys: staff safety is a major concern
Violence against NHS staff is still at unacceptable levels, with incidents often unreported and perpetrators uncharged. Emma Dent reports
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A different kind of revolution
Northern Ireland's streamlining of its public sector promised to be a less brutal process than England's. But some big holes in performance measurement brought challenges of its own, writes Daloni Carlisle