Service design – Page 186
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Reprieved Macclesfield faces new review
A hospital which won a last minute reprieve for its maternity services is now to face a new challenge.
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Think tank slams 'dysfunctional' DGH reforms
The government has been criticised for its dysfunctional handling of hospital reconfiguration in a report by the Institute for Public Policy Research this week.
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Race commission blasts NHS organisations' 'lack of leadership'
The Commission for Racial Equality has accused NHS organisations of showing a 'lack of leadership' in promoting race equality.
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Now Blair says ministers can fight closures
Prime minister Tony Blair has given his backing to Labour MPs who oppose hospital closure, despite telling NHS managers that he instructed Labour politicians to give their backing to changes in local services.
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MP hits out over Hartlepool service changes
The MP who resigned from his government health brief amid a reconfiguration row has spoken of his 'disappointment' over the latest ruling.
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Warks scales down charges
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire trust has drawn back from wholesale changes to hospitals - but is likely to centralise more services at the new University Hospital in Coventry, built by private finance initiative.
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Michael White on politics
Tony Blair made an interesting speech in Nottingham the other day, entitled 'Healthy Living: whose responsibility?'. It didn't get a lot of attention in the newspapers that I read, though Number 10 tells me that such discussions generate huge local attention as they affect real people's real lives.
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Media watch
The Timesreported that the proposed deal has 'astonished critics of Novation in the US'
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New push to engage with staff on reform
The government is creating an advisory group to 'provide strategic advice' on reform of the health and social care system.
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Surrey social enterprise prepares for launch
England's largest so-called 'social enterprise' offering healthcare services will launch in shadow form on 1 August.
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How overview and scrutiny committees can help, or hinder, NHS service redesign
Nick Edwards reports on a survey of OSC chairs about their attitudes towards NHS managers
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Design for living
The targets may have been narrowly missed, but meticulous planning of care pathways and a focus on sustainability are driving radical improvements to cancer treatment. And Daloni Carlisle says there's more to come
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The safer sex
Medium secure provision for women has been inadequate, but services tailored to their needs are now being provided. Emma Dent reports
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Ten points for a big difference in mental health
Mental health: A year and half after the groundbreaking 10 high-impact changes were published comes a new version specifically for mental health services, writes Jackie Ardley
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Storing up trouble: the problem with materials
Seven months ago I joined the NHS from a role in operational management in manufacturing. One of the first things I noticed is that we seem to have missed the point on managing materials.
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Admissions: cutting excess bed days
Avoiding hospital admissions and reducing stays are ongoing priorities for primary care and acute trusts.
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Efficiency: realising potential to cut waste
Three factors are key to rapid improvement in NHS productivity and efficiency: a focus on what is known to work; follow the lead set by the best; drive improvement through measurement.
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'We are not looking for blame but improvement': ambulance trust turnaround
A year ago, Mersey Regional Ambulance Service trust was faring very badly - until an interim chief executive changed the culture of decision making. By Alexis Nolan
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Live and direct - how five got ahead
HSJ's GM Live events provided an unprecedented opportunity for trusts not only to share best practice, but to see the benefits for themselves. Alexis Nolan reports
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Helen Bevan on a life-saving campaign
'What can the NHS learn from this overachievement of a national goal?'