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NewsWastage efficiency drive launched by DH
The attempt by the NHS to deliver £20bn worth of efficiency savings by 2015 is being supported by a Department of Health initiative to improve medicine use and reduce wastage.
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HSJ KnowledgeEvaluating for success: developing evidence-based technology solutions for better care
The development and implementation of information management, technology and e-health processes is seen as an integral component to deliver safe and secure care in a modern NHS, so to ensure success, evaluating early on in the process is paramount to developing successful
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HSJ KnowledgeRedesigning reablement: why these services need to focus on patient independence
Reablement services must be designed as a route to greater independence and not reliance on care, says the Social Care Institute for Excellence’s director of adult services David Walden.
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HSJ KnowledgeLiberating innovation in the NHS: award winning ideas, six months on
Last year’s Liberating Ideas Award winners have been working hard on their innovative projects. Emma Dent catches up on their progress and aspirations.
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HSJ KnowledgeDelivering effective care: five elements that define a better service
Interviews with service users, carers and health professionals have identified the five elements that define effective care. Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe and colleagues report.
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CommentPerfect placement: getting patients out of hospital and onto their preferred pathway
The biggest problem facing West Hertfordshire Hospital Trust is giving patients who no longer requiring hospital treatment the support and care they do need in the next stage of their pathway efficiently and cost effectively. Chief executive Jan Filochowski looks at the issue.
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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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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Efficiency is no longer just about releasing cash from an outdated health service edifice - a new model must be built
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NewsExclusive: speech and language therapy suffers drop in scope and quality of services
Speech and language therapists across the UK are reporting serious falls in the scope and quality of their services, as they sustain a “double whammy” of NHS and local authority cuts.
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HSJ KnowledgeInnovative approaches to health priorities through NHS and industry collaboration
Partnering with the pharmaceutical industry and bringing together a diverse group of experts is a novel but valuable approach for the NHS to address healthcare challenges, write Robyn Hudson and colleagues.
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NewsGovernment technology strategy 'lacking detail' to measure progress
The government’s plan to root out waste and failure in official IT projects is too vague for MPs to be able to assess whether it is achieving its objectives, a report from Westminster’s spending watchdog warned today.
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HSJ KnowledgeBattling the elements: how one trust's fight for foundation status holds valuable lessons
Despite winter snow and a flu outbreak, a high profile trust reorganisation was pushed through in order to start addressing debt problems, low performance and poor service design. Their commitment may result in the rescuing of the trust’s goal of foundation status, as Daloni Carlisle reports.
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NewsNHS fracture care spend to hit £6bn
The cost of treating osteoporosis on the NHS will treble over the next 25 years unless steps are taken to improve diagnosis and treatment, experts say.
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HSJ KnowledgeNegotiating a better pathway for dementia care
A workshop on dementia evolved into the creation of a practical strategy for building a patient and carer-focused dementia service - which could save the health service more than £120m. Healthcare at Home’s group clinical director Ruth Poole explains.
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NewsHSJ publishes latest in series of interactive online simulations
The simulations, created by Simul8, allow users to experiment with healthcare improvement ideas in areas such as operating theatre management, stroke care and falls prevention.
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NewsTrusts face readmissions penalties totalling £600m
Trusts stand to lose an average of 3 per cent of tariff income as a result of penalties for emergency readmissions, analysis gathered exclusively for HSJ reveals.
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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.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow new ways of working can modernise NHS information infrastructure
The radical plans to reform the health service have thrown confusion into previously established systems, but it does now provide an opportunity to make real improvement to the way the NHS’s information is managed, argues Microsoft sales director John Gobron.
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HSJ KnowledgeUnited front: why leadership is vital to a successful merger
A shared vision with three critical tests decided on by the various leaders involved is critical to calming the choppy waters of a merger, writes Graham Atkins.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow clinically driven antenatal care can deliver better value maternity services
Evidence based care employed at a maternity unit delivered better value services and enabled more women to meet with their consultant. Francesca Garrard and Harini Narayan from The Great Western Hospital explain.