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NewsBlood service looks set to remain in house
The head of the NHS blood service has expressed optimism it will escape part-privatisation amid suggestions the government is worried about the public backlash against private involvement in public services.
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HSJ KnowledgeLeading the line: how service line management can promote clinical excellence
Implementing service line management means recognising and promoting clinical leadership, says Monitor policy adviser Kate Hall.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe need for clarity in evidence based commissioning
Simply producing evidence to aid commissioning is not enough. Emmanouil Gkeredakis and Claudia Roginski report on efforts to understand how it is used.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy innovation in the NHS is attracting European funding programmes
EU funding for healthcare innovation is recognising NHS success in partnership working, says Jenny-Lee Spencer.
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NewsCo-op launches public sector advice venture
Advice on alternative ways of delivering public sector services is to be offered by the Co-operative Group, it has been announced.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow patient opinions are shaping services
Patients can provide services with some illuminating views about safe practices, which may help to bring about real improvements. Daloni Carlisle reports
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HSJ KnowledgeHow pathway mapping software is improving evidence based care delivery
Few people would question the importance of implementing evidence based practice in healthcare, but making improvements in professional practice is not a simple matter. The Map of Medicine tool could change all this, argue Colin Cohen and Bal Duper.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow pseudonymisation can uphold patient data security
Not only is pseudonymisation essential for protecting patients’ rights when private data is used for secondary purposes, it is also an important legal requirement for all NHS trusts, says Mastek vice president of healthcare Laurence Cook.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow health sector and independent sector partnerships can bring mutual benefits
A partnership between the NHS and an independent provider to deliver diagnostic services provides a case study into the opportunities - and challenges - commissioners have ahead of them. InHealth director of strategy Patrick Carter explains.
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NewsNHS Scotland 'a model for reform'
The NHS in Scotland should serve as a role model for reform for the public sector, a study has claimed.
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News'Patient-friendly' IVF centre opens
A new fertility centre in Southampton is the first in the UK to focus on ‘patient-friendly’ IVF and the health of mothers-to-be to help improve conception rates, a hospital trust said.
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NewsCardiologists call for better specialist centres
Senior cardiologists have called for a reduction in the number of hospitals performing heart transplants because they want “bigger and better resourced centres” instead.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe smoother pathways leading to reduced length of stay
Speeding up admission and smoothing discharge has reaped rewards in reducing length of stay. Mark Eaton explains.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to develop an affordable approach to workforce planning
A competence based approach piloted by NHS North West is showing great potential to achieve affordable workforce planning, as the authority’s assistant director of workforce strategy Robert Sumpter reports.
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HSJ KnowledgeGrand designs: enhancing recovery on a bigger scale
Enhanced recovery pathways have worked well in individual trusts, but an innovative implementation approach is delivering results across an entire London sector, write Caroline Grace and colleagues.
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HSJ KnowledgeAre commissioners in it for the long haul?
Long-term conditions are likely to take centre stage as GPs get to grips with commissioning - but reforming care for patients with chronic diseases may require changes closer to home, says Alison Moore.
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HSJ KnowledgeGood call: why telehealth is so important to patients with long-term conditions
Telehealth will be one of the weapons in the armoury of the NHS as it deals with the increasing number of patients with long-term conditions. Alison Moore asks whether telehealth will be the next big thing and what the barriers are to wider use.
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The barriers to achieving cost effective interventions
A lack of clarity around the effectiveness of out of hospital interventions is preventing their potential cost efficiencies from being realised. But, says Nuffield Trust director Jennifer Dixon, there are reasons to be cheerful.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy full scale IT adoption is the logical step for safer healthcare practice
While IT is transforming UK healthcare practices and procedures, a significant proportion of the NHS relies on outdated paper-based processes, which are wasteful, inefficient and putting lives at risk. Unquestionably, the time is ripe to fully exploit IT in the NHS, argues Dr Paul Shannon.
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HSJ KnowledgeEngaging hearts and minds in the face of criticism: the new leadership challenges
The new challenges facing leadership in the NHS are being accompanied by increased confusion and criticism. Steve Onyett examines two key themes in social movement that could liberate leaders from the fear of failure.