All Service redesign articles – Page 11
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CommentJulian Patterson: A more roadworthy NHS
Exciting new publishing venture from the government promises to make it cheaper and easier than ever to maintain your old runabout
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CommentICSs take over in just six months, but many questions remain unanswered
With six months to go until integrated care systems become statutory bodies, Georgia Butterworth explores the aspects of system working that are currently preoccupying trust leaders.
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NewsNHS must learn from ‘resource poor’ countries, says workforce chief
The person charged with determining the NHS’ long-term workforce needs has said the service must learn from “resource poor” countries and their “frugal innovation” when designing future health services and deciding who will staff them.
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CommentTackling health inequalities must be a fundamental priority for the NHS
A new report on health inequalities sets out how a supportive policy framework will help the NHS address longstanding injustice, says Saffron Cordery
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HSJ PartnersWhat can covid testing regimes teach us about how to best approach diagnostics?
Covid has made it necessary to introduce large-scale testing regimes to identify cases of the virus and manage its further spread. So what has the health system learnt or developed that can be used in broader contexts in the years to come?
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News‘Patients at risk’ as ministers take two years to decide on reconfiguration
A Tory councillor has criticised successive health secretaries for risking patients’ outcomes by taking two years to decide on a regional centralisation of critical health services.
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HSJ PartnersA bionic approach to population health
Stephen Sutherland and Dr Ben Horner recommend eight steps to a bionic population health approach, building momentum to improve health and address inequalities
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CommentWhy doesn’t patient-centred care happen in the NHS?
A large gap remains between the rhetoric and the reality of patient-centred care in the NHS. Why does this happen, what does it feel like when it goes wrong, and, most importantly, what can be done about it, ask Naomi Chambers and Jeremy Taylor in their new book
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NewsGovernment moves to keep ‘private interests’ out of key ICS boards
People with ‘significant interests’ in private healthcare will be barred from sitting on the key NHS boards at the top of integrated care systems, under new government proposals.
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CommentJulian Patterson: Fabrication news — DHSC to oversee Stonehenge ‘new build’
Building on its success with the new hospitals programme, the Department of Health and Social Care turns to overhauling some more of England’s ageing estate.
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CommentWhy preparing for the worst kept our patients and staff safe during the pandemic
Michele Moran shares her experience of dealing with staff health and wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic, and how her own experiences shaped the introduction of new safety initiatives that completely transformed care during these challenging times
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NewsPrivate provider’s takeover of urgent service sparks union opposition
A private organisation’s takeover of a hospital’s urgent treatment centre has sparked opposition from staff and trade unions.
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HSJ PartnersPatient safety incidents cannot be eradicated but mitigated
Working together and maximising the benefits of intelligent technology can have a truly transformative impact on clinical negligence claims, writes Molly Kent
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CommentUK’s emergency response to the covid-19 pandemic
The experience of rapidly accelerating research on how to treat and prevent covid-19, in the RAPID C-19 initiative, explained by Nwamaka Umeweni, Hywel Williams, Anthony Kessel and Anna Brett
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2021: People and Organisational Development Initiative of the Year
WINNER: Surgical Division, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust: The Academy of Surgery - providing an attractive and innovative training platform for Trust-Grade Junior Doctors The BHRUT Academy of Surgery is an innovative training pathway to attract non-training doctors wishing to pursue a surgical career. The surgical directorate offers ...
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CommentCrowdsourcing ideas for hospital design can bring real benefits to our NHS
Dame Elaine Inglesby-Burke, a judge for the Wolfson Economics Prize 2021, suggests how fresh ideas can radically improve hospital planning and design
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HSJ LocalCCG to centralise acute service in long-awaited reconfiguration
Stroke services in Bristol and the surrounding area are set to be centralised at a major provider after commissioners published long-awaited reconfiguration plans.
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CommentNobody should be denied a second chance of life because of their ethnicity
Henny Braund addresses the inequalities patients face during stem cell transplants, urging the NHS make sure care is culturally appropriate
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NewsMandatory ‘social value’ weighting of 10pc for all NHS procurement
NHS organisations will be required to take social value into account when procuring goods and services from next April, under plans being drawn up by sustainability chiefs.
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NewsAmbulance services seek regional commissioning
Creating single regional boards to commission ambulance services is under discussion with NHS England and Improvement, a report published today has revealed.