All Service redesign articles – Page 129
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News
King's Fund urges polyclinic caution
Primary care trusts should consider polyclinic models that do not centralise GP services under one roof, the King's Fund has urged.
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King's Fund bursts the polyclinic plan bubble
Lord Darzi's proposals for a shake-up of primary care polarised opinion. This week the King's Fund attempts to clarify the terms of debate and set out what will work - and what won't, writes Helen Crump
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Compassion missing in healthcare - NHS Confederation
Care and compassion in healthcare are being put under strain by its increasing sophistication, a debate paper from the NHS Confederation has claimed.
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Comment
Lesley Wright on standardising work
Anyone planning a holiday that involves flying will have to have faith in the skills of a highly trained pilot and navigator to get them to their destination.
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HSJ Knowledge
Service redesign: fast and effective change
Susannah Strong looks at the Care Services Improvement Partnership's 10 high impact changes for health and social care
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Comment
Michael White on dementia services
Being in government is a bit like fighting forest fires, the kind that sweep through tinder-dry acres in countries a lot hotter than ours.
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Darzi review: North East sets targets for 'region of paradox'
Eight-month targets designed to eliminate health service 'paradoxes' are the cornerstone of NHS North East's Darzi vision.
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Share rising mental health costs, says King's Fund
The cost of mental health services is expected to rise by 45 per cent over the next 20 years, the King’s Fund has predicted.But in its long-awaited report on the future funding of mental health services, it says the NHS should not be expected to fund the increased cost alone.
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Comment
Sophia Christie on world class organisations
The assurance process for world class commissioning is developing apace but with no national development programme, many in primary care trusts are wondering where to focus attention.
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Leader
Vulnerable people's fate must not fall to faceless bureaucracy
Health secretary Alan Johnson has called for a 'national debate' on how we will meet the needs and costs of an ageing population.
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HSJ Knowledge
Quality has to bind the Darzi recipe for reform
Improving quality will become the national priority under the Darzi review. This essential ingredient for reform should bring together better commissioning, better skills and greater incentives for organisations and clinicians
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HSJ Knowledge
Is world class commissioning the answer?
Two healthcare management experts lock horns over whether the drive to raise the standard of commissioning really can transform the quality of care
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News
£64m research project boost
Seven new partnerships between NHS organisations and universities will get a total of £64m to research ways of improving treatment and new ways of working.
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Comment
Raj Persaud on medicine and the media
At the beginning of the year, the treatment of mood disorders made big news. 'Prozac does not work, say scientists', was the kind of headline we read.
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Nicholson tells Patient Safety Congress: create a safety culture
Chief executives have been told to create an environment where staff can report safety incidents instead of being ‘hung up to dry’.
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HSJ Knowledge
Frank Dobson looks back as NHS turns 60
Back in 1997 when the New Labour government was bright and shiny as a new penny, Frank Dobson, the MP for Holborn and St Pancras, was appointed health secretary.
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Patient Safety Congress 2008: Ann Keen urges staff to champion safety
Health minister Ann Keen has called for frontline staff to ensure patient safety is a top priority in the NHS.
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Patient Safety Congress 2008: Don Berwick criticises blame culture
Institute for Healthcare Improvement chair Don Berwick has called for honesty, forgiveness and teamwork among healthcare professionals to improve patient safety, adding that such improvements do not have to be costly.
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PCTs told to target London reforms at the vulnerable
Primary care trusts must act urgently to ensure the shake-up of services in the capital improves the welfare of vulnerable groups, the London Health Commission has warned.
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Interview: Nicola Sturgeon shows she has a softer side
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon is not afraid to rattle cages, but one year into the job she admits the move from opposition to government was a culture shock. Jennifer Trueland meets her