All Service redesign articles – Page 129
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Comment
Malcolm Lowe-Lauri on customer service
It may not have escaped your notice that I have moved on from King's College Hospital foundation trust to a new role at University Hospitals of Leicester trust.
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News
NHS Networks to close
NHS Networks has announced that it is to cease operating on 31 October after running out of funding.
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News
Darzi review: Clinicians to be consulted on service redesign
The mantra for the reconfiguration of specialist care services is 'centralised where necessary, localised where possible'. Clinicians will play a lead role in determining what is possible under the proposals.
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HSJ Knowledge
Immigration and healthcare: changes render old picture obsolete
'Super-diversity' of migrants presents major challenges. Jill Rutter argues the government must fully understand who is coming to the UK and ensure the services facing most demand are adequately funded
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Leader
Darzi review: SHAs must not take over role of centraliser
The wraps are finally coming off - region by region, details are emerging of what the review spearheaded by Lord Darzi will mean for patients and the balance of power in the NHS.
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News
Call to curb Liverpool's pub and food outlets
A ground-breaking commission looking into how to improve health in Liverpool has called for health impact assessments for planning applications to help fight obesity and alcohol-related problems.
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News
West Sussex A&E campaign undoes reconfiguration plans
A two-year battle to keep accident and emergency services at all three hospitals in West Sussex has ended in partial victory for campaigners.
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News
Darzi review: NHS East of England is first with 10-year map
Mental health waiting-time targets, urgent care centres and patient-held budgets all feature in NHS East of England’s 10-year ‘road map’.
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News
Inquiry reveals gap in paediatric training
Children and young people with life-threatening illnesses are not being treated appropriately because the health professionals caring for them are not trained in paediatrics, the world's first confidential inquiry into child deaths has found.
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News
Confed warns Darzi: avoid policy making pitfalls
Lord Darzi must learn the lessons of previous poor policy making to ensure reform in the NHS delivers real and sustainable benefits, an NHS Confederation report released today warns.
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News
NHS East of England starts strategic review
NHS East of England is the the first regional strategic health authority to launch a public consultation on its clinical vision for the next 10 years.
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News
Alan Johnson launches national social care debate
Health secretary Alan Johnson has launched a six-month debate on the future of social care and support services. Regional events will be held to gather views on how to create an affordable system targeted at those most in need.
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News
£50m for productive ward roll-out
Health secretary Alan Johnson has announced a £50m fund to support the national roll-out of the Productive Ward programme.
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News
NHS Confederation responds to Darzi report
Commenting on a report outlining the principles behind junior health minister Lord Darzi's vision for the health service, NHS Confederation policy director Nigel Edwards said: 'This new guidance is very welcome in sharing good practice and helping reassure the public about what they can expect.'
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News
Darzi report reveals service change plans
Lord Darzi has pledged to put clinicians at the centre of local decisions to change health services.
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HSJ Knowledge
Transforming urology services
Changes to the urology service at Guy's and St Thomas' foundation trust have eliminated long outpatient waiting lists. New patients are seen within 10 days of referral, while patients with established diseases are seen in disease-specific, nurse-led clinics.
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News
Study on early abortions in non-hospital settings
The Department of Health has published the results of a pilot study on early medical abortions in non-hospital settings.
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HSJ Knowledge
Perfect union: why partnerships must seek local public opinion
The health service has a long history of joint working. To build on this, it must recognise local need as a bigger priority than targets and keep decision makers close to communities
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News
Focus on GP hours is too narrow says PCT Network
The government has been warned to broaden its approach to improving primary care services beyond a focus on extended hours.
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News
DH toughens line on GP exception reporting
Primary care trusts must ensure they have a strategy in place on GP exception reporting, a health inequalities official has warned.