All Service redesign articles – Page 165
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Comment
David Nicholson on service transformation
'We can only deliver genuine transformation of health care services if our staff understand what we are trying to do'
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HSJ Knowledge
Provider service specifications
The Commissioning from Foundation Trusts Network requested examples of service specs for primary care trust.provider services or other documentation that might help to develop service specifications from a PCT perspective.
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News
Sharing good practice at the Patient Information Forum
The patient information forum is a multi-sectorial network with over 500 members that share a common aim; working to improve the way we communicate with patients and with the public about healthcare.
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HSJ Knowledge
Reaping the rewards of e-learning
Airedale Trust has been working with the Lean Healthcare Academy to develop a series of pilot projects using a new training facility based at Airedale General Hospital.
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Comment
David Peat on Life on Mars (NHS-style)
'Much has been achieved in medicine and health, yet we have major issues surrounding obesity, alcohol abuse, sexual behaviour and drugs. We can't moralise, but some of the difficulties of 1970s society have morphed into new and sometimes exaggerated forms'
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Critical decisions on critical care capacity
Historically, additional critical care capacity in a trust has usually occurred in response to repeated crises. This reactive approach is clearly less than ideal and a better solution involves planned or staged alterations in bed capacity to anticipate changes within the trust.
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DoH launches national special interest framework
A national accreditation framework for GPs and pharmacists with special interests has been launched by the Department of Health. It aims to ensure standards of care in the community are equivalent to those in the acute sector.
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Respect patients' right to die at home, says report
Patients nearing the end of their lives who choose to die at home should have their preferences respected, according to a paper published in the May issue of the Journal of the RoyalSociety of Medicine.Leading palliative care experts say that despite most people saying that they would prefer to die ...
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Community foundations set for pilots, but names under wraps
Pilot community foundation trusts are being considered by the Department of Health, with the aim of the first one going live by the end of 2008, although the DoH will not confirm who is on the list.
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NHS chief warned over 'damning' contract report
MPs are preparing a scathing indictment of the consultant contract, NHS chief executive David Nicholson was warned this week.
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Cash-strapped contraceptive services plead for a target
Contraceptive services are struggling as PCTs direct budgets to the GUM target. Family planning needs a target of its own, reports Helen Mooney
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Sir George in call for service closures
National emergency care director Sir George Alberti is expected to call today for the closure of accident and emergency and maternity services at Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield, north London. This is despite a campaign by junior Home Office minister Joan Ryan to retain services at the hospital, which ...
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Director general defends IT plan and blasts critics of the electronic patient record
Critics of the electronic patient record have been branded 'privacy fascists' by the Department of Health director general of IT.
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Tories and Lib Dems criticise Blair legacy
The three main political parties have come out fighting over what 10 years under a Labour government has meant for the NHS.
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Briefing document aims to tackle 'misunderstanding and misinformation' management 'myths'
A 'myth buster' defending NHS management is to be sent to MPs, influential media figures and other key opinion leaders, the NHS Confederation has announced.
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Blair warns against independence
Prime minister Tony Blair has warned against creating an independent NHS. He said it would slow down decision-making and be in danger of becoming distracted by special interest groups.
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Health Protection Agency to develop guidance as C difficile rates rise by 8pc
The Health Protection Agency has been charged by the Department of Health with producing new guidance on Clostridium difficile, as it emerged that cases have risen by 8 per cent.
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New way to measure impact of policies unveiled
A report published today by the Health Foundation gives a new approach to measuring the impact of healthcare policies on NHS productivity.Estimating Health and Productivity Gains in England from Selected Interventions offers a population-based model that can be applied across different disease groups.To read the report click here
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Leadership development to focus on reducing inequalities
The Health Foundation is seeking applicants for a new leadership development scheme aimed at improving the quality of healthcare for people from black and minority ethnic groups.
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HSJ Knowledge
New online resource launched
The Health Foundation has re-launched its website with a broader range of content and practical case studies.