All Service redesign articles – Page 85
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HSJ publishes latest in series of interactive online simulations
The simulations, created by Simul8, allow users to experiment with healthcare improvement ideas in areas such as operating theatre management, stroke care and falls prevention.
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Trusts face readmissions penalties totalling £600m
Trusts stand to lose an average of 3 per cent of tariff income as a result of penalties for emergency readmissions, analysis gathered exclusively for HSJ reveals.
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How new ways of working can modernise NHS information infrastructure
The radical plans to reform the health service have thrown confusion into previously established systems, but it does now provide an opportunity to make real improvement to the way the NHS’s information is managed, argues Microsoft sales director John Gobron.
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Clinical services should do their bit for efficiency, as well as productivity
Although lower than other public sector departments, the NHS still has massive efficiency savings targets to meet. A good start would be to address value for money in clinical procedures, write Christopher Peters and Stephen Chadwick.
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United front: why leadership is vital to a successful merger
A shared vision with three critical tests decided on by the various leaders involved is critical to calming the choppy waters of a merger, writes Graham Atkins.
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How clinically driven antenatal care can deliver better value maternity services
Evidence based care employed at a maternity unit delivered better value services and enabled more women to meet with their consultant. Francesca Garrard and Harini Narayan from The Great Western Hospital explain.
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Blood 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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Leading 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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The 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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Why 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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Co-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 Knowledge
How 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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How 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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How 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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How 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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NHS 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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'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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Cardiologists 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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The 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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How 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.