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Take steps to cut out waste
All staff can develop methods that trim time and effort to increase rewarding efficiency gains
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Activity project leaps obstacles
Barriers to sport and physical activities for children with special health needs are being removed, explains Helen Sugden
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Good neighbours
Moving in with the competition could have unexpected benefits, writes Stuart Shepherd
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A milestone in self-management
Principles that ensure older people can use their medicines safely are vital across the NHS, say Theresa Rutter and Nina Barnett
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Social enterprise: a rich seam of ideas
Trailblazing pathfinders are using new funding to create choice and breathe new life into communities. Louise Hunt reports
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Climate change: NHS heeds the global warning
Caring for the environment and caring in health often go hand in hand, as many trusts have shown, writes Alison Moore
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Practice-based commissioning: a potent remedy
Look at the positive elements and get practice-based commissioning rolling, urge Michael Dixon and colleagues
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Unlocking care: improving the health of prisoners
Many PCTs struggle to provide for the specialist needs of prisoners. But a different way ahead is emerging. Alison Moore reports
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Make a splash with your merger: planning for success
To succeed in the mergers and acquisitions game, trusts must plan carefully, say Martin Jacobs and Steve Saunders
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New age networks
In just two years, NHS Networks has established itself as a generator of co-operation and innovation. Edna Robinson and Sue Cavill report
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Death in America: improving end-of-life care
Caring for dying patients.is the biggest challenge facing the NHS, which can learn from the US, say Richard Smith and colleagues
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Healthy staff will enhance outcomes
The NHS should take the lead in preventing long-term conditions in the workplace, write Simon Leary and Caitlin Francis
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Have you got the Sex Factor? THT appeals for best practice
Levels of sexually transmitted infections in the UK have soared. Lisa Power looks at some of the organisational reasons why and invites entries to Terrence Higgins Trust's Sex Factor best practice competition
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Shedding light on hidden activity
Payment by results requires accurate recording of activity but, as Clive Evans reports, the system is far from flawless
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Take the strain from DVT care
With DVT-related admissions costing Luton PCT around £1m a year, action was needed. Alison Meynell and colleagues report
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Lose/win situation
It is still possible to operate financially viable care packages when some procedures are not viable alone, say Bill Bagnall and Nigel Coates
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Safety first: the benefits of e-prescribing
Entice staff on board with electronic prescribing and the results can be dramatic, reports Varya Shaw
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Major malfunction
The market-based system of payment by results is not functioning as hoped, causing adversarial relationships,
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Set out your stall for equality
We must not treat our duties to minority ethnic communities lightly, says Helen Hally
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Backs for the future
When Ipswich Hospital trust saw a need for change in back pain care, a working party set about transforming the service, with outstanding results. John Skinner and colleagues explain