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Patient-centred care training urged
NHS staff should be required to take classes in “patient-centred care”, a think tank suggested after a poll found that almost three-quarters of NHS professionals do not think that patient care is given enough priority in the health service.
Francis report - recommendations
Minister 'nervous' about criminal sanctions on individuals
Health minister Lord Howe has said he is “nervous” about the proposal by Robert Francis QC for individual healthcare staff to be liable for criminal sanctions.
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The Care Bill ignores Francis' recommendations
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Nursing leaders say they will act in response to Francis
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Healthcare leaders fear 'unintended consequences' of hasty Francis legislation
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Retirement announcement follows months of scrutiny and criticism
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The NHS needs a more mature attitude to patient safety
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Ensuring workforce compliance: case studies
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Exclusive: Francis presses government on criminal sanctions
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Leader: Francis demands more honesty from the NHS
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Francis concerned about failure to merge regulators' 'leadership'
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Francis warns recommendations could be lost in 'long grass'
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NHS leaders must make improvements, warns Francis
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Francis criticises nursing leaders
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How a duty of candour will affect a culture of openness
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Queen's speech: Criminal sanctions for misleading NHS providers
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Hundreds of NHS directors to be taught 'compassion'
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Cultural change starts today
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The practical response to Francis
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Making the right changes after Mid Staffs
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Medical leadership is vital for quality patient care
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Podcast: Engaging doctors in leadership post Francis
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Ombudsman: NHS 'failing to listen and learn'
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How NHS staff wellbeing affects patient care
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NHS must rise to the cultural change challenge
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Employers 'should be required to record HCAs' training'
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Council urges criminal action against former Mid Staffs leadership
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Transforming leadership culture after Francis
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Exclusive: 'Market' consulted about taking over parts of Mid Staffs
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Berwick: I'm optimistic about the future of the NHS
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Listening to patients is key to better care
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Still no change in NHS finance after Francis
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'Don't think you're different to Mid Staffs staff,' warns Berwick
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Nurses to get 360-degree feedback in drive to improve appraisals
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Mid Staffs placed in special administration
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The NHS must refind its bearings on regulation
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Health secretary working in hospital A&E
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Flory: Francis has moved an all-FT NHS back two years
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Inquiries alone will not tackle failures of care
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How do we learn from patients’ poor experiences?
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Steve Field: the NHS constitution is a 'precious gift'
Mid Staffs - what happened
Mortality rates don't tell the whole story
This important debate needs an unfrenzied, non-political enviornment
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Steve Field: the NHS constitution is a 'precious gift'
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Strengthening NHS employee engagement post-Francis
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Exclusive: Hospital leaders say 'chief inspector' role won't work
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Exclusive: Law firm 'likely' to take on prosecution of David Nicholson
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Nicholson and Dacre are two of an autocratic kind
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Wollaston: Nicholson should go after transition
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Nicholson defends himself to MPs over Mid Staffs failings
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Francis and funding: an explanation for ‘failing’ hospitals
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Targets have distracted NHS from care, says commissioning board director
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Commissioning board chair backs Nicholson
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On balance, sacking Nicholson would be worse for the NHS
Mid Staffs - podcasts
Podcast: Medicines optimisation in the new NHS
Charles Alessi and Malcolm Qualie discuss how to get the best out of the drugs budget
Opinion
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The friends and family test can work
The single question has not been received with universal rapture
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Mortality rates don't tell the whole story
This important debate needs an unfrenzied, non-political enviornment
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The NHS needs calm heads, not panic headlines
Alarmists say the NHS is a service sliding into chaos
Resource centre
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Engaging the public early in service reconfiguration
Getting the public involved with changing services
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Taking the risk out of care handovers
Continuity of care demands seamless and mobile use of information
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Addressing the emotional impact of stroke
The psychological effects of stroke are going untreated
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Beyond apps: how to deliver mobile healthcare
Mobile working can have many benefits for the NHS
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How to engage the public with commissioning
CCGs can learn from FTs on public engagement
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How a duty of candour will affect a culture of openness
The NHS needs more than statutory requirements
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Redesigning end of life care in the community
It is time to move resources away from hospitals
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Giving patients a voice to improve care
Listening to patients’ experience can helpt o redesign services
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The challenges facing CCG leaders
CCG leaders know much is at stake in the new NHS system
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The practical response to Francis
Six actions to take to prevent another Mid Staffordshire scandal
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Making the right changes after Mid Staffs
How essential is a cultural overhaul for the NHS?
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How NHS staff wellbeing affects patient care
Examining the link between staff and patient experience
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NHS must rise to the cultural change challenge
How to turn round negative culture in the service
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How to commission hepatitis C pathways
The importance of improving patient access
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10 Priorities for commissioners from April
Tasks at the top of the in-tray for organisations taking control next week
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Transforming leadership culture after Francis
How boards can measure their performance
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Podcast: sustainability and innovation in health
Mark Britnell and Sir Robert Naylor talk to HSJ
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Listening to patients is key to better care
Understanding the issues is essential to maintaining high standards
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Improving outcomes in general practice
The areas where NHS leaders should focus their attention
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Inquiries alone will not tackle failures of care
Why they are not enough to address systemic failings in the NHS
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Challenge the myth of integrated care
Integrated care is not immune from the problems that affect the existing health and social care system.
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Your 18 week waits: February 2013 data
The local picture on one-year and 18-week waits across England, updated with the latest data.
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One-year waits race towards zero
One year waits continue to fall sharply. 18 week waits, and the waiting list overall, are steady. Orthopaedic long-waits are deteriorating.
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The English waiting list: not growing after all?
After adjusting for counting changes, it turns out the English waiting list might not be growing after all.
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What do NHS managers do?
An article on the BBC news site this weekend asked, “What does a pope do?” The same could apply to NHS managers, says Neil Goodwin.
