All Health Service Journal articles in 20 November 2008
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HSJ Knowledge
Human resources and the 18-week target
The role of human resources and admin teams in getting NHS waiting lists down to size deserves recognition, says Andy Cowper
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Supplements
Innovation Live: bringing ideas to life
Innovation Live, the great event in London this month, showcased innovative health service ideas and examples in practice and this supplement fills you in on many of the leading themes.
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News
Management styles: could you be a bully?
Who, me? If it comes as a shock that your team finds your style too forceful, it is time to reflect, says coach Sheila Williams
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HSJ Knowledge
Developing the Clinical Leaders Network
Following a successful pilot in the North West, the Clinical Leaders Network is being rolled out to strategic health authorities throughout England. Ingrid Torjesen talks to the network's national lead Dr Raj Kumar
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS compensation culture: do patients justice
The time taken to settle negligence claims against the NHS compares well with the insurance industry. But trusts could act quicker, or avoid litigation altogether by offering an apology. Jennifer Taylor reports
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Comment
Maggie Rae on NHS core competencies
Am I competent? We must all have asked ourselves this question. In the build-up to world class commissioning assessment, it is interesting to ponder what competency we have and whether we have any weak links.
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Comment
Ken Jarrold on the patient experience
There is nothing like being a patient to bring you face to face with the realities of working lives. Fortunately for me, my recent experience was entirely positive.
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News
Task force rejects presumed consent for organ donation
Presumed consent for organ donation has been rejected by an expert government advisory committee.The UK organ donation task force said the risks of moving to the system outweighed the potential benefits.
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News
Unite plans industrial action over NHS pay deal
Unite is planning a day of action against the three-year NHS pay deal.
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News
Maternity services 'account for half of NHS negligence claims'
Maternity services have accounted for nearly half of the value of clinical negligence claims against the NHS since 1995.
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News
Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence appoints new chair
A former chief executive of the National Council for Carers is to be the next chair of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence.
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Comment
Benjamin Ellis on clinician-manager rivalries
A few years ago, a doctor friend told me of a revelation she had had after attending a lecture on clinical nutrition. 'You see,' she said, 'I'd never really thought of calories as something you needed in order to survive - I'd spent my whole life trying to avoid them.'
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Comment
John Coakley on NHS targets
Most clinicians hate targets and view them as something that obstructs clinical care. However, it seems they have worked.
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Blogs
Defensive emailing
Anyone notice the growth in the postscript statements protecting the sender and warning the recipient against all manner of email misuse and abuse - the ones stating that the contents are confidential, if sent by accident, etc?
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HSJ Knowledge
Six steps to integrated NHS workforce planning: step three
Are you considering your healthcare workforce plans? The Six Steps Methodology to Integrated Workforce Planning can help.
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HSJ Knowledge
Six steps to integrated NHS workforce planning: step two
Are you considering your healthcare workforce plans? The Six Steps Methodology to Integrated Workforce Planning can help.
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS recruitment and the patient safety push
NHS recruitment and staff record-keeping are important levers in the push to improve patient safety. Stephen Dangerfield explains
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News
DH sets out framework for improving quality of care
The Department of Health has set out how NHS organisations should move towards measuring and improving quality of care.Chief executive David Nicholson and medical director Sir Bruce Keogh have written to managers with a framework describing the role different organisations will play.
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News
NHS Evidence advisory committee established
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has announced it is setting up an independent advisory committee for NHS Evidence.
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News
More to do on Scottish cancer waiting targets, says minister
Most Scottish NHS boards are meeting or exceeding the target of 95 per cent of patients with cancer going from referral to treatment within 62 days, but more needs to be done to ensure all boards are meeting the target, Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.