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HSJ KnowledgeTen ways to get the most from your IT system
A look at why IT projects fail and how to realise the benefits
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HSJ KnowledgeThe NHS must brace itself for a data deluge
Looking at how best to use the wealth of healthcare data available
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SupplementsNew tools for new commissioners: an HSJ special supplement
This week’s exclusive 28-page commissioning supplement brings a range of key topic articles to HSJ’s audience that will help commissioners to achieve more in their role.
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HSJ KnowledgeSimulation Lab: test your healthcare improvement ideas
The latest in HSJ’s series of interactive online simulations allow users to test their ideas for improving operating theatre management, stroke care and more
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HSJ KnowledgeHow 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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HSJ KnowledgeGetting health and wellbeing boards into gear
Making collaborative bodies such as health and wellbeing boards work can be difficult. But approach the development of these local partnerships in the right spirit and much can be achieved, says Hay Group director of public sector practice Phil Kenmore.
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HSJ KnowledgeReal liberation: getting social enterprise right
Last year, City Health Care Partnership in Hull overcame prejudice to become the first social enterprise to go live through the right to request scheme. Andrew Burnell explains.
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HSJ KnowledgeA new approach to workforce planning needed for surgeons to deliver high quality care
Workforce planning must not be an afterthought if surgeons are to provide high quality care and deliver savings. The Royal College of Surgeons’ council lead for workforce Robert Greatorex looks at how to make informed decisions.
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HSJ KnowledgeSimulation Lab: What if I introduced oral chemotherapy?
Implementing new services is a difficult task as managers need to ensure high quality patient outcomes as well as keeping the cost of services to a minimum. This simulation allows you to see the impact of introducing oral chemotherapy into the breast cancer pathway. Alter the uptake of oral chemotherapy ...
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HSJ KnowledgeSimulation Lab: What if GPs developed a special interest in dermatology?
One in 10 visits to a GP is dermatology related. This simulation tests what would happen if more GPs developed a special interest in dermatology and were able to see and treat patients themselves. Alter the per cent of patients seen by GPs with special interests to see the impact ...
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HSJ KnowledgeSimulation Lab: What if my CT and MRI scanner demand increased?
As diagnostic imaging is increasingly used to support diagnosis and treatment, healthcare organisations need to understand how many and what type of scanner they need in order to meet demand. This simulation allows you to investigate the impact of population and demand changes on CT and MRI scanner use.
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Steps to improve mental health productivity can ease the pressure on budgets
The productivity challenge facing the whole NHS may well hit hardest those services traditionally most vulnerable to funding cuts - but there is scope to cope, says King’s Fund senior researcher Chris Naylor.
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HSJ KnowledgeHospital Landscape: a winning attitude to improved performance
A diagnostic tool from McKinsey is helping hospital leaders discover more about the limits of what is possible in performance. In the latest Hospital Landscape update, Neil Griffiths and colleagues look for fresh insights from existing data.
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HSJ KnowledgeDeveloping the administrative and clerical workforce
Candace Miller sings the praises of clerical staff, and spells out why developing their skills has never been so vital
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HSJ KnowledgeAcute stay management and PACE
A co-provision approach to post acute re-enablement has reduced lengths of hospital stays in pilot areas, as Katie Donlevy and James Heffron explain
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HSJ KnowledgeQIPP and care plans for long-term conditions
Care planning consultations can yield positive results for patients with long term conditions, as Shahid Ali and colleagues explain
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving quality and productivity in the NHS
Penelope Dash and Ben Richardson offer practical advice for how to use current policy thinking to boost care and cost-effectiveness
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HSJ KnowledgeGPs get a check-up of their own as a new era dawns
Confidential assessments offered by one primary care trust helped practices to identify strengths and weaknesses in the run-up to the new commissioning arrangements. Tim Riley and colleagues explain how it was done
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HSJ KnowledgeTurnaround: how transparency and openness helped rebuild one organisation
The new chief executive of a US medical centre which was on the verge of bankruptcy introduced unprecedented levels of transparency to rebuild trust, writes Ingrid Torjesen.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe eight ways to save cash and improve care
Healthcare expectations are rising faster than national systems can keep up, but there are ways to tackle this global challenge effectively, says Penelope Dash.