Resource Centre
Conference briefings, best practice articles, and video masterclasses to help you do your job. Help us help you: send your ideas for HSJ's Resource Centre to hsjresourcecentre@emap.com
NHS non-executive appointments: think outside the tick box
A truly representative NHS needs more diversity among trusts’ non executive directors, reports Daloni Carlisle
NICE completes the commissioning cycle
Embedding clinical guidance into the full commissioning cycle offers support at all levels, from planning to procurement to public involvement, says Jennifer Taylor
NICE guidance: support for commissioners
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence supports commissioners in both preparing for and implementing its guidance, explains Jennifer Taylor
Why NHS volunteering is all round value
Aintree is one of many trusts that both benefit from and give advantages to volunteers, reports Alison Moore
Discharge notes: how to save time and reduce errors
The problem of delays in GPs receiving patients’ discharge details is being resolved across Cheshire through a shared electronic communications system
Transforming community services for people with long term conditions
Community healthcare is widening the focus from just a patient’s condition to their whole life, says Stuart Shepherd
How to use NICE guidance to improve commissioning
Helpful guidance now explains how to make the best use of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence recommendations. In the first in a three part series Jennifer Taylor looks at how it is helping to improve commissioning
Leadership: commitment beats control
Leaders will get better results through engaging staff than by presiding over a command culture, say Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe and Juliette Alban-Metcalfe
Take action to ensure NHS data security
High profile data losses have led to tighter sanctions, which will affect NHS organisations, says Simon Charlton
Transforming community services: handover heralds a flexible future
Transferring community services to a foundation trust allows one PCT to focus on choice, say Jamie Foster and Jane Gateley
Total Place: how partnerships can maximise resources
In the final part in our series on Total Place, Helen Mooney looks at how Birmingham’s Total Place pilot is focused on cutting through organisational boundaries and slashing waste while delivering better services
Self belief: give yourself some credit
Believing in yourself is essential to successful performance and has two components - self-esteem and self-confidence, says Adrian Moorhouse
Career feedback - developing self awareness
If you are applying for posts do not be afraid to ask how you influenced the final decision - whether you get the job or not, says Diane Charnock
Public health: Birmingham gets fit with a purpose
An HSJ Award winning scheme is out to discover how much fitter a whole city can become. Stuart Shepherd reports
Total Place: why working together boosts independence
Offender management in Luton and Central Bedfordshire is cumbersome and costly. In the second article in our series on Total Place, Helen Mooney looks at how the NHS, local government and agencies are using the scheme to tackle this
How to use the Oneplace website to improve local services
The Oneplace website encourages joint working and flags up good provider performance. Moya Sarner reports
Make meetings more effective with mind mapping
Mind mapping is a simple technique that helps you ensure meetings work in your favour, says Constance Lamb
Behavioural training: there's a new show in town
High-tech training at a leading foundation trust is giving staff enhanced skills to cope with stress. Helen Mooney reports
Conference Briefings
Achieving Equality in NHS Service Delivery
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Achieving Equality in NHS Service Delivery conference
NHS top leaders: from good to great
An introduction to the Top Leaders programme and a list of the leaders selected so far
