HSJ Webcasts
HSJ is seeking NHS directors from SHAs, PCTs, foundation and mental health trusts who would be prepared to sit on the expert panels of future webcasts. If you would like to become a panel member and debate some of the biggest issues facing the NHS today, please email jason.winthrop@emap.com or call 020 7728 3733.Latest HSJ Webcasts
Online seminar: Will health service reform improve the quality of NHS care?
HSJ’s free webinar, in conjunction with the Chartered Quality Institute, is available on demand now.
Online seminar: driving standards up and costs down
With the advent of commissioning consortia and competition in the NHS, how will standards be improved and costs be driven down? Watch HSJ’s free online seminar now to find out
Patient care from a pathway perspective
Watch HSJ’s free online seminar to discover how commissioning to standard pathways can reduce costs and deliver better outcomes.
Improving financial performance
Watch this free online webinar to find out how to monitor cost and quality of contracts - in association with Pitney Bowes Business Insight
How to create public health reports with InstantAtlas
Learn how to create public health maps for your region
How to achieve more informed healthcare
You’ll learn how to achieve more informed healthcare at this HSJ webcast
HSJ 100 free online seminar - future power and influence in the NHS
This online seminar will examine where NHS power will lie in 2011 and who the decision makers will be. Register now to secure your place.
The government’s plan for the NHS: the health white paper analysed
Watch HSJ’s free online webcast to get to grips with the government’s plans for the NHS. Available on demand
Health checks for all?
The government has promised free health checks to everyone over 40 but how can PCTs ensure they are providing them effectively, and what role can pharmacies play in carrying out health MoTs?
Making best use of allied health professionals
Allied health professionals are a key part of the NHS workforce - but are you using yours to best effect? Register for HSJ’s free online masterclass to find out more.
Understanding patient costs
Patient-level costing offers a way to reduce unnecessary variation in the cost of care. Watch HSJ’s free online masterclass to learn more.
Developing infrastructure to deliver world class integrated care
Improving service delivery, clinical outcomes and patient experience through efficient, fit-for-purpose, high quality systems
Using clinical evidence to facilitate the right care and support planning decisions
A practical online seminar demonstrating the simplicity of using world class medical evidence to validate the appropriate level of care for individual patients
Increasing NHS organisational productivity and efficiency
Is your organisation struggling to reduce costs while maintaining or even improving the quality of services? The current economic climate means the focus is now on spending smarter, investing for the future and delivering results.
Planning for winter influenza - assessing the potential impact on HCAIs
Have you planned for early discharge during the winter influenza season? Does your winter preparedness plan include provision for MRSA patients?
Right care, right place, right time
Are you getting the flow of patients out of hospital right? Do you have the right level of care in the community? Find out how to do it at HSJ’s free online masterclass.
72 hours... and counting - meeting the summary discharge target
Are you meeting the NHS contract requirement to get discharge letters to GPs within 72 hours? Will you be ready for the 24 hour requirement starting in April 2010? Find out how to do it at this free online seminar. Register now and watch the debate on demand on your PC
NHS quality improvement: delivering and demonstrating quality
Following our highly successful Quality Information Assurance online seminar, in partnership with Oracle, in February, we are delighted to bring you the next step in supporting you on your quality journey: Quality Improvement - delivering and demonstrating quality in the NHS.
Quality information assurance: an understanding of governance, risk and compliance
Lord Darzi’s review and world class commissioning promise to bring positive changes to patient experience and drive up the quality of services. However, the sharing of information these agendas promote demands that quality information assurance is now a top priority in your trust.
World class commissioning: setting your priorities to deliver improved health outcomes
HSJ gathered some of the biggest names in primary care to discuss the Department of Health’s ambitious world class commissioning programme as part of a live, online debate. Andy Cowper listened in
The Corporate Manslaughter Act: what does it mean for you?
HSJ gathered a group of experts to discuss - live and online - the implications of the Corporate Manslaughter Act. Louise Hunt was there
More Resources
How to improve staff collaboration and delivered integrated care
Collaboration and enabled leadership helped one trust achieve better integration of services, which ended up benefitting both the patients receiving care and the staff delivering it, writes Jane Wells.
How to prioritise disinvestment in support services
A tool to help assess disinvestment in support services can help organisations validate their difficult decisions in this area, as Marion Bain, Hester Ward and Simon Belfer explain.
How to create an organisational strategy to develop clinical leaders
A programme to engage senior staff with clinical leadership through assessment and development is creating a core group of strong clinical leaders at Salford Royal. Stephen Perry and David Wood explain the programme.
Why taking a national approach could kick-start technology adoption in the NHS
High costs, complex planning and ‘pilot-itis’ are all common hurdles to technology adoption. Sally Chisholm argues a coordinated national approach could help overcome them.
Why engaging staff is a critical component of hospital transformation
Transforming hospital services is a grand idea, but a major service redesign will not work without a strategy for staff engagement, say Jane Warder and Ian Hall.
How to improve patient satisfaction in maternity services
Daily conversations between managers and new mothers about their care are helping improve patient satisfaction and staff morale. Debby Gould and colleagues at University College London explain.
Solid foundations: how to lead successfully in the new foundation landscape
Life after authorisation will present new and unusual challenges for many foundation trust executives. Phil Kenmore and Simon Bird have four tips to help them with their survival - and look toward a successful future.
How CCGs can make savings in their prescription budget
Providing GPs with the right support on prescribing can realistically deliver savings for CCGs in their prescription budgets that could make a significant dent in an annual NHS spend of £8bn a year, says Claire Forde.
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Developing a health and local government service integration model
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How to deliver a successful and sustainable hospital transformation
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Reaping joint benefits of streamlined hip and knee care pathways
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The NHS trusts leading the way on sustainability and efficiency
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How a transformation programme helps improve community services' efficiency
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How doctor-patient phone calls can cut unnecessary emergency care attendances
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Why early discharge in stroke care can be vital for recovery
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Developing a new care pathway to enhance responses to alcohol cases
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Developing leadership by managing unconscious behaviour
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How service line management can inspire improved behaviours throughout NHS organisations
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Why trust procurement needs price comparison to be efficient
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How specialist housing can improve the lives of older patients while cutting care costs
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Is the transfer of public health services a problem for professionals?
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The quest for best practice: discovering and implementing new ideas in the NHS
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HSJ supplement - special finance report
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HSJ supplement - special technology report
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Trust me, I'm a leader: creating a climate for higher performance
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Improving cardiac care for clinicians while reducing cost to the NHS
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Setting out the principles for integrated care
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Why a better understanding of emergency admissions needs better data
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How a COPD care bundle is reducing readmissions
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The seven simple steps to support cost improvement plans
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Why the success of health and wellbeing boards depends on relationships
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Why resilience is key to leadership in a changed NHS
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New ways of working: an HSJ report on Leadership and Workforce
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From middle to higher ground: teaching the leaders of the future
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How to improve care standards for dementia patients
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Equipped for the future: the advantages of a long term technology plan
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How a holistic approach to healthcare drives better value
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PFI spy: how to make the most of private finance initiatives
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Estates and facilities management: an HSJ supplement
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A blueprint to improve services for patients with hepatitis C
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Why public and patient engagement must work in the new commissioning system
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Will Any Qualified Provider bring the private sector and the community together?
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Better buying: how to achieve value for money procurement
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How predictive modelling can help reduce risk, and hospital admissions
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HSJ Roundtable: regulating NHS managers
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How to coordinate integrated care across multidisciplinary groups
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How to develop a culture of excellence
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Breathing space: how one trust's approach to respiratory pathways is improving outcomes
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Exploring the benefits of coaching for clinicians and patients
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How care bundling drives down mortality rates in pneumonia care
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Improving mental health screening for individuals in police custody
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How transparent incident investigations are helping to develop better care
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Fair for all? What the future holds for pensions in the NHS
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Is more surgery the answer to the nation's obesity crisis?
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Learning from lean: the techniques transforming pathology services
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How pairing clinicians with managers could speed up clinical excellence
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The toolkit hoping to revolutionise the use of patient discharge data
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The case for reinvigorating management and leadership training in the NHS
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How a change in practice can reduce hospital admissions for older dementia patients
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How community based diagnostic services can improve patient care and cost-efficiency
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How to share innovation across the health service
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How a broader view of emergency readmissions could reduce overall activity levels
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Maximising the mutually beneficial value of apprenticeships in acute care
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Healthcare without limits: what the EU directive on cross-border care means for the NHS
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Why sustainable health services are key to the future of healthcare
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A hire price to pay: how leasing equipment saves money and improves service quality
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Improving the quality of nutritional care in hospitals
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Out of the darkness: how quality assessment can improve out of hours care
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Setting local free: will true decentralisation work in the future NHS?
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Achieving top performance through programme management
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How third sector hospital ownership is keeping healthcare close to home
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Going green for public health: transforming cities to help health and wellbeing
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Changing the approach to complaint handling in the NHS
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Redesigning reablement: why these services need to focus on patient independence
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Liberating innovation in the NHS: award winning ideas, six months on
