Innovation News and Resources
The latest healthcare innovation news and resources and a series of innovation webchats
Human behaviour and innovation in the NHS
Why new ways to promote innovation in the NHS are essential
Best of 2012: long-term conditions
Long-term conditions is the subject of this selection of best practice content
Paper-lite and beyond
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals Trust is a pioneer in the shift from paper-based to electronic records
The race to get the NHS online
Online records and electronic appointment booking are goals of a patient-empowered NHS
The coming together of community
The movement of data is key to service improvements in the community
The paper chase is on
As trusts change the record, strategic approaches to document scanning are key
A safer approach to hospital pharmacy
Pharmacy teams are a vital safety net to avoiding prescribing errors and maintaining the quality of patient care, write Clive Newman and Alison Brailey
The ideas and innovations taking health services by storm
The Liberating Ideas Award was established to encourage the spread of service improvements. Alison Moore catches up with the 2011 winners to find out how they have fared.
How CCGs can be innovative about their functions
As clinical commissioning groups look set to outsource most of their functions, an open mind towards innovative measures is required, says Howard Freeman.
Why CCGs should be encouraged to innovate in the new NHS
Clinical commissioning groups must embrace diversity and innovation to be truly progressive, says Simon Bird.
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NHS England gives green light on £70m innovation networks project
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Darzi: CCGs will struggle to change 'big beast' providers
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Innovators 'must provide more evidence' about product effectiveness
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'Moratorium' on rare cardiac procedures is 'detrimental' to UK's reputation
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Geographical variation in new drug uptake revealed
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Report: NHS slipping on Innovation, Health and Wealth targets
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Government rejects BMA's rationing warning
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Nurses warned not to use own phones for work
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One in 10 NHS appointments missed
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New rules to tackle drugs lottery
Innovation EXPO
Innovation Expo to profile QIPP programme
Sir David Nicholson and health minister Earl Howe are spearheading the Department of Health’s support for the 2011 Healthcare Innovation Expo, which takes place in London’s Docklands on 9-10 March.
Innovation
Empowering patients through innovation
Sign up for this free webchat to share ideas with leaders in innovation
'The NHS needs a relentless focus on improving quality and productivity, with innovation and prevention connecting and driving them'
NHS chief executive David Nicholson
Innovation Webchat
HSJ and the DH hosted a free webchat, led by innovation guru Charles Leadbeater.
Read the transcript to find out about tools for spreading change quickly at low cost.
First Thursday
An introduction to First Thursday
I am delighted to introduce this year-long series of articles about innovation from leading thinkers and practitioners around the world.
