Innovation News and Resources

An innovative approach to redesigned oncology services

By Rob Smith , Ernie Marshall , Helen Neville-Webbe , John Andrews , Jon Hayes

Developing a successful acute oncology service to admitted patients and those in A&E called for some innovative thinking, explain Rob Smith and colleagues.

How an NHS-pharma partnership is improving prevention

By partnering with a pharmaceutical firm an East Midlands trust became the first in the region to achieve a major target for VTE risk assessment. Scott Savage explains.

How to put great ideas into serious practice

Amazing ideas ran freely through one trust but it did not know how to make them a reality until it embedded innovation as a core value, explains Tony Bell.

How to inspire a generation of entrepreneurial leaders in healthcare

By Kingsley Manning

A major challenge for commissioners is how to foster clinicians with the potential to become entrepreneurs. Kingsley Manning has some advice.

How trusts can make radiology reporting world class

By Charles House , Rhiannon Williams

A new initiative could transform the way trusts manage their radiology reports and deliver substantial efficiency benefits. Charles House and Rhiannon Williams explain.

Harnessing the benefits of wireless technology to improve healthcare systems

By Daloni Carlisle

In choosing a radio network to revolutionise its blood tracking system, one trust discovered the technology could be better used elsewhere, reports Daloni Carlisle.

Is telehealth the future? An HSJ special supplement

This special supplement looks at telehealth case studies, the benefits telehealth could bring for patients and clinicians, and the skills health leaders need to implement successful technology programs.

How to cut overnight stays and improve trauma pathways

By John Lloyd , Jolyon Lockhart , Krisztian Sisak , Robert Middleton

The unpredictable nature of trauma injuries has led one trust to call for an innovative approach to managing their surgical treatment. John Lloyd and colleagues explain how to cut overnight stays.

The benefits of delivering healthcare in patients' homes

By Mehmood Syed

Taking patients out of the hospital and successfully providing their care at home is certainly achievable, and Mehmood Syed looks at steps commissioners and providers can take to ensure home is where the health is.

Why taking a national approach could kick-start technology adoption in the NHS

By Sally Chisholm

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.

The quest for best practice: discovering and implementing new ideas in the NHS

By Alison Moore

Putting good ideas into practice in the NHS has been made easier by adapting the format of a successful TV programme. Alison Moore ventures into the dragons’ den to find out how.

Trust me, I'm a leader: creating a climate for higher performance

By Helen Bevan , John Drew

Managers will need to build a culture of mutual ownership and trust, rather than leading from the front, to affect the breadth of change to combat the cold economic front sweeping across the NHS, say John Drew and Helen Bevan.

How pairing clinicians with managers could speed up clinical excellence

By Bob Klaber , John Lee , Rachel Abraham , Claire Lemer , Lizzie Smith

‘Buddying’ clinicians with managers could help both groups collectively create an environment where clinical excellence is inevitable. Bob Klaber and colleagues report.

How to share innovation across the health service

By David Fillingham

Members of the North West’s Advancing Quality Alliance want to ensure innovation flows through NHS services. David Fillingham explains why, and how it could be done.

Maximising the mutually beneficial value of apprenticeships in acute care

By Alison Moore

The value of apprenticeships is proving to be beneficial to an acute hospital trust, its staff and its patients. Alison Moore finds out how both parties are getting the best out of apprenticeships.