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HSJ Partners
Transforming healthcare with patient centred technology
From surging waiting lists to an ageing population – the quest for innovative and effective solutions has intensified. Andy Nieto, senior solutions manager at Lenovo explores how their technology can offer not just incremental improvements, but transformative change to healthcare
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HSJ Interactive
The potential role of technology in better management of inpatient sleep
The significance of a good night’s sleep can’t be overstated, including during a hospital stay. Sleep isn’t just a period of rest; it’s a crucial physiological process vital for overall health and wellbeing. During sleep, the brain consolidates memories, regulates emotions and repairs cellular damage. Lack of adequate sleep is ...
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HSJ Interactive
Do hospitals need to get more serious about sleep?
Making hospitals more conducive to high quality sleep might benefit patient experience and wellbeing, and could perhaps even lead to reduced length of stay
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Comment
Clinical homecare needs to be properly regulated
Clinical homecare could offer a solution to some key NHS challenges, says Mark Hackett. With a focus on governance and strategic thinking, increased uptake could be transformative for patient experience, the NHS and society.
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Comment
When commissioning priorities meet clinical reality
Navigating the complexities of delivering care for individuals with learning disabilities, autism, and challenging behaviour reveals systemic challenges and underlines the need for urgent reform, writes Andrew Hider
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News
Trusts’ performance on key recovery target revealed
Ten trusts have just 1 per cent or fewer of their outpatients on “patient initiated follow-up” pathways, against a target of 5 per cent, official data suggests.
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HSJ Partners
The role of AI in decreasing cognitive and workload burdens for NHS healthcare professionals
The transformative power of artificial intelligence will not only empower NHS healthcare professionals by reducing cognitive and workload burdens but will lead to better patient care and outcomes
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HSJ Partners
How can the NHS achieve better outcomes for EoE patients?
A recent meeting of some national voices, including clinicians and patient advocates – discussed eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) – a distressing disease of the oesophagus – and highlighted some of the issues in the diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of patients with the condition
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There’s a fire in the neonatal unit! What are you going to do?
A simulation exercise at Leicester Royal Infirmary reveals vital lessons in managing neonatal unit evacuations during major incidents, emphasising the need for tailored training and inter-agency collaboration
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HSJ Partners
Tackling the systemic anti-cancer treatment capacity crisis collaboratively
Co-authors Stephanie Harvey and Sacha Howell shed light on how redesigning breast cancer care pathways for accessible and efficient treatment delivery can improve patient outcomes amidst the face of NHS capacity challenges
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Comment
Digitising patient flow is the key to releasing operational capacity
Mary Fleming, CEO, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals FT, writes about the digital solutions undertaken by the trust to tackle patient flow challenges, and thus enhance care, staff wellbeing, and operational efficiency
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HSJ Partners
Transforming NHS patient care: The evidenced impact of 18 Week Support on reducing waiting times
Claire Dubowski, chief executive officer of 18 Week Support, highlights the impact of their collaboration with the North West Anglia FT in eliminating backlogs and enhancing patient care
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HSJ Partners
Proper coproduction is hard. If you’re finding it quick and easy, you’re probably not doing it right
The team at Oxehealth explains how coproduction in healthcare can create better outcomes for stakeholders; and how patience, diverse voices, trust-building and valuing all contributions can lead to meaningful impact
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HSJ Partners
The story of the NHS
Understanding the origins of the NHS can help shed light on the challenges it now faces, as a new book on the history of the service – on offer to HSJ readers – goes to show.
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HSJ Partners
Improving the lives of the people through place-based procurement
Stuart Watkins, health business manager at Crown Commercial Service, explains the importance of place-based procurement and offers key considerations for developing successful policies
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HSJ Partners
Amidst the data buzz, how can we unlock value from what’s already there?
Dan Midgley discusses the importance of harnessing NHS data to drive innovation and improve patient outcomes in healthcare
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Comment
Dental recovery must prioritise those who need it most
Jacob Lant examines the long-overdue dental recovery plan, saying it must properly prioritise need and inequalities, and needs to be developed towards sustainable provision long-term.
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Comment
Why putting a cinema in a hospital works
Colin Lawrence, CEO, MediCinema gives an insight into how the charity MediCinema boosts the mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing of hospital patients and their families
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Waiting times are not all that A&E patients care about
With a record number of patients stuck in A&E, Healthwatch England’s CEO Louise Ansari wants to see a longer-term plan to improve conditions in which people wait for life-saving care. This should include real-life monitoring and reporting on patient experience.
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News
Exclusive: ‘disingenuous’ wait times on NHS App will be half those patients have to face
Next week’s launch of the ‘Wayfinder’ waiting time information service on the NHS App will give patients “disingenuous” and “misleading” information about how long they can expect to wait for care, senior figures close to the project have warned.