All Health Service Journal articles in 26 April 2012 – Page 2
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News
Lansley: CCG allocations should be based on age, not poverty
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has suggested clinical commissioning group funding should take into account the age of a population rather than indices of deprivation, arguing age is the “principal determinant of health need” in an area.
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Comment
Norman Williams on driving change
The revolution in access to cardiac surgery that Devi Shetty has facilitated in India shows what is possible through clinical leadership.
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Comment
Ali Parsa on hospital process management
A major management challenge for hospital operators is the fact that hospitals are hybrid organisations.
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HSJ Knowledge
Quantifying QOF: why practices need to take data collection seriously
Finding efficient ways of collecting GP performance data is a challenge that is vital for practices to face head on, writes Hannoh Lowish.
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Comment
Sally Gainsbury: acute hospitals are living in Monitor's 'downside'
The regulator’s effciency savings target is worsening.
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Comment
'In 10 years' time, doctors will require a second opinion from a computer'
Devi Shetty – nicknamed the Henry Ford of heart surgery – believes developments such as computerised diagnoses and technicians doing the work of highly trained medics are just around the corner. Ben Clover hears his ideas for the future of medicine.
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Comment
Michael White: the battle over waiting times is blurred by both sides
Headline-grabbing allegations are nothing a good figures massage can’t sort.
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Leader
The DH continues to dance around the issue of CCG freedoms
What will CCGs do with their “assumed liberty”?
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News
CCG data service support to come from local suppliers
A leaked NHS Commissioning Board document suggests the majority of data “intelligence” services supplied to clinical commissioning groups will have to be provided by local commissioning support units, rather than on a national scale.
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Comment
Nigel Edwards: how Lansley's big vision got shredded
Does the Health Act leave Lansley powerless?
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HSJ Knowledge
How coaches can get the best out of leaders' skillsets
A good coach can help leaders adapt their management style, resulting in better use of their skills. Sue Mortlock hears some success stories.
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Comment
The duty of communicating information to patients
Healthcare regulators need to communicate risks loud and clear.
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HSJ Knowledge
How GP practices can help patients help themselves
Dee Kyne takes us through the learning one GP practice uncovered in designing services that would free up clinicians’ time and help patients become better at self care.
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HSJ Local
SHA's proposed cut to mental health funding 'disgraceful'
FINANCE: A strategic health authority has asked staff to plan for a cut of nearly two-thirds in its mental health research and analysis budget to make up a shortfall on cancer projects.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to utilise digital dictation technology for cost and time efficiencies
Digital dictation and related technology can save the NHS time and money, as long as trusts think carefully first about their needs, writes Alison Moore.
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HSJ Knowledge
Case study: how coaches help managers improve their performance
Two managers share their experiences of using coaching sessions to improve their skills - and consequently performance in their roles.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to buy: digital dictation technology
The purchase of digital dictation and other related software by an NHS trust will constitute a purchase of goods for the purposes of the EU procurement rules as implemented under UK law.
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HSJ Knowledge
Putting patients in the centre: the whole person approach to integrated care
Seraphim Rose Patel explains, with a colleague, how a whole person, whole system approach can reduce NHS and social care costs.
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HSJ Knowledge
A little more conversation: appraisal and revalidation
Every five years doctors must be ruled fit to practise, and regular appraisal is the cornerstone of the decision. Jennifer Taylor explains how to lead the process in your organisation.
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Comment
Media Watch: Lansley's regional pay plan is 'from another planet'
Health policy in the media this week.