All Health Service Journal articles in 4 December 2008 – Page 2
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HSJ Knowledge
Patient Centred Care, supported by Cerner
Winner: Blackburn with Darwen teaching PCTBy setting up its drop-in Healthy Legs clinic offering patients fast diagnosis, the winner has prevented serious illness and saved over £500,000
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HSJ Knowledge
Data Driven Service Improvement, supported by the NHS Information Centre
Winner: Ealing PCTThe introduction of patient experience tracker handsets has shifted power to the front line, giving the public near-instantaneous feedback on services
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HSJ Knowledge
Corporate Citizenship, supported by the Sustainable Development Commission
Winner: Nottingham University Hospitals trustThe winning trust's commitment to sustainability means it has already saved 90,000 food miles and cut the number of car journeys by 500,000 this year
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HSJ Knowledge
World Class Commissioning, supported by the DH
Winner: Tower Hamlets PCTA detailed, three-year commissioning plan was at the heart of a strategy to tackle health needs in the fourth most deprived borough in the country
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HSJ Knowledge
Clinical Service Redesign, supported by the NHS Institute
Winner King's College Hospital foundation trustInnovative ideas, such as graffiti boards in toilets which engage with target groups, has led to remarkable success for a sexual health centre in the capital
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HSJ Knowledge
Patient Safety, supported by the NPSA and the Healthcare Commission
Winner: Salford Royal foundation trustShortcomings in the early detection of cancer were tackled and the process expanded to other forms of the disease
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HSJ Knowledge
Workforce Development, supported by Skills for Health
Winner: NHS North WestThe trust takes top prize for its ambitious plan to be totally compliant with the European working-time directive a year ahead of the rest of the country
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HSJ Knowledge
Reducing Health Inequalities, supported by the DH
Winner: Homerton University Hospital foundation trustWith infant mortality rates in Hackney above the national average, the local strategic partnership funded interventions to reach vulnerable women
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HSJ Knowledge
Improving health with NICE guidance, supported by NICE
Winner: Central and Eastern Cheshire PCT and Mid Cheshire PCTNICE guidelines were the starting point for a project that set out to reduce incidences of pressure ulcers across primary and secondary care
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HSJ Knowledge
Mental Health Innovation, supported by Mental Health Strategies
Winner: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health foundation trustThe Meriden programme promotes family-sensitive mental health services and gives clinical staff, service users and carers skills to work with families
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HSJ Knowledge
Preparing for medical revalidation
Medical managers need to prepare themselves to meet the challenges of implementing revalidation. Dr David Scott, chair of the British Medical Association's medical managers sub-committee, and Dr Doug Russell, the committee's primary care representative, explain
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Blogs
NHS subcultures
When I am engaged in yet more discussions on what we do, why we do it, how we do it, to formulate yet another options document, assessment of service document, taking stock document, predicting the future document... there is one observation that I believe illustrates the starting positions of two ...
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News
HSJ Awards celebrate best in healthcare
HSJ has celebrated the best in healthcare at its annual awards ceremony, held last night at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. The hundreds of entries received showed the determination of staff to promote excellence.
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News
Coalition launched to help vulnerable adults
Criminal justice charity Clinks, drugs charity DrugScope, homelessness agencies umbrella body Homeless Link and mental health charity Mind have formed a coalition to support socially excluded and vulnerable adults.
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News
Deprivation doubles risk of developing cervical cancer, report claims
Women living in deprived areas are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with cervical cancer than those in affluent areas, according to a report published by the National Cancer Intelligence Network.
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News
Almost half of all patients offered choice of hospital
The July patient choice survey carried out by the Department of Health showed 46 per cent of patients recalled being offered a choice of hospital for their first outpatient appointment. This was up from 45 per cent in May.
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Comment
Simon Jones on improving the NHS
This will be my last piece for hsj.co.uk. After 20 years serving on health authorities and trust boards, I am leaving for pastures new.
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News
King's Fund report points to patchy patient experience
Patients' experience of NHS care is more patchy and variable than suggested by national surveys, research by the King's Fund has found.A new report by the think tank says most patients have a mixed experience while they are using services.
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News
Sir Michael Rawlins may extend tenure at NICE
A special exemption to appointment rules has been granted to allow Sir Michael Rawlins to extend his tenure as chair of an expanded National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
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Government gets tough on maternity services
The Department of Health is to spell out to primary care trusts their duty to improve maternity services.
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