All Blogs articles – Page 31
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Apple of the eye? Why leaders should never be seen as indispensible
The announcement last month that Steve Jobs was stepping down as chief executive of Apple prompted discussion about whether it is good for a company to be so identified with one individual.
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Creating diversion will improve mental health screening throughout the judicial system
New evidence has shown that rates of mental ill health among offenders connected with probation services are worryingly high. An investment into diversion services can help provide these individuals with vital support services at the earliest opportunity, says Sean Duggan.
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Don't make me think...
Telling people what to think and making people think are very different, and often bring different outcomes. But how do the approaches compare when it comes to disability?
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What causes seasonal variations in elective admissions?
Elective admissions go up and down like a yo-yo. Why? Nearly everything is explained by the calendar.
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How good journalism can improve NHS waiting times
There is plenty to hold the NHS and the government to account for, once we stop focusing on the wrong waiting times figures.
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The upside-down reporting of NHS waiting times
When waiting times improve, the papers say they got worse. A closer look at the numbers shows why.
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Leadership: not as dangerous as some might make out
The claim that “leadership is dangerous” needs some context, as the public sector doesn’t necessarily lend itself to all-guns-blazing macho men and women.
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Waiting times steady in June
A detailed analysis of the June 2011 referral-to-treatment waiting time figures.
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If bullying doesn't bother staff, why are so many absent?
Two articles published on HSJ.co.uk: one on bullying, the other on absenteeism. Surely I can’t be the only one putting two and two together…
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Trying to force equality in leadership is an unbalanced approach
The NHS breakthrough programme of putting a small number - around 60 - of black and minority ethnic managers through a leadership programme and hoping this will result in more BME senior managers isn’t working. It was a little naive to think it would.
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Survival of the fittest: will social enterprises thrive in the new world?
How will an NHS opening up to “any qualified provider” fit into the government’s Big Society vision? King’s Fund senior research fellow Rachael Addicott looks at whether social enterprises can make the impression the government hopes for in the healthcare sector.
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What happens when pleasing the boss goes too far?
Managers who surround themselves with “Yes Men” are even harder to please when the answer should be “no”…
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Minimum waiting times, and hopelessness
The Co-operation and Competition Panel report that minimum waiting times are widespread. Why are minimum waits the wrong approach? And what is realistic?
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The trouble with PTLs
When things get difficult, trusts often use PTLs to achieve their waiting time targets. But PTLs have unintended consequences.
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The buck stops with you
We have a tendency to blame politicians, other people and systems and processes when something is difficult to deliver or perhaps when we need a reason to resist change. The cynics amongst us might suggest that it is easy to object if you just don't really like what is ...
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Learning lessons in mental health care from around the world
A global call for action into mental health research has set out a list of priorities that identify the most pressing challenges to delivering improved mental health care and improving the lives of people with mental health in the UK
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Changing behaviour needs more than a 'nudge'
Politicians and leadership like “nudge theory” - the idea that a “nudge” in the right direction can inspire behaviour change at a large level. But does it work?
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Pressure? Andrew 'Chopper' Lansley isn't feeling it
Andrew Lansley might have News International to thank for a relatively pressure-free few days - he certainly didn’t appear to be unduly worried during his latest press spot.
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The five laws for delivering integrated care
The listening exercise is over and the results are in; the NHS Future Forum insists integrated care must underpin how health and social care is delivered – and they are right. But do we really understand what this means, and what it implies?
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Is your organisation accepting the unacceptable? Challenging 'ethical fading'
They call it “ethical fading”. You and I call it going along with something you know is wrong.