All Health Service Journal articles in Blogs – Page 48
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iPath
Ipods revolutionised, and possibly destroyed, the recording industry forever, with their convenience, user friendliness and the bewildering, strangely alienating level of choice they offer.Vinyl records, on the other hand, may be fragile and cumbersome, but are also beautiful and comforting objects that ooze history and value.So what are we to ...
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Get a grip
The elderly. When we were babies they cradled us, secure in the knowledge that when their hour of need arrived we would return the favour.Why don’t they just “Get a Grip”? Not our words – this is the name of an initiative from South Cheshire and Vale Royal CCGs who ...
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It's sometimes best not to follow the leader
Following a success story can be difficult for leaders everywhere
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Better a poor service than no service
We’ve moved for “take it or leave it” care to “like it or lump it”
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Dispatches from the other side
“I’m available”. With those two lonely, listless words, Sir David Nicholson summed up the tragedy of retirement.It will be no surprise to readers that End Game saw the utterance on Twitter, where Sir David continues to display the symptoms of a keen mind in search of something, anything, to do. ...
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Moral question
We at End Game regularly have our morals called into question, but rarely are we brazenly flirted with by interviewees.No longer: a nursing director – who on balance we have decided not to identify – signed off a an otherwise run-of-the-mill chat with the mother of all non-sequiturs, by asking ...
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Booking in the consultants
A novel combining the flowing prose of a master wordsmith and a poignant critique of the social issues of the day is something of a holy grail for End Game.So when Alex Knight’s Pride and Joy – which appears to tackle the issues faced by the NHS via a riveting ...
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Yes to all-BME short lists for senior public sector jobs
The aim of positive discrimination is to ensure public sector leadership represents the diverse society we live in
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BlogsThe better care fund fiasco
Taking money from hospitals and giving it to local authorities is unlikely to improve working relationships
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Stirring up the multicultural melting pot
The NHS has a duty to serve all groups and communities
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Non-PC robots versus man
Ever since Prometheus stole fire from the gods, the humble human was suffered at the hand of technology as much as she has benefitted from it.The most recent example of this ancient truth was unearthed in Northampton.Local paper Northampton Chronicle wins an EndGame applause for a story on how cuts ...
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Slim pickings
Spare a kind thought for the Trust Development Authority. Oh, go on. When news of its 70 per cent budget boost broke, it must have been greeted with glee, among its officers at least. Hotel upgrades and fine dining all round! All in the name of essential networking, of course.Now ...
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Can a leader be too good at their job?
Sometimes a leader comes into an organisation and has instant impact, but a convoy can only go as fast as the slowest ship
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Some pointers for the NHS Equality and Diversity Council
Grand sounding equal opportunities policies and recruitment targets arrangements have not led to a scaling of the NHS’s ‘snowy white peaks’
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Who would admit to being racist?
A survey reveals that a surprising number of people view themselves as racist
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BlogsOne-word inspection judgments don't help anyone
In-depth visits and constructive criticism would be more beneficial to service users and organisations
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BlogsThe language of winners and losers
Sports metaphors aren’t a useful way of describing life in the public sector