All Health Service Journal articles in Blogs – Page 7
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Heavy duties
Before you judge a person you should walk a mile in their shoes, goes the famous maxim.Or to quote Billy Connolly: “Never judge a man before you have walked a mile in his shoes, then you’re a mile away, and you’ve got his shoes”.Staff at one hospital have taken the ...
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Improving the world, one message at a time
A misdirected email chain gives us insight into two of End Game’s favourite subjects: the relationship between the Department of Health and NHS England, and the everyday life of public relations professionals.The scene is a dreary Monday 6 January, millions are miserably returning to work after a holiday – among ...
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BlogsNew year, time to get a new job?
Seeeking feedback and reacting to it is now an important aspect of senior management
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Ministry of Truth
End Game is a passionate advocate of grown up debate, so of course we welcome any a ministerial letter that begins with the words, “I am very sorry”.The penitent in question was Dan Poulter, who was appealing to shadow health minister Liz Kendall for forgiveness regarding “inaccuracies” in answers to ...
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GPs neglected, again
In the run up to the Yuletide holiday, many hospital chiefs received what End Game considers the ultimate Christmas gift: a personal call from the secretary of state for health.Alas, there’s only so much time a cabinet minister can spend yacking on the dog and bone, but fear not, Mr ...
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No cause for alarm
At last month’s NHS England board meeting chief nursing officer Jane Cummings seemed surprised by the dramatic response her talk on compassionate care received.As she settled in to her subject - the six Cs to help create a culture of compassion among nurses and midwives - a fire alarm cut ...
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Prior's biggest fan
End Game always loves an opportunity to interrogate the Care Quality Commission and we had a particularly nasty question waiting to lob in the direction of its chair at an improving patient care conference last month.However, following his speech on the commission’s new inspection regime David Prior made a swift ...
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Why Sherlock could never be an NHS manager
Emotional intelligence is increasingly seen as an important skill for people in the top jobs
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Politicians want to slay the beast that never was
MPs bashing the NHS is about softening up the public for the Americanisation of services
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BlogsLonger life expectancy can be too much of a good thing
An ageing society has to address ethical issues about when and how people choose to die
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A spur to recovery
End Game salutes Spurs striker Jermain Defoe for demonstrating how hand sanitising gel should be used when on a visit to the North Middlesex University Hospital Trust.The trust sent this amazing picture taken on a Christmas visit in which children on the Rainbow ward and orthopaedic patients were given presents ...
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BlogsBring back awards to reward quality care
As scandals undermine confidence in the hospitals and care homes, it is time to bring back quality awards to recognise the work of the providers and teams doing an exceptional job
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Your 18 week waits: October 2013 data
Interactive maps of local NHS waits around England, showing the pressures and one-year waits, with links to all the detail by organisation and specialty.
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Waiting list grows in October for first time
For the first time since records began, the English waiting list grew in October. Still, 18-week waits were steady. One-year waits probably got worse.
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Will 2014 be the year of ethical leadership?
The public sector needs to move away from ‘greed is good’
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BlogsWe didn't need all those staff after all
Efficiency drive or purge: where does outsourcing services lead us?
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Ta-ra Farrar
Joint ventures are soon to be all the rage, we hear.And innovation has always been important to the NHS Confederation, that pace setter in the vanguard of change.So what better occasion for the spirit of the age to be felt than at Confed chief Mike Farrar’s leaving party, which the ...
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Esio Cat
As Roald Dahl’s regular illustrator, Quentin Blake drew snozzcumbers and Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. But even such a colourful imagination as his can struggle to comprehend the mysteries of NHS bureaucracy.Mr Blake sketched a new logo for Whittington Health Trust in north London: a goggle-eyed but chipper looking black cat, ...
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The drive for equality and diversity in the NHS
Appointing a few high profile black leaders will not change the culture within NHS trusts