All Change management articles – Page 30
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CommentCarmel Gibbons on NHS leadership in the recession
Inspiring leaders required to steer NHS through tough times. Excellent opportunities for creative individuals. Others need not apply
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Six Thinking Hats
See how coloured caps can help us to share our thoughts, says Hannah Lowry
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Councils and NHS urged to drive joint funding
Councils and the NHS should examine how joint funding could help improve health and social care outcomes, according to an Audit Commission report.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: The Ten Faces of Innovation
Meet a gallery of creative personas who we can imitate, says Julia Wells
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NewsTories need clear vision and a stronger message on health
The Conservatives have pronounced themselves the party of reform but are too wedded to the status quo. Andrew Haldenby argues they need to spend more energy advocating change
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CommentAndy McKeon on NHS efficiency and pre-election sparring
The pre-election sparring has begun and the NHS will not escape some cuts. How tough things get will be a true test of how well money has been spent recently
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CommentSophia Christie on getting the best from GPs
Successive governments have attempted to engage primary care in commissioning in recognition of the sector’s vital role in demand management.
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CommentStephen Eames on defending district general hospitals
Reconfiguration of acute and community services is bound to be on the cards again, once the dust has settled on the autumn QIPP and Monitor downside submissions.
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CommentPaul Corrigan on NHS reform
NHS reform requires the creation of significant parts of the NHS system that are independent of the Department of Health and the NHS mainstream hierarchy of the past.
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CommentMike Farrar on QIPP - quality, innovation, productivity and prevention
QIPP needs to become woven into the NHS’s DNA, and efficiencies come from the avoidable use of NHS resources, effective partnerships and best practice
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CommentJon Restell on NHS managers fighting back
The politics for managers in all four UK health services are tough, and the fiscal squeeze and a forthcoming general election make them tougher.
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CommentJohn Redwood on NHS efficiency
Having experienced success and failure in a wide variety of organisations, the former Welsh secretary spells out his recipe for an effective and efficient NHS
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: 54 Approaches to Organisational Healing
You will find this book especially valuable if you are working in an environment where change has often been tried but failed again and again and where employees are apathetic and cynical as a result.
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CommentJenny Rogers on NHS teams without leaders
With redundancies on the horizon and the exhortation to “strip out layers of bureaucracy”, what do you bet that we will see the resurgence of “self managing teams” and “flat hierarchy” as the solution to all NHS management ills?
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Making Sense of Change Management
Leaf through the many approaches to leading change, suggests Nick Mellors
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NewsNHS chiefs told saving planet will save them money
NHS managers have been told to “set an example” by tackling climate change - and save their organisations money at the same time.
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NewsLessons for the UK in Obama’s universal healthcare plan
As the US president fights to secure congressional backing for reforming healthcare, Michael Macdonnell and Douglas Noble find parallels in the UK’s drive to push quality up and cost down
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NewsDH scraps deadline for PCT provider arm strategies
The Department of Health has scrapped its centrally set deadline for primary care trusts to create provider arm strategies. It comes amid fears of PCTs obsessed by organisational structure making poor decisions.
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CommentMark Goldman on doctor speak vs management talk
Clear communication is essential for managers and clinicians alike, and both have a lot to learn about getting their message across
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: The Tipping Point - How little things can make a big difference
Discover why behavioural change can be infectious