All Change management articles – Page 33
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CommentPete Mason on surviving change
To say that the health service is drastically changing is like pointing out that the sun is warm.
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BlogsOn Arctic marathons and large scale change
Training to run an Arctic marathon has made me reflect on the psychology of large scale change.
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CommentStephen Eames on large scale health solutions
Writing this, I know there will be catcalls from many quarters because as a chief executive of a large acute organisation I will be regarded as self interested, self serving or at worst unreconstructed, but here goes.
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CommentHow to create a culture of safety in the NHS
Almost every week, there are examples of poorly co-ordinated healthcare in the national papers: a “hospital blunder” here, a “scandal” there. But what will really wake clinicians up are the failures at Mid Staffordshire.
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HSJ KnowledgeDavid Nicholson on NHS challenges
David Nicholson talks about the challenges ahead of the NHS including improving quality and reducing costs while fostering good working relationships.
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HSJ KnowledgeAlastair Campbell on the stigma of mental health
Alastair Campbell talks about the stigma and discrimination attached to mental health and how the NHS must lead the way in improving conditions for patients
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CommentDerek Campbell: There can be no progress without prevention
The impending financial squeeze makes it more important than ever to invest in preventing ill health in communities, rather than simply spending more on treatment
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CommentJenny Rogers on the irritating whine of the complainant
My friend B has been dismayed by the poor standard of treatment her husband has received at their local acute trust.
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CommentPaul Corrigan on holding out for a heroic NHS leader
NHS culture isn’t just self protective. Like most cultures its internal obsession and expectations can harm the people inside it as much as it rejects those outside.
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NewsSteve Barnett says it’s 'make or break' for the NHS
The NHS is facing a “make or break” moment in its history, NHS Confederation chief executive Steve Barnett told delegates at the conference today.
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CommentA guide to clinical champions and commissioning
Building effective clinical leadership and engagement is the key to improving services, writes Jackie Kay
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Think Again – why good leaders make bad decisions and how to keep it from happening to you
Make the right decisions and safeguard your thinking, write Richard Mitchell and Janine Chandler
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HSJ KnowledgeThe Griffiths report: 25 years on
Twenty-five years ago Roy Griffiths famously said: ‘If Florence Nightingale were carrying her lamp through the NHS today she would be searching for the people in charge.’ When he set out his subsequent plan to overhaul management, staff feared it would be the end of the health service - Peter ...
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LeaderNHS cuts will be chance for staff to be new radicals
Existing NHS systems will not cope with the financial crisis enveloping the public sector.
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NewsDavid Nicholson warns SHAs not to be defensive over visits
Strategic health authorities have been warned not to “guard the borders” if they want to get the most out of their assurance process.
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NewsPCTs leave public on the policy sidelines
Primary care trusts are failing to put patients and the public at the centre of the very strategies designed to engage them.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: First, Break all the Rules - what the world's greatest managers do differently
Explore the minds of the world’s top performing leaders, says Leonie Schell
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CommentHelen Bevan on the pitfalls of NHS cost reduction
I have just returned from an international improvement forum, involving healthcare leaders from 67 countries. Everyone was talking about the economic challenges ahead.
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SupplementsRound table - health Innovation: the future's bright
As spending is reined in the NHS must find ways to increase quality without raising costs. The answer, according to chief executive David Nicholson, is innovation. Jennifer Taylor finds out how the NHS can become cutting edge while stimulating economic growth
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CommentDavid Peat on embracing NHS change
Attitudes to the idea of change have always fascinated me. And I suppose I’m revisiting the concept since I’m on the verge of changing my own role in the NHS by moving on to take up a new post at strategic health authority level.