All articles by Claire Read – Page 4
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HSJ InteractiveThe human contact deficit
For many in the NHS, in-person contact with colleagues has become rarer during the pandemic. An HSJ webinar, supported by IBM, explored the possible consequences of increased remote working.
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HSJ InteractiveMind the gap
If leaders are to use data to understand the experience and outcomes of healthcare services, some notable gaps will need to be addressed
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HSJ InteractiveHow can the NHS use data to make informed decisions about where to go from here?
Data has become ever-more prominent during the covid pandemic. But ensuring easy access – and understanding what statistics can and cannot do – remains a challenge, as a recent HSJ webinar discussed
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HSJ InteractiveThe importance of buy-in if digital communication with patients is to prosper
If the gains made in recent months are to be consolidated and advanced, support from boards, clinicians and patients will be vital
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HSJ InteractiveHow can the NHS further accelerate advances in digital communication with patients?
Coronavirus has helped put digital communication with patients firmly on the agenda. But how can the NHS further accelerate those advances, perhaps shifting to a setup in which such communication becomes the default? An HSJ webinar, supported by Zesty, explored this key issue.
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HSJ InteractiveHow can the NHS further accelerate advances in digital communication with patients?
Professor Sultan Mahmud was part of a small expert panel considering how the NHS might further accelerate advances in communicating with patients via online services, particularly given the coronavirus pandemic.
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HSJ InteractiveThe NHS digital agenda in the covid era
An HSJ webinar, supported by Pulse Secure, found there has been a real acceleration in digitisation in many organisations – but whether that progress is consistent across the system remains unclear
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HSJ InteractiveCybersecurity in the covid-19 era
Covid has brought with it the potential of more threats but not all organisations are equally well positioned to respond
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HSJ InteractiveImproving the pathway for people with severe heart valve disease
With growing numbers of people experiencing aortic stenosis, it’s argued value and quality of care could be improved by smoothing the current pathway
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HSJ InteractiveCreating an NHS estate that’s fit for the future
With continuing challenges to capital funding, only a strategic approach to the NHS estate will result in the facilities required to best meet future need and new types of care
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HSJ InteractiveThe case for fighting heart failure
It is likely that with prompter diagnoses and better monitoring, hospital admissions for heart failure will decrease – and costs too
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HSJ InteractiveRoundtable: Cutting waiting times for cancer
An HSJ and GenesisCare roundtable discussed how the personalised approach increasingly applied to cancer treatments also needs to be applied to cancer waits. By Claire Read
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The impact of networks in supporting primary care
To bridge the divide between primary and secondary care, a CCG has rolled out a new advice and guidance service that gives GPs access to a national network of consultants, reports Claire Read
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HSJ AwardsWorking at scale to improve medicines management
AT Medics won the 2018 HSJ Award for Optimisation of Medicines Management for creating a central pharmacy team that worked to improve the quality of prescribing, reports Claire Read
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HSJ AwardsImproving fetal monitoring skills
Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust won the 2018 HSJ Award for Improving Outcomes through Learning and Development with a training programme focused on improving fetal surveillance and wellbeing. Claire Read reports
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HSJ AwardsThe journey to outstanding
The Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust won the 2018 HSJ Award for Trust of the Year with a vision that put staff engagement at the heart of driving better patient care
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HSJ AwardsHarnessing technology to support people living with dementia
Surrey and Borders Partnership Foundation Trust’s project installed a network of internet enabled devices in the homes of people living with dementia with the aim of supporting them, and won the HSJ Awards 2018 for Improving care with technology
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HSJ AwardsA computer-based test to reduce delays in diagnosis of ADHD
East Midlands Academic Health Science Network teamed up with Qbtech Ltd to introduce a computer-based test for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and won the 2018 HSJ Award for Innovation in Mental Health
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HSJ AwardsA digital programme tailored for a high risk group for HIV
Dean Street PRIME, a sexual health clinic that is part of Chelsea and Westminster Foundation Trust, commissioned an online series that explores the complexities of modern gay sex lives, and won the 2018 HSJ Awards for Patient Digital Participation
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HSJ InteractiveBrexit and the NHS workforce: A guide for healthcare leaders
An HSJ and GRI report looks at the possible workforce implications of Brexit