All Clinical Leaders articles – Page 118
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HSJ Knowledge
How to support evidence-based practice
Most clinicians and medical researchers believe the NHS should adopt an evidence-based approach to patient care. This will lead to greater effectiveness, fewer inappropriate interventions, greater consistency and less overuse or underuse of healthcare resources.
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News
Huge variation in GP practice pay regardless of size of list
Figures obtained by HSJ reveal the extent to which the national GP contract has driven inequity across the country, with huge variations in payments to practices, regardless of the number and need of their patients.
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Supplements
Round table - clinical priorities: a dose of realism
Wonder drugs will play a part in transforming healthcare - but a roundtable of experts brought together by HSJ and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry said implementing best practice could be even more important. Alexis Nolan reports
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News
Census shows wide variation in numbers of clinical staff
The government's boast that the NHS has been swelled by thousands of extra clinical staff masks wide regional variations and a flattening in the number of nurses and GPs.
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HSJ Knowledge
Stephen Ramsden on being a good chief executive
'What is the role of a chief executive? I constantly ask myself this and I firmly believe the NHS has got it wrong.'
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HSJ Knowledge
Corporate Manslaughter Act - do or die
Consequences of deaths deemed to be caused by an NHS body are changing in major ways and managers should get prepared, says Jill Mason.In July, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 gained Royal Assent and is due to come into force in April 2008. This is an ...