All Clinical Leaders articles – Page 38
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LeaderHSJ…more for healthcare leaders
One thing unites HSJ readers, whether they have a clinical or non-clinical background, work in the NHS or provide services from the private sector: they are all leaders.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy clinical commissioners will be in search of a new approach
It has become clear that a new kind of commissioning will be needed to meet the many challenges ahead, say David Colin-Thomé and Georgina Craig.
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HSJ KnowledgeA step-by-step guide to making total hip replacement deliver value
Making total hip replacement more financially viable – without reducing care quality - is a tough but totally achievable aim. Simon Sethi and colleagues outline the steps towards success.
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NewsExclusive: over 60 per cent of CCGs choose PCT manager as their leader
Most clinical commissioning groups are set to make a manager their accountable officer, and are choosing primary care trust staff to fill key leadership roles in their organisation.
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NewsExclusive: CCG leaders to be assessed on 'aptitude and attitude'
Prospective clinical commissioning group leaders are to be assessed for “aptitude and attitude” in the next two months.
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LeaderExperienced GPs and managers can give CCGs the best start
Commissioning will, at first, need experience at the helm.
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News
Reduced length of stay survey - HSJ readers' views wanted
Trusts and commissioners are increasingly recognising the many potential benefits offered by reduced length of stay.
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CommentClare Gerada: just don't call me 'ballbreaker'
On why leadership is no longer a man’s domain.
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HSJ Local
Southampton cardiologist becomes DH heart tsar
WORKFORCE: A cardiologist at Southampton General Hospital has been appointed heart tsar by the Department of Health.
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NewsConsultants pass vote of no confidence in Andrew Lansley
Consultants yesterday defied British Medical Association chair Hamish Meldrum to pass a motion of no confidence in the health secretary.
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Comment
Pathology services a target for cost savings in the East
Pathology is not immune to the need for cost savings affecting all areas of the NHS - nor the pressure from GPs for a better service.
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NewsDoctors threatening to 'withdraw labour' in protest at pensions
Doctors are actively discussing cancelling non-emergency work in protest at changes to NHS pensions.
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HSJ KnowledgeLabour of love: making a maternity services reconfiguration successful
The reconfiguration of Manchester’s maternity services may have been a long time coming, but it has lessons for the rest of the country, finds Crispin Dowler.
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Comment'Patient choice should not force commissioners away from competition'
Who will shape the market?
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CommentNick Seddon: healthcare reform's new dawn
Radical thinking from radical people is the only way forward if the health service is to thrive, says Nick Seddon.
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HSJ KnowledgeIn this together: why clinically led commissioning will rely on collaboration
James Sorrowiecki’s The Wisdom of Crowds presents a compelling theory of how “collective wisdom shapes businesses, economies, societies and nations”. It is a philosophy that appears tailor-made for an evolving NHS.
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NewsFurther operational guidance for public health teams
Proportion of resources defined for supporting commissioners
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Comment'Low priority treatments should not let commissioners cut corners'
Setting the wrong clinical priorities?
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NewsTrusts refusing to release doctors for leadership work
Doctors are struggling to gain permission from trusts to undertake nationally important policy and leadership work, according to senior medical figures.