All DEVON PCT articles – Page 5
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Stephen Thornton on developing leaders
'Shared leadership is based on the idea that teams work together more effectively if all team members assert their individual leadership qualities'
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Stephen Thornton on developing leaders
Plastic-wrapped Devon fudge appearing in the office kitchen is a sure sign that August has arrived. Bringing back treats from your summer travels can be a nice way to foster team spirit, but it's not necessarily the most effective.The Health Foundation has been testing ways to build strong teams using ...
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A flexible approach from new ways of working
The new ways of working programme.is about developing enhanced and new roles for mental health staff so as to deliver effective, person-centred care in a way that is personally and organisationally sustainable.
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The big C
The latest figures show C difficile rates are climbing. Alison Moore reports on what a major challenge for 2007 will bring
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Maternity care: eyes on storks
Government pledges on choice in maternity care are at odds with widespread reports of midwives crumbling under the pressure of slashed budgets, writes Daloni Carlisle
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Early learners
Thirteen health communities have volunteered to be 'early achievers' for the tough new 18-week target. Alison Moore hears lessons from the pioneering trusts
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Information-Based Decision Making
Supported by the Information Centre for Health and Social Care
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'A win-win for both patient and budget'
Finance - Claremont Medical Practice in Exmouth, East Devon
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News
Carers' support for NICE should not be taken for granted
I agree with you that the National Institute for Clinical Excellence still has a long way to go before there can be real change (Comment, 8 April).
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Bowing is optional: the Princess Royal goes to Devon
It took six years for the Princess Royal to reschedule her visit to Exeter and District Community Health Services trust - her 1993 visit had to be cancelled because of bad weather.
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Hot under the collar over lukewarm response to royal commission
Nurses showed that they were furious with the government for its lukewarm response to the Royal Commission on Long-Term Care.
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Courts could uphold right to free nursing care
Action has been eagerly awaited since the landmark High Court ruling last December that the NHS has a legal duty to provide free nursing care and cannot shift the liability to local authorities, which charge those who have the means to pay.
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Dobson stalls on proposal for free long-term care
A general welcome for the report of the Royal Commission on Long- Term Care quickly turned to concern this week when the government made it clear that early action was not likely.
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Astronomical problems as services face hordes
Acute services in Devon and Cornwall are drawing up drastic contingency measures to cope with a mass influx of visitors for the solar eclipse in six months' time.
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Hancock calls for clarity on long-term nursing care
Royal College of Nursing general secretary Christine Hancock has urged health secretary Frank Dobson to clarify the government's position on funding long-term nursing care.