All HSJ Knowledge articles – Page 140
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Sir Robert Naylor
Sir Robert Naylor, chief executive, University College London Hospitals foundation trust
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Steve Smith
Steve Smith, principal, Faculty of medicine, Imperial College London and chief executive, Imperial College Healthcare trust
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Better NHS training, improved NHS productivity
Effective training can have far-reaching benefits, as an initiative at one trust has demonstrated
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Organ donation: a bit of give and take
The row over consent to organ donation is as old as transplantation itself. With a government task force due to make a final decision soon it has had to navigate some murky ethical waters, writes Daloni Carlisle
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World class commissioning: setting your priorities to deliver improved health outcomes
HSJ gathered some of the biggest names in primary care to discuss the Department of Health’s ambitious world class commissioning programme as part of a live, online debate. Andy Cowper listened in
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Hospital prescribing: a taste of each other's medicine
Comparing acute trusts' prescribing activity is a valuable if difficult exercise, say Ray Fitzpatrick and Ron Pate
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Ways to weed out NHS inequality
Equality champion Scott Durairaj has developed a human rights toolkit for NHS decision makers. Louise Hunt reports
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Safeguarding personal data in the NHS
NHS data security is a sensitive topic that requires strict protocols to be followed. Iftikhar Din explains the experiences of Kensington and Chelsea primary care trust
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Deprivation of liberty - know the law
Primary care trusts need to be aware of new safeguards designed to protect patients being deprived of their liberty. Stephen Evans explains PCTs' duties
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Exploring experience-based service design
The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement has developed a new approach to improving the patient experience - experience-based design. Tony Butterworth and Lynne Maher explain how it works
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Christine Beasley on how staff can revolutionise the NHS
I have been involved with the Productive Ward, designed by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, from the very beginning of its development, and personally launched the initiative at the Royal College of Nursing conference in 2007. Since then, I have kept a close interest in its progress.
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Winds of change
An exciting new role is beginning to take shape: people and organisations that can exemplify productive practice and guide others
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Far and wide
The principles of Productive Ward are now being applied in community hospitals and mental health wards. But will the programme succeed outside its original context, asks Ingrid Torjesen
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Making time fly
Emails, meetings, sorting out that pile of paper: Jennifer Taylor looks at how the Productive Leader programme helps you cut tasks down to size
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Whole lotta shake-up
They have succeeded on individual wards, but are trusts in Nottingham and Manchester up to the bigger challenge of transforming whole hospitals, asks Stuart Shepherd
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Smooth operators
A programme targeted at surgeons and anaesthetists aims to ensure consistently excellent practice in operating theatres, says Jennifer Taylor
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Roll out, roll out
With services in the community going 'productive' in summer 2009, Nigel Hopps looks forward both to the opportunities and the challenges this presents