All HSJ Partners articles – Page 41
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Improving inpatient mental health services
The Healthcare Commission review of acute inpatient care, Pathway to Recovery, marks a milestone in the ongoing effort to achieve a step change in the quality of inpatient mental health services.
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Information Centre reports on drug misuse by men
Nearly 80 per cent of people in England and Wales who died due to illicit drug use in 2006 were men, an NHS Information Centre bulletin shows.
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Information Centre reports on NHS dentistry
A patient undergoing NHS dental treatment under the new contractual arrangements is more likely to have dentures or tooth extractions and less likely to have fillings or crowns than under the old arrangements, a report released by the NHS Information Centre suggests.
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The advance of primary care information
While the NHS has a rich, central resource of acute care information at its fingertips, the same cannot be said for primary care, writes Dave Roberts
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Building skills in the healthcare workforce
Skills for Health offers a range of services to healthcare leaders to improve the quality of their workforce's skills. John Rogers offers guidance on the tools available
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Seizing the initiative on self-management
Self-management has become the next big thing in healthcare policy, thanks to Lord Darzi's recent report. Clinicians now have an excellent opportunity to improve the standard of care provided to patients with long-term conditions
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WHO honours Health Foundation fellow
Health Foundation clinician scientist fellow Anna Gilmore has received a World Health Organisation award in recognition of her research into tobacco control and tobacco industry strategies in Europe.
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Three clinical leaders awarded quality fellowship
Three national clinical leaders of the future were today announced as Health Foundation quality improvement fellows.
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Former Health Foundation award holder takes on prosthetics role
Former Health Foundation award holder Jane Cumming has been appointed as the first lead consultant physiotherapist for prosthetics in the NHS at South Tees trust.
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Getting the most from the NHS workforce
With more than 1.3 million members of staff, the NHS is the largest employer in Europe and has traditionally been regarded as a good place to work. But traditions can change and assets need to be looked after. Alastair Henderson explains that as the NHS moves into a new era, ...
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Housing support 'is cost effective'
Hot on the heels of the Darzi review, the Integrated Care Network has published a study that suggests health and social care investment in housing support is cost-effective and can transform lives.
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Online guide offers support to commissioners
A booklet detailing the key NHS information services available to support commissioners has been launched by the NHS Information Centre.
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Supporting world class commissioning
Primary care trusts and practice-based commissioning clusters need accurate, up-to-date information to develop better services for patients. Work is under way to ensure the Secondary Uses Service delivers what they need, writes Tim Straughan
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Nurses' pay increases by 4.2 per cent
Qualified nurses' estimated basic pay increased to £27,000, according to the NHS Information Centre, which published its latest estimates of NHS staff earnings on 26 July.
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Improving English language skills in the NHS
Ensuring that all NHS workers have a good grasp of written and spoken English is an essential part of the patient safety drive, as Rosemarie Simpson explains
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Paul Allen on failure breeding success
Having recently returned from a frustrating day's skiing, I was regaling a friend with my experiences over dinner. He asked me how my day had been.
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National social inclusion programme
There is a complex pattern of interaction between social exclusion and mental health. It is important to be thorough about evidence because of this complexity and to ensure that our understanding of issues is not confused or oversimplified. This requires sustained engagement with evidence.
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Early intervention in psychosis
The first early intervention service in the UK was established in Birmingham in 1989. This was after a period of evidence growth from clinical and research development. Early intervention in psychosis is an established part of the service configuration of modern mental health services.
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Dr Michael Clark on using evidence
In health and social care the idea of using evidence to inform policy development and practice is now the norm. But there are still many challenges and potential pitfalls associated with using evidence.
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Improving access to psychological therapies
The improving access to psychological therapies programme has always been heavily engaged with evidence and its development. It emerged on the basis of evidence that many people with common mental health problems could benefit from improved access to psychological therapies.