All Innovation articles – Page 82
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HSJ KnowledgeThe Circle Prize for Inspiring Innovation - the shortlist
Which idea has the biggest potential to influence healthcare thinking? HSJ reveals the shortlist of the Circle Prize for Inspiring Innovation – for which the winner will receive £20,000.
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NewsCompetition of services could have 'unintended consequences', warns FTN
“Unbundling” services to subject them to competition will be “very difficult” for the new NHS economic regulator, the head of the Foundation Trust Network has warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy regional projects are leading the way on innovation in the NHS
Case studies from the frontline are highlighting how NHS organisations are innovating services using Regional Innovation Funds. Sarah McGeehan looks at the evidence.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy innovation in the NHS is attracting European funding programmes
EU funding for healthcare innovation is recognising NHS success in partnership working, says Jenny-Lee Spencer.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow a chemotherapy outreach service is putting care into the community
An outreach chemotherapy van is part of a new approach to improving care delivery in the community, says Alison Moore.
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HSJ KnowledgeGood call: why telehealth is so important to patients with long-term conditions
Telehealth will be one of the weapons in the armoury of the NHS as it deals with the increasing number of patients with long-term conditions. Alison Moore asks whether telehealth will be the next big thing and what the barriers are to wider use.
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HSJ KnowledgeEngaging hearts and minds in the face of criticism: the new leadership challenges
The new challenges facing leadership in the NHS are being accompanied by increased confusion and criticism. Steve Onyett examines two key themes in social movement that could liberate leaders from the fear of failure.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy effective internal communications have never been so important
A combination of strong communication, teamwork and camaraderie framed within trusting relationships will help achieve remarkable results in times of large-scale change and uncertainty, writes University of Nottingham chief executive Peter Homa.
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SupplementsThe future relationship between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry
What does the future hold for the relationship between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry if “we’re all in this together”? Leading figures debate the outlook and the best ways to marry health outcomes with profits.
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NewsLansley outlines 'right to provide' social enterprise drive
NHS staff across the health service are to be given the right to set up their own organisations to provide and manage care for patients, health secretary Andrew Lansley has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeRethinking clinical services: avoiding the hidden costs of saving and efficiency strategies
Savings strategies can have hidden costs, without due attention given to the potential risks and conditions needed to ensure they can work. Andy McKeon and Nigel Edwards begin a two part series on rethinking clinical services.
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HSJ KnowledgeKeeping e-prescribing on track and on budget for improved patient services
After a number of years of slow uptake, the past six months have seen a new energy around e-prescribing in the UK - but it now needs to be shown to make a difference to avoid being axed in budget cuts. Noemalife UK’s managing director Robyn Tolley outlines seven key ...
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HSJ Local
Barnet and Chase Farm 'concerned' over cardiovascular reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: The trust responded to a consultation on plans for cardviovascular reconfiguration in London, saying it had “little confidence in the ability of a centralised project to produce a responsive service”.
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HSJ Knowledge'Will community services boil down to "any willing price"?'
At a recent senior company team meeting, I was discussing the changes envisaged in the Health and Social Care Bill and raised the notion about writing this article and calling it “any willing price”.
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CommentCan value-based drug pricing deliver a 'postcode lottery' alternative?
Value-based drug pricing is meant to reduce the postcode lottery but could end up achieving the opposite.
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SupplementsInnovation in technology is transforming NHS clinical excellence
Bespoke technology is ready to help the NHS change the way it works - but the health service needs to accept that it’s a time for doing things differently.
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HSJ KnowledgeReal healthcare reform needs a new conceptual landscape
Real healthcare reform requires a fundamental change in thinking, because more of the same just won’t do the trick, says Ann Porter, founder and chief executive of social innovation company Soda.
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CommentAn open letter from David Nicholson, chief executive of the NHS
‘We will be showcasing what is brightest and best about the NHS and healthcare in the UK’
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CommentWhat happens if the health reforms work?
Anyone looking at the future of the government’s reforms is always interested in the question: “What happens if this doesn’t really work the way the government wants it to?”
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NewsInnovation Expo to profile QIPP programme
Sir David Nicholson and health minister Earl Howe are spearheading the Department of Health’s support for the 2011 Healthcare Innovation Expo, which takes place in London’s Docklands on 9-10 March.