All Innovation articles – Page 86
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NewsOperating theatre 'scheduler' could save trusts more than £5m a year
Appointing a dedicated operating theatre “scheduler” could save acute trusts more than £5m a year, latest information from the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement suggests.
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NewsNHS IT must focus on efficiency and core elements
The NHS must focus IT developments on better efficiency, chief executives have been told.
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NewsClot prevention is 2010-11 quality priority
NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has said preventing venous thromboembolism will be the top clinical priority for improving quality and productivity in hospitals in 2010-11.
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CommentStephen Eames on quality vs cost
One thing I have learnt over the years is the propensity of strategic development, planning and associated processes to dominate and consume inordinate amounts of time, often with limited output.
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NewsCommissioners must be more 'ambitious' in CQUIN schemes
Commissioners will be told to be more ambitious and avoid duplication when setting their commissioning for quality and innovation (CQUIN) framework goals for next year.
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NewsJohn Lewis checked out in NHS productivity drive
Politicians of all hues are talking about public services being owned by staff - like John Lewis - to increase productivity. Alison Moore examines how this might work and, where staff cannot hold shares, whether just a sense of ownership is enough
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HSJ Knowledge
Health innovation and education
A recent policy reform by the Department of Health heralded a re-think on the way it promoted innovation and education for NHS staff.
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NewsClinical improvements could save NHS £9bn a year
The NHS could save more than £9bn in a year if trusts improved their performance in just eight “high impact” clinical areas, the chief nursing officer for England has said.
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NewsNHS London launches innovation fund
NHS London has launched a multi-million pound fund to support and reward innovation in the region.
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CommentDavid Nicholson: ride the wave of NHS innovation
Linking quality and productivity via innovation to produce efficiency gains is the most important long term challenge facing the NHS, and it needs action at all levels
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to encourage innovation in healthcare
Creativity is now compulsory for SHAs but how to go about it is open to suggestion, say Chris Ham and colleagues
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NewsRoger Boyle answers HSJ’s questions on improving stroke care
National clinical director for stroke Roger Boyle explains why meeting stroke targets has been challenging for many trusts and what managers can do to improve the situation.
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NewsPatient designed services 'could save the NHS £20bn'
Allowing doctors and patients to design healthcare services could save the NHS £20bn by 2014, according to the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: The Ten Faces of Innovation
Meet a gallery of creative personas who we can imitate, says Julia Wells
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NewsNHS efficiency tsar: recession is a chance for change
The financial squeeze could finally force the NHS to restructure itself around community services, according to national director for improvement and efficiency Jim Easton.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: The Game-Changer – How Every Leader Can Drive Everyday Innovation
Find out how one giant company profits from a change culture, says Julie Wells
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SupplementsInnovation EXPO: shining a light on health's big ideas
Innovation is, and must be seen to be, essential to the future of the NHS. The first Innovation EXPO, held in London this summer, was not only one of the biggest showcases of healthcare ideas ever seen in this country, it encapsulated the sense that we are embarking on something ...
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CommentMike Farrar on QIPP - quality, innovation, productivity and prevention
QIPP needs to become woven into the NHS’s DNA, and efficiencies come from the avoidable use of NHS resources, effective partnerships and best practice
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CommentAlan Maryon-Davis on NHS carbon cutting
Chill winds in the funding forecast are no excuse to let go of the NHS’s energy saving and waste reduction targets - they just add to the urgency to act now
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NewsRegulators announce clinical trials pilot
A pilot scheme to create uniform standards for clinical trials between Europe and the US has been announced by regulatory bodies in the two regions.