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Democratic design
Patients, staff and the public should have a say in hospital design, according to the Department of Health. But how can this be done? Alison Moore investigates
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Walls have ears
Clear lines of communication are essential when building large-scale projects on the doorstep of an existing hospital. Nick Edwards reports
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Changing rooms
Changes in patient need, technology and central policy create huge challenges in designing hospitals flexible enough to respond to future demands. Seamus Ward reports on how PFI hospitals cope
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Too few hours in the day
EU working-time directive is set to bring staffing issues into sharp relief
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It is make your mind up time
The government must decide what foundations are - and stick with it
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Mass appeal
Chronic disease affects 17.5 million people in the UK, so a relevant category in the HSJ Awards is a timely innovation
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Funds of knowledge
When staff at a primary care trust wanted to sharpen their business and communication skills, they called in a City bank. Laura Sharpe and Tricia Davies explain
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Clinical trials
A project on patient perceptions of nurse practitioner consultations produced some interesting findings - and underlined the value of encouraging clinicians to undertake research