Mental Health – Page 172
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HSJ Knowledge
Myth-buster: staff famine
In the second of a new series, Stephen Black challenges another NHS untruth
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Jenny Rogers on asking for feedback
'It may be true that I seem bullying,' one client informed me, 'but this is just firm management in action'
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Someone to squeeze: meeting patients' needs
A report into ways to meet what patients need and demand of the NHS garners wisdom from leaders of major organisations, writes Mark Gould
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News
Robina Shah on a day in the life of Patricia Hewitt
Trust chair Robina Shah spends an exhausting day in the shadow of health secretary Patricia Hewitt
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Bill exposes flaws in plans for greater patient involvement
'One of the strengths of the local involvement networks was supposed to be that, rather than examining the services in a particular institution, they could range across a whole area to gain a rounded view of all aspects of services users' experiences'
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Comment
Bear the burden of getting care just right
As patients demand more, it is vital to control variation while preserving truly personalised delivery, argue Geraint Lewis and Phyllis Shelton
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Maggie Rae on cynicism and scepticism
'Cynicism crushes enthusiasm and energy and is deeply damaging'
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Unlocking care: improving the health of prisoners
Many PCTs struggle to provide for the specialist needs of prisoners. But a different way ahead is emerging. Alison Moore reports
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Comment
Your Humble Servant: future imperfect
‘MRSA is discovered to have hidden properties which eliminate the H5N1 avian flu virus and patients now choose hospitals with high bacteraemia rates’
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Comment
Ofcare: 'Ambitions and metrics' mark launch of a new regulatory era
'Ofcare's performance framework commences with mea culpa, admitting what healthcare professionals have been telling the Department of Health for years - top-down targets undermine innovation, motivation and accountability to communities'
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Leak reveals plan for Ofcare regime of fines and closures
Underperforming trusts will face fines and closure under powers given to new health and adult social care regulator Ofcare, HSJ has learned.
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Legal briefing: defending equal pay claims
The introduction of Agenda for Change.has sparked numerous claims of unequal pay in the health service. Tina Elliott discusses the legal foundation of such claims and how trusts are defending them.
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Leadership Fellows award scheme opens for applications
The HF is looking for a new batch of 16 talented people for its Leadership Fellows scheme.
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David Lock on continuing care liability
'The dividing line between healthcare and social care has been the subject of numerous legal cases, endless guidance, appeals to and reports by the parliamentary ombudsman and more than a few scratched managers' heads over the years'
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New research could predict how NHS policies will perform
A new approach to estimating and comparing how selected interventions affect NHS productivity could help predict how policies will perform before they are rolled out, according to the Health Foundation.
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David Lee on improving crisis services
'One of the most visible differences in mental health services today compared with the 1990s is the development of crisis resolution teams'
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Make a splash with your merger: planning for success
To succeed in the mergers and acquisitions game, trusts must plan carefully, say Martin Jacobs and Steve Saunders
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Ken Jarrold on a 'divided house'
'The NHS today is a house divided against itself. On one hand ministers, civil servants and many managers (if only by association); on the other, everybody else'
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Age discrimination: understanding the law
While cases are still being heard in the courts and employee victories are making headlines, Shirley Wright and Adele Aspden warn the NHS against forcing any employees to retire
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Deficit crisis: ground won for training must be held in face of cash battles
'The government's service-level agreement - a response to criticism of the 10 per cent cut in training by SHAs last year - looks to be a dead letter within days of being published'