All Productivity articles – Page 15
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy taking a national approach could kick-start technology adoption in the NHS
High costs, complex planning and ‘pilot-itis’ are all common hurdles to technology adoption. Sally Chisholm argues a coordinated national approach could help overcome them.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy engaging staff is a critical component of hospital transformation
Transforming hospital services is a grand idea, but a major service redesign will not work without a strategy for staff engagement, say Jane Warder and Ian Hall.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow proper procurement can lead to multi-million pound efficiency savings
The NHS needs to re-evaluate its procurement policy if it is to chip away at the £20bn efficiency challenge, says Shaun Howlett.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow CCGs can make savings in their prescription budget
Providing GPs with the right support on prescribing can realistically deliver savings for CCGs in their prescription budgets that could make a significant dent in an annual NHS spend of £8bn a year, says Claire Forde.
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HSJ Local
West Herts must improve operational efficiency
FINANCE: West Hertfordshire Hospital Trust will need to improve operational efficiency if it is to have the money to support strategic change, the board heard.
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HSJ KnowledgeReaping joint benefits of streamlined hip and knee care pathways
One consortium’s approach to overhauling hip and knee care has brought efficiency and financial rewards while sparing patients from repeated trips to hospital. Debra de Silva and Sima Haririan explain.
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Comment'Deal with productivity variation, or risk the long term future of the NHS'
Only by swiftly adressing the issue of clinical practice variation and developing better evidence based practice can we stop the quality of NHS care eroding, writes Professor Alan Maynard.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe NHS trusts leading the way on sustainability and efficiency
A recent league table of over 2,000 UK businesses ranked four NHS trusts as the highest performing organisations. NHS Sustainable Development Unit director David Pencheon explains why other trusts must aim to emulate this success.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to create a long-term strategy for better workforce planning
The Department of Health’s strategic vision for the NHS presents several workforce planning challenges for the service to tackle. Dulani Mendis suggests strategy tips for creating a culture of long-term improvement.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow a transformation programme helps improve community services' efficiency
A strategic transformation programme has helped a community provider reform and redesign its services and improve efficiency as a central part of its bid for foundation trust status. Jo Manley and Mark Eaton outline the programme.
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HSJ KnowledgeDeveloping leadership by managing unconscious behaviour
Improving leadership within an organisation through identifying our subconscious behaviour can galvanise a workforce and deliver better performance, write Nicholas Bradbury and Barbara Moyes.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to get the best out of the new healthcare procurement framework
Much has been written about the principles of the new healthcare procurement framework ProCure21+. But what does it mean in practice for NHS and other health related organisations? And for those who have not used the scheme before, what can they expect? Andrew Jowett explains.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe critical need to evaluate and improve back office functions
The health reforms have ushered in a difficult period for health service providers to deliver improving services, but just as challenging is the crucial reorganisation required to improve the back office functions that support frontline services. Claire MacConnell explains.
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Comment'It's time to remove the barriers to telehealth'
The results of the latest and biggest telehealth trial suggest that it should undoubtedly now be taken seriously in today’s medicine. Yet there is real resistance to it in the system, and the barriers need to be removed to ensure telehealth success, say Matthew Rutter and Joe Stringer.
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HSJ Local
Homerton looks for performance and 'market share analysis' software
COMMERCIAL: The east London acute trust has tendered for software that will analyse “clinical efficiency and productivity, PbR and relative risk ratios”.
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NewsAcute trusts risk understaffing as short notice requests increase
Acute trusts without foundation status are increasingly putting staffing levels at risk by waiting too long to request temporary bank workers.
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Comment'There are real rewards to be reaped from recognising staff'
I recently attended Nottingham University Hospitals Trust’s annual staff awards ceremony, a few days after some of my colleagues were present at November’s HSJ Awards.
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CommentAndy McKeon: does commissioning change anything?
Commissioning has to overcome some stiff challenges if it is to enjoy many more birthdays, says Andy McKeon.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow workforce transformation can help organisations hit QIPP targets
Using a competence based approach to workforce transformation across patient pathways helped improve patient experience in the North West and South West, as well as gains in productivity and quality of care. Robert Sumpter and Tim Lund explain.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow integrated care can improve outcomes for mental health patients
A mental health crisis scheme in Tower Hamlets is an example of how a positive partnership between a former PCT, a health trust and a housing provider can result in improved health outcomes for people with mental health needs. Chris Hampson explains.