All Productivity articles – Page 5
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Taking the financial hit from the pay deals
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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CommentLeadership vacancies in the NHS
An upcoming report has found that the role of leaders is changing as we move towards integrated care with significant efforts needed to build a pipeline of leaders, say Saffron Cordery and Suzie Bailey
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CommentWhat the NHS can learn from the Battle of Britain
The NHS can learn from Britain’s iconic national battle but only if we understand what really happened and ignore naive popular myths, writes Stephen Black
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CommentIn the debate over AI access to patients, the consumer’s voice is critical
Access and appropriate use of healthcare could be improved and people could have more control of their health with the use of artificial intelligence, writes Halima Khan
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: The Treasury’s new financial rules for the NHS
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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NewsCarter review: NHS can save £1bn in community and mental health services
Lord Carter’s efficiency review into community and mental health services has suggested the sector can save £1bn by 2020-21.
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NewsCarter: Integrated acute and community trusts are more efficient
EXCLUSIVE: NHS productivity tsar Lord Carter has said integration of acute and community trusts would improve efficiency.
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CommentWhat does the NHS's new medicines savings drive mean for pharma?
Steve How and Sue Thomas, of Wilmington Healthcare, explore how pharma should engage with CCGs on prescribing saving targets
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NewsGIRFT looking for three new clinical leads
The Getting It Right First Time programme is recruiting clinical leaders to head its new mental health workstreams.
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HSJ LocalTrust cuts spending on agency staff by half
A trust has cut its spending on agency staff by half through greater use of electronic rostering.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: How to solve a King's sized problem
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsDepartment of Health sets up company to oversee £2bn savings drive
The Department of Health and Social Care has established a subsidiary company to manage the new NHS procurement model, which aims to deliver more than £2bn of savings over five years.
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NewsHSJ Value in Healthcare Awards shortlist revealed
The finalists for the 2018 HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards have been announced.
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NewsNHSI efficiency director to quit
The director responsible for helping NHS trusts deliver £1bn of productivity savings is leaving NHS Improvement, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentIncreasing productivity and maximising capacity is essential
Four Eyes Insight helps NHS trusts improve operational productivity. In the first of two articles, the company’s founders explain their experience of the productivity opportunity and the clinical perspective they bring to it.
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CommentWhat you need to know about the refreshed NHS plans
If you’re involved in the nitty-gritty of this year’s planning round, here’s what you need to know about the latest planning guidance. By Rob Findlay
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: What's happened to the second Carter review?
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsTrusts hit by 'serious' apron shortage following Chinese pollution crackdown
Patient care is being affected by a “serious” shortage of suitable aprons for NHS staff, after the service’s supply chain was hit by a crackdown on pollution by the Chinese government.
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NewsNew non-executives join CQC board
Three new non-executive board members have been appointed to the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsNHSI: Nearly all trusts paying for price comparison tool
Almost all trusts in England have started paying for a software which aims to identify savings opportunities in procurement, NHS Improvement has said.