All Public and patient involvement articles – Page 20
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News
Local Healthwatch 'bound and gagged'
Local branches of the new “consumer champion” for health and social care will be left “bound and gagged” by government regulations restricting their campaigning activity, it has been claimed.
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News
Health and wellbeing role taken on by ex-council chief
The Department of Health’s work on health and wellbeing boards, the local forums at which council and NHS leaders, discuss health priorities, is to be led by a former chief executive of Wigan council
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News
Nicholson argues he should survive to implement Mid Staffs recommendations
NHS Commissioning Board chief executive Sir David Nicholson believes he should survive any criticism levelled at him by the forthcoming report into care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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News
Patient voice 'lost' in rush to specialised commissioning
A “ridiculously short” timeframe for consultation on plans for the future design of specialised services including rare cancers and neurosurgery has left insufficient time for meaningful patient engagement, patient groups have claimed.
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Comment
Why the friends and family test won't work
The test will overload NHS leaders with more meaningless data
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News
Healthwatch England appoints chief executive
A former adviser to the prime minister has been appointed chief executive of the new consumer champion for health and social care.
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Comment
A change is going to come
This is your chance to join the first ever NHS Change Day and make a difference
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HSJ Knowledge
Building patient engagement from the ground up
Why improving patient involvement has paid dividends in Manchester
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HSJ Knowledge
Think About Your Life puts people's experience first
A set of tools support patients with cancer and chronic illnesses
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Comment
Why wait for the Francis report? Here are 10 things to do now
The key points from an alternative report
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HSJ Knowledge
People Powered Health
People Powered Health has the potential to greatly improve our healthcare service
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News
Healthwatch chief sets out plans
Healthwatch England will not be a “megaphone” for local interest groups, the body’s chair has told HSJ in her first interview since taking up the post.
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Comment
‘The Health Act is a car crash and that’s a shame’
‘Red Tory’ Phillip Blond, the thinker behind the Big Society, talks about how to put it right
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HSJ Knowledge
Opening up to close scrutiny
How mutual public governance can help safeguard patient care
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HSJ Local
Swale CCG seeks lay members
WORKFORCE: Two independent lay members are being sought to join the governing body of Swale Clinical Commissioning Group.
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HSJ Knowledge
'A merger was our only viable option'
How the hospital where the NHS was launched merged with another organisation
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HSJ Knowledge
They are the champions: volunteers in the community
A look at the role of community health champions
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HSJ Local
NW London consultation closes
STRUCTURE: The 14-week consultation into a large-scale service reconfiguration in north west London has come to an end this week.
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HSJ Local
Analysed: a new model of hospital care in Cornwall
A pilot urgent care model for Cornwall has fired the enthusiasm of providers while raising questions including start-up funding