All Public and patient involvement articles – Page 21
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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
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HSJ Knowledge
Brought in from the cold
Homeless adults have helped to redesign services to better meet their needs
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HSJ Knowledge
Structured group education vs diabetes
Structured self-management education can foster great confidence and independence among diabetes patients
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HSJ Local
CCG to unveil plans at Northants AGM
PERFORMANCE: NHS Northamptonshire will be holding its annual general meeting on Septmber 27 where the Nene Clinical Commissioning Group will outline its vision for the future commissioning of health services in the region.
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HSJ Local
Trust criticised over new Pembury bus deal
FINANCE: A Kent NHS trust has come under fire for reneging on a deal to fund buses bringing patients to its new hospital, saying it needed the money for frontline services.
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Comment
Fixing the broken system
Urgent action is needed to change how health and social care are delivered
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Comment
'We are becoming averse to risk'
Sir Hugh Orde knows all about doing public service in the media spotlight. The former chief constable of Northern Ireland urges leaders to keep taking ‘sensible risks’
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HSJ Local
Consultation pledge on Worcestershire acute service review
STRUCTURE: NHS Worcestershire has committed itself to holding a second round of public engagement on major plans to reconfigure acute services in the county.
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HSJ Local
Doncaster and Bassetlaw FT holding governor election
STRUCTURE: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is holding an election for governor positions this month.
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Comment
In the new NHS, you are what you tweet
Social media is no longer optional but an essential tool, says Joe McCrea
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Comment
Social media for NHS dummies
Be yourself - but never post under the influence. Lisa Rodrigues offers her tips for tweeters
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HSJ Local
Staffordshire Partnership launches FT consultation
STRUCTURE: People living in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are being urged to have their say on future plans for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Partnership Trust.
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HSJ Local
Western Sussex gears up for first governor election
STRUCTURE: More than 100 people have put themselves forward to stand in the first election of governors at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, as it seeks to become a foundation trust.
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HSJ Local
Sussex trust fights back over reconfig plan criticism
STRUCTURE: A Sussex acute and community trust has fought back following criticism of its reconfiguration plans from its own consultants and two local campaign groups backed by the media.
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HSJ Knowledge
Patients 'should take trusts to court' over drug access
‘Numerous trusts are acting unlawfully… denying patients an innovative and cost-effective treatment,’ writes NICE chair Sir Michael Rawlins in a recent HSJ article. Read the article, listen to the BBC’s follow-up and share your views.
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HSJ Local
Avon and Wiltshire reaches out to service users
PERFORMANCE: Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust is holding a series of patient and public engagement events, following the publication of a highly critical report of the trust’s governance.
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HSJ Local
East Sussex Healthcare seeks to ‘clarify’ future of services
STRUCTURE: East Sussex Healthcare Trust has issued a statement in order to “clarify” its plans for the future configuration of its stroke, orthopaedics and general surgery departments.
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HSJ Local
Two new lay members for Cannock Chase CCG
WORKFORCE: Two new lay members have joined the governing bodyof the Cannock Chase Clinical Commissioning Group based in Staffordshire.
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HSJ Local
South Tyne FT struggling to recruit members
STRUCTURE: Membership of South Tyneside FT has fallen, with the trust struggling to recruit in Gateshead and Sunderland, shows a report to the trust’s Council of Governors.
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HSJ Knowledge
People power: how to make better use of patient experience
It is the commitment of leaders, not the use of surveys, that will properly harness the power of patient experience, argue Seraphim J. Rose Patel and colleagues.