All Public and patient involvement articles – Page 28
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HSJ Knowledge
How a weather forecasting service can reduce COPD hospital admissions
Hospitals are routinely troubled with rising admissions and demand during the winter months, but using a Met Office forecast alert can help patients stay healthier, and help hospitals better manage their services.
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News
Hospitals eye charges for disabled parking spaces
Campaigners have criticised plans to charge disabled people for parking at hospital appointments.
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Comment
'After destructive debate, the case for reform needs to be rebuilt'
The government needs to find a way to make the ingredients of reform seem like opportunities for positive change rather than threats, writes Asthma UK chief executive Neil Churchill.
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Comment
'We all want integrated care - who will stand up and be accountable for it?'
We all want to see more joined-up care: patients, carers, other service users, government and professionals are all signed up to it. But who is responsible for sorting out integration, and who will be accountable, asks National Voices director of engagement Jules Acton.
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News
Consultant choice benefits based on 'limited evidence'
The benefits of enabling patients to choose consultant-led teams is based on “limited” evidence, the Department of Health has admitted.
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HSJ Local
NHS Greenwich asks Belmarsh to represent patients after deaths in custody
PERFORMANCE: The south east London PCT, which has commissioned Harmoni for Health to provide services at the prison, said there had been two deaths in custody since April.
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HSJ Knowledge
The key factors behind a successful implementation of telehealth services
Telehealth can undoubtedly make a difference to the delivery of healthcare services, but only with a successful implementation, as Mark Ayton explains.
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News
Wide variety in UK organ donation rates
The number of organs donated for transplant across the UK varies markedly, new research has suggested.
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HSJ Knowledge
Exploring the benefits of coaching for clinicians and patients
With clinicians stepping up their leadership skills and patients having increased opportunity to exercise choice in their healthcare, Dr Penny Newman and Dr Andrew McDowell weigh up the benefits of coaching in enabling both groups to make the most of the changes.
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News
NHS 111 to go nationwide
The non-emergency telephone number aiming to provide around-the-clock access to NHS services is to get a national roll out.
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News
HealthWatch faces further delays
The establishment of HealthWatch England may be further delayed due to the parliamentary timetable.
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HSJ Local
Leicester planning to raise parking charges
FINANCE: The trust is proposing to increase staff parking charges by at least 13.5 per cent.
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News
Exclusive: government funding changes 'will transfer £700m from poor to rich areas'
The government’s decision to give less weight to health inequalities when allocating NHS funds will ultimately lead to £718m a year being transferred from areas with poor health to those with good health, research suggests.
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HSJ Local
Community services transfer held up by legal threat
STRUCTURE: The transfer of community services in Gloucestershire to a social enterprise is expected to be delayed following a legal challenge.
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News
Senior Lib Dem peer wants more 'teeth' for HealthWatch
The Liberal Democrat health spokesman in the Lords has called for the Health Bill to be amended to give HealthWatch more “teeth”.
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HSJ Knowledge
Why the amended Health Bill still creates a worrying outlook for the NHS
As the Health and Social Care Bill moves to the Lords, Lucy Reynolds, Martin McKee and Alex Scott-Samuel consider the impact of the Government Response to the NHS Future Forum Report and subsequent amendments agreed by the public bill committee.
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Comment
'We need to hear the whistles loud and clear'
Some simple steps would ensure that whistleblowers’ claims do not get ‘lost’ in the system and allow transparency to strengthen the mistrusted whistleblowing process, suggests Dr Phil Hammond.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to utilise online feedback to improve services and increase patient involvement
One of the goals of the NHS Future Forum was to put accountability and patient involvement at the forefront of how hospitals and trusts operate. Patient Opinion founder Paul Hodgkin looks at how online technology can quickly and effectively make this a reality.
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HSJ Local
NNUH calls on public to help protect future of local liver surgery
STRUCTURE: The public have been invited to attend a talk about the future of liver surgery at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital on 14 September.
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News
Politicians block reforms - King’s Fund
Politicians “often act as a barrier” to essential NHS reforms, The King’s Fund has claimed.