All Resource Centre Data Feature articles – Page 3
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS public engagement: showcase services with all the fun of the fair
Three large NHS organisations in Kent recognised its summer county show was an ideal venue for getting people familiar with their NHS, reports Alison Moore
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS boards should welcome disability
Increasing the representation of the disabled community on trust boards is being hindered by a lack of understanding and guidance, writes Daloni Carlisle
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HSJ KnowledgeNICE completes the commissioning cycle
Embedding clinical guidance into the full commissioning cycle offers support at all levels, from planning to procurement to public involvement, says Jennifer Taylor
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HSJ KnowledgeNICE guidance: support for commissioners
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence supports commissioners in both preparing for and implementing its guidance, explains Jennifer Taylor
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to use NICE guidance to improve commissioning
Helpful guidance now explains how to make the best use of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence recommendations. In the first in a three part series Jennifer Taylor looks at how it is helping to improve commissioning
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HSJ KnowledgeTotal Place: how partnerships can maximise resources
In the final part in our series on Total Place, Helen Mooney looks at how Birmingham’s Total Place pilot is focused on cutting through organisational boundaries and slashing waste while delivering better services
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HSJ KnowledgeTotal Place: why working together boosts independence
Offender management in Luton and Central Bedfordshire is cumbersome and costly. In the second article in our series on Total Place, Helen Mooney looks at how the NHS, local government and agencies are using the scheme to tackle this
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HSJ KnowledgeTotal Place: why NHS partnerships make total sense for savings
In the first of three articles on Total Place, Helen Mooney looks at how Croydon’s PCT and council are using the scheme to focus on improving child health
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS improvement: find the right ways to do things differently
With trusts under increasing pressure to improve performance on tighter finances there are some aspects they should all be tackling now, says David McArtney
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to eliminate bullying from the NHS
The pressure to drive performance can too easily turn a well intentioned manager into a bully, warns Jenny Rogers. NHS organisations must get rid of the blame culture
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HSJ KnowledgeHealth improvement collaboration: top tips
Health and care professionals from the eight biggest cities outside London are collaborating to share expertise in tackling inequalities, reports Stuart Shepherd
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HSJ KnowledgeTackling social exclusion: an accessible answer to a huge unmet need
Homelessness, drug or alcohol dependency and poor mental health can combine to exclude people from care but access can be greatly improved, reports Ann Dix
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HSJ KnowledgeMajor injury: how regional units take the crisis out of trauma
A group led by the Royal College of Surgeons has studied the benefits to patients and managers of a regionalised response to major injury. Helen Mooney reports
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HSJ KnowledgeA costing system where every patient counts
Patient-level information and costing collects data in a way that engages clinicians in improving efficiency. Louise Ross and Jennifer Butcher explain
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HSJ KnowledgeThe national standard for intermediate care
A successful pilot audit of standards in intermediate services is expected to be rolled out on a national scale, writes Lynne Greenwood
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HSJ KnowledgeMap of Medicine - plot the best pathway to care
A software based tool gives clinicians a picture of the ideal route patients need to take for many important conditions. Lynne Greenwood explains how it works
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HSJ KnowledgeClinical coding with confidence
Accuracy is essential in clinical coding not just to operate payment by results but to pursue quality and improvement with success, says Helen Mooney
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to assess leadership potential
An assessment centre approach made sure managers had the skills needed in a new foundation trust - and turned up a few surprises as well, says Jane Pepe
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HSJ KnowledgeDemystifying NHS data
Huge tables and 3D charts often baffle those who want to access information but there is a move under way to demystify the digits, writes Helen Mooney
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HSJ KnowledgeStop smoking services: keep quitters winning
The last decade of stop smoking services has seen great progress in getting people to quit, but if that good work is to continue managers will need accurate, meaningful data about local populations and their habits