Service design – Page 135
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Jon Restell on valuing all frontline staff
I have had the people who work in general practice on my mind recently. At this time of especially heightened clinical engagement, it is easier than ever to forget that good healthcare is delivered by teams.
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Single room hospital gets go-ahead
The NHS's first all-single-room acute hospital has been given the final go-ahead. The Department of Health announced last week that construction work could start on Pembury Hospital in Kent by the end of the month.
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Managers criticised over reconfiguration plans
Chief executives in North Staffordshire have responded to a scathing report in which senior managers were criticised for failing to collaborate over reconfiguration plans.
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Panel saves services at Horton Hospital
The independent reconfiguration panel has advised the health secretary to reject Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals trust's proposals to downgrade paediatric, gynaecological and obstetric services at Horton Hospital because it would not provide an accessible or improved service for local people.
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Report calls for improvement in chronic pain services
The NHS in Scotland must do more to improve services for patients with chronic pain, says a report by the health service watchdog.
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New mental health helpline system launched
The Mental Health Helplines Partnership will launch its new telecoms network system this week.
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Problem anger is left unchecked, says mental health charity
Problem anger is being left untackled in the UK, according to a report published today by the Mental Health Foundation.
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HSJ Knowledge
Developing inter-organisational governance
Effective governance between partner organisations is essential to safeguard each party's reputation, say Bryan Stoten and colleagues
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Supplements
Round table - clinical priorities: a dose of realism
Wonder drugs will play a part in transforming healthcare - but a roundtable of experts brought together by HSJ and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry said implementing best practice could be even more important. Alexis Nolan reports
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Two in five trusts turn away women in labour, figures show
Women in labour were turned away by 42 per cent of trusts last year, figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show.The figures, obtained by the Conservatives, show that one in 10 trusts closed their doors to women giving birth more than 10 times in the last year. Larger ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Managers should lend a listening ear to patients
Patients need to be heard in the boardroom, not complaining in the media. But good patient and public involvement doesn't just happen - it needs a healthy investment of time, money and training
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Comment
Sophia Christie on fighting change
Besieged by change, senior managers in the NHS are adept at resisting it while apparently leading it.
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King's Fund urges caution on polyclinics
There is little evidence to back a wholesale shift to polyclinics in London, the King’s Fund has warned.
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NHS service providers can advertise under new code
NHS trusts and independent providers of NHS services have the freedom from today to advertise direct to patients - but must abide by a new code of conduct.
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Comment
Darzi's national blueprint must leave room for local innovation
The King's Fund's response to the consultation on reforming London's healthcare following Lord Darzi's landmark report is a scene-setter for the debate that will follow the publication of his national strategy in July.
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Care Quality Commission: open your wallet and pay for real talent
For a department renowned for its largesse when it comes to remuneration, it is difficult to understand why the Department of Health is being so parsimonious when it comes to the salary for the chair of the new Care Quality Commission.
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Ian Watson and Adrian Newland on the role of healthcare scientists
Junior health minister Lord Darzi's interim report promotes a radical patient-centred view most would endorse. The concept of local treatment centres where most examinations can be carried out is an attractive one. But such services must not be offered in isolation, remote from high-quality diagnostic services.
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Work is good for mental health, says expert
Supported employment offers people with mental health problems a chance to get work, achieve recovery and lead fulfilling lives, according to a leading US expert.
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Scottish government steps up fight against hospital infections
Prudent prescribing of antibiotics and a surveillance programme to monitor and provide data on organisms that are resistant to antibiotics is part of a hospital infections action plan released by the Scottish government.
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Prison drug services falling short
Prison drugs services often fall short of even minimum standards, a report by the UK Drug Policy Commission has said. The report says community treatments are likely to more appropriate than imprisonment in many cases but not enough is known about which interventions for drug dependent offenders actually work. ...