All Service redesign articles – Page 155
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Cash not the secret to hitting 18-week target
Trusts do not need major investment to achieve the 18-week waiting-time target, a study has found.
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Aborted PFI could 'end up in court'
The collapse of a private finance initiative worth more than £900m could see both sides fighting in court to recover money.
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Fewer targets means more accountability
'The reduction in targets does not mean data collection will be weakened. For example, health inequalities cannot be monitored without understanding smoking cessation, obesity and infant mortality'
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Dementia services begin long journey out of the dark ages
With an ageing population and fragmented care, dementia services face pressure to get their house in order. Daloni Carlisle reports on the difficulties they must overcome
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NPSA prepares awareness campaign
Patient safety groups are working on a national campaign to 'inspire' NHS staff to change their behaviour.
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Ministers must win battle on provision to fulfil early promise
'While other parts of the public sector have learned to work with a mixed economy, the NHS still flinches at the idea of private involvement'
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Contract dispute could drive wedge between GPs and PCTs
Moves to change the terms of GP contracts in Suffolk could spark 'ructions' between primary care trusts and GPs across the country.
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New PSAs will boost local freedoms
Trusts are to be given greater freedom from central government to set their own local priorities and spend government funding as they see fit.
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Reforms hitting children's surgery, says royal college
Competition between hospitals is damaging the collaboration needed to provide better children's surgery, the Royal College of Surgeons has warned.
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HSJ Knowledge
Safe crackers
Putting patient safety at the heart of NHS services needs a significant cultural shift. HSJ and Microsoft brought together key leaders to ask how to make this happen
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John Coulthard on patient safety
'Healthcare faces many of the same challenges as commercial businesses; the need for effective information solutions to drive better decision-making has never been more important than it is today'
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David Lawrence offers some words of advice to Mr Brown
'Yes, Mr Brown, as you well understand, the NHS is a business operation in that it is an input-output system with desired outcomes'
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HSJ Knowledge
Helen Bevan on the best practice puzzle
'When a new idea is adopted by around 15-20 per cent of the target, it is likely to take on a life of its own and spread naturally'
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Making care more flexible for mothers
A national survey of mothers' experiences shows they are being given more flexible maternity care - but there is still room for improvement.
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Protecting public and patient involvement
The blind drive to force the introduction of local involvement networks and abolish patient and public involvement forums is dangerous and misguided.
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HSJ Knowledge
Success story: pulmonary rehabilitation
One primary care trust's award-winning pulmonary rehabilitation service has made a real difference to local people's lives, as David Peat explains
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£1m pay-off for former SHA chief
A former strategic health authority chief received a pay-off of nearly £1m when he took early retirement from his now defunct employer.
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Ministers have no time for bold moves, warns Dickson
The health service has been told not to expect any 'courageous' moves from the new government before the general election.
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PCT set for community cash boost
Liverpool primary care trust is to take forward plans to bring substantially more care into the community.
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Inspector calls for reviews of commissioning
The Healthcare Commission is calling on prime minister Gordon Brown to include independent assessments of commissioners in the health and social care bill.