All Service redesign articles – Page 199
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News
Tony Blair calls for empowerment not nannying in public health
The prime minister was on the public health campaign trail last week, attending two public events in Nottingham to share visions of a fitter, happier nation and the private sector's role in supporting it. Laura Donnelly listened in
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Comment
Mike Cooke on mental health
'Yes, I am a service user as well as a chief executive. I am in recovery. I have experienced depression, and view this as a strength.'
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News
Procurement deals in danger in key pilot sites as PCT financial pressures take their toll
Emergency discussions are due to take place today over the viability of a key part of the £3.8m national procurement programme for under-doctored areas as rumours circulate that half the scheme could be scrapped.
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David Nicholson: the service insider who puts taxpayers first
The man appointed to lead the NHS was the only public sector candidate on the shortlist. But as Laura Donnelly reports, he believes the market is the route to equity equity
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Prime minister outlines limits of state intervention in healthcare
The hall of the Djanogly City Academy in Nottingham is a perfect Blairite space - a postmodern steel-framed rectangle built by local philanthropist Harry Djanogly, who made his fortune in the textile industry.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to aspire to zero waits
Waiting times for outpatient clinics are a useful measure of the performance of pathways between primary and acute care. The challenge is to design services that reliably achieve zero waits. There are two causes of waits: queues to manage demand, and a lack of resources.
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Blair interview: 'A pound wasted is one not spent on NHS values'
System reform and good management are the only ways to deliver the NHS's values in the modern world, the prime minister tells Nick Edwards in an exclusive interview