All South West articles – Page 107
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Maggie Rae on action for equality
Christmas came early for me insofar as all the objectives I wanted to deliver were prioritised in the NHS operating framework. I was delighted to see health inequalities in there.
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Cancer education in the NHS workforce
It is a common misconception that people with cancer are exclusively cared for in specialist oncology settings. They are cared for throughout all large teaching hospitals, so appropriate cancer education and training should be accessible to all staff who work with them, argue Katharine Gale and Deirdre McGuigan
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Mental health: no-one wins in homicide blame game
Often inspired by media hysteria, inquiries into homicides by mentally ill people cost the NHS millions each year and produce little real change, says Christine Vize
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In-house turnaround team to cut NHS's £36m consultants' bill
The Department of Health is preparing to launch its own team of troubleshooters to assist NHS organisations facing clinical or financial problems.
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Managers in Partnership: state of the union
Two years after its birth, the association representing NHS managers has made admirable strides but it still has a long way to go as it tries to boost their poor public image. By Helen Mooney
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Systems blamed as North Bristol trust workers overpaid
A hospital trust that overpaid staff by £160,000 has blamed teething problems with the new NHS-wide electronic staff record system.
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Maternity services and breastfeeding: a lot of bottle
Unicef estimates four in 10 English maternity hospitals make no effort to encourage more mums to breastfeed. Daloni Carlisle asks what can be done to get them on board
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Workforce planning: a menu of skills
The failure to plan the staffing needs of the NHS adequately has prompted the creation of a menu of training and resources to boost workers' skills
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Maggie Rae on how to foster organisational development
When I moved from Scotland to England some colloquialisms did not travel well while some enjoyed a more universal understanding. One phrase that did travel well is 'walking the talk', the importance of actually doing what you said you would do - the mark of good management and leadership
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Health profile: experts say child obesity targets may miss the point
New targets to spur on efforts to tackle the nation's worst public health problems may not work, experts have warned.
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Don't blame the weatherman
Although it may feel like there will be no discernable change in the weather from summer to winter this year, make no mistake shifts in temperature can have a serious impact on the Nation's health.As primary care trusts and GPs continue to work out ways to keep costly hospital admissions ...
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Staff engagement: getting it right
After 18 months running the out-of-hours GP service in Cornwall, services company Serco has learned some valuable lessons about training and staff engagement
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Disability watchdog names and shames SHAs
The NHS is failing to tackle disability discrimination, with strategic health authorities among the worst culprits, according to a watchdog.
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Maggie Rae on local leadership
All leaders, even those at the most local level, must demonstrate knowledge and passion in order to bring about real transformation, writes Maggie Rae
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Infection control: middle of a chain reaction
By making the most of partnership working, new technologies and ongoing vigilance, Plymouth Hospitals trust was able to make great strides in the fight against infection
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The Independent Reconfiguration Panel has recommended that Gloucestershire Partnership foundation trust, Gloucestershire primary care trust and Gloucestershire County Council work closely to strengthen older people 's community mental health services and community mental health teams.Chair of the IRP, Dr Peter Barrett said: 'The issue of the location of inpatient services ...
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New deputy chairman for BMA
A new deputy chairman has been appointed to the council of the British Medical Association. Dr Kate Bullen is an associate specialist anaesthetist who works at the North Bristol trust's Frenchay Hospital.
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Prison mental healthcare: developing cultural competence
Link workers are enhancing mental healthcare for black and ethic minority prisoners.One such person, community development worker Irfan Mohammed, acts as a link worker for prisoners in Dorset.
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Telehealth takes off
Telehealth's time may finally have come, with three demonstrator sites spending £12m on the technology to help patients manage their conditions, writes Daloni Carlisle
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Green shoots of recovery
In the last of our series on organisational turnaround, we peer through the breaks in the clouds around two once-troubled trusts