All Health Service Journal articles in Your Ideas and Suggestions 2010 – Page 7
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HSJ KnowledgeBack office cost reductions
Providing FHS administrative services is part of primary care trusts’ role and includes maintaining contractor performer lists, paying primary care contractors, maintaining population databases and administrating screening programmes. Many PCTs use shared service arrangements to deliver these services.
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HSJ KnowledgePatient experience
In a Department of Health Statement on May 17, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said: “Knowledge of patient experience is essential for understanding how best to improve care. I don’t intend to be locked away in an ivory tower. That’s why in addition to my other duties I will routinely read ...
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HSJ KnowledgeIntegrated care services
The new guide From the Ground Up is an invaluable toolkit for PCT service planners and estates managers wanting to develop sites and buildings to support the delivery of integrated care services.
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HSJ KnowledgeEuropean working time directive
The story of how the European working time directive was implemented successfully at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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Chronic pain
Highlighted in the chief medical officer’s 2008 annual report was that some 7.8 million people are affected by pain and the numbers continue to rise.
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HSJ KnowledgeBranding in the NHS
When times are tough branding might not seem a priority, but well thought out branding has the power to save an organisation money.
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HSJ KnowledgeEconomic modelling
Economic modelling can be used to support commissioning decisions by testing the cost and benefit impact of multiple care pathway scenarios.
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HSJ KnowledgeCommissioning and strategic priorities
World class commissioning requires robust decision making by commissioners linked to the strategic priorities of the PCT. Pat Williams explains how Wolverhampton City PCT is achieving this.
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HSJ KnowledgeCQUIN in stroke units
In the UK, an estimated 150,000 people have a stroke annually (1). Mortality and morbidity are high. 67,000 deaths occur annually (2) and many of those who survive are left with moderate or severe disabilities (3).
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HSJ KnowledgeCOPD services
Dr Elango Vijaykumar and Dr Joe McGilligan describe how internal integration of existing resources and external support from a pharmaceutical company have provided a structure to improve the care of people with COPD.
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HSJ KnowledgeInformation governance
Inspired and intrigued by a recent Health Informaticians’ debate, Amit Bhagwat delves into facets of information governance – those that are commonly understood within the health sector, those that are commonly misunderstood and others that are routinely missed.
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HSJ KnowledgeTackling problem drinking
NICE has recently issued guidelines to health care professionals on how to deal with the country’s spiralling drink problems in addition to recommending higher prices for alcohol.
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HSJ KnowledgeNew ambulance transfer service
A good example of successful integration of public and private resourcing of the NHS is the new Intermediate Care Ambulance Transfer Service introduced for hospitals in central London in April.
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HSJ KnowledgeLocal authority and PCT partnerships
We know that better partnerships will identify and address need in an improved way and will save resources.
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Customer focus
In the wake of planned spending cuts and head count reductions across the public sector, Jo Causon examines how maintaining ‘customer’ focus can minimise the impact on frontline service provision in the NHS.
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HSJ KnowledgeA&E attendances
Initial liaison and discussion took place between Yorkshire Ambulance Service and the community matrons to look at ways of working together to ensure wherever possible patients can be managed at home, especially those with long term conditions and to try and reduce inappropriate 999 calls.
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Maternal mortality in Africa
The high rate of maternal mortality in Africa is a worldwide concern. The global targets of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) no 5 are to reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters and achieve universal access to reproductive health by 2015.
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HSJ KnowledgePublic and partner organisations
NHS Oxfordshire has an ambitious vision for improving the health of its county.
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HSJ KnowledgeSmoking cessation in Coventry
NHS Coventry has delivered the city’s biggest ever initiative to help people stop smoking.