All Health Service Journal articles in Your Ideas and Suggestions 2010 – Page 8
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HSJ KnowledgeE-rostering
Recent media coverage highlights genuine concern from the BMA and other NHS representative bodies about the impact of threatened and actual cuts in NHS staffing levels.
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Commitment to health outcomes
“The government believes that we need to…encourage behaviour change to help people build healthier lives”.
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Spend on consultancy
The chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander may have pledged that health would be protected from the 25 per cent departmental spending cuts this autumn, but it is abundantly clear that “efficiency savings” are still right at the top of the NHS agenda.
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HSJ KnowledgeWorld class service in radiotherapy
Tim Cooper looks at some of the latest developments in radiotherapy to achieve a world-class service
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Quality through CQUIN
St Andrew’s Healthcare is a major provider of mental health inpatient services.
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Updated CQC regulations
As of April 2010 the Care Quality Commission introduced a new regulatory system which aims to ensure that people can expect services to meet essential standards of quality and safety that respect their dignity and protect their rights.
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HSJ KnowledgeVenous thromboembolism
VTE is a significant cause of mortality, long-term disability and chronic ill health. It is thought that there are around 25,000 deaths from VTE each year in hospitals in England.
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HSJ KnowledgeEnd of life care
Yvonne Cartwright explains how a Sue Ryder Care rapid response service supported people in northBedfordshire to die at home
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Predictive modelling and quality healthcare
No matter which part of the NHS you are in, you will face the same fundamental challenge: to deliver outstanding healthcare while staying within financial boundaries which are finite and shrinking. Tough decisions need to be made.
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HSJ KnowledgeEnglish language requirements
Dr Mike Milanovic gives advice on getting English language requirements right in the medical sector
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HSJ KnowledgePatient data management system
Following Brighton and Hove Integrated Care Service’s (BICS) first year in operation, the not-for-profit organisation had a comprehensive understanding of its core values and recognised the need to implement a tailor-made patient data management system.
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Alcohol screening and intervention
We began as academic ST4 GP registrars at Imperial College in August 2009.
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Consultant development programme
Disenchantment is rife among established NHS consultants.
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HSJ KnowledgeLocal quit smoking campaign
Effective engagement of stakeholders, partner organisations and the local media will pay dividends.
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Directorate management teams
Most acute hospitals in the UK are subdivided into directorates with each directorate taking care of one or more specialities.
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HSJ KnowledgeCoaching for leaders
Public Service Management Wales is the leadership development arm of the Welsh Assembly Government, working with the full range of public services across Wales.
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Commissioning for outcomes
The report from The Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund Where next for commissioning in the English NHS? describes the Health Service as reaching a “fork in the road”.
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Computer game applications
An innovative, technology driven project at Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust is exploring the potential of computer games technology as a communication tool for children with palliative care needs.
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Californian GP commissioning
As details emerge from the health White Paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS, about the coalition government’s plans to reform the NHS by handing general practitioners more commissioning power, one thing is certain: this reform is high risk and will need very careful implementation if it is to deliver ...