A well-designed survey can be a powerful tool but the single-question A&E survey being introduced in hospitals is unclear, ambiguous and will not stand up to meaningful analysis In the wake of the Stafford hospital scandal and widespread concern about the treatment received by hospital patients,...
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Today is March 30 and it's also National Doctor's Day! Don't forget to tell your doctor how much you appreciate him/her on this holiday. Read More...
Patients' complaints about doctors are finally being taken seriously, as poor communication is increasingly understood to be at the root of many of health care’s failures—and a leading culprit in rising costs. Research shows that when doctors don’t listen to patients, they miss important health cues...
A regular tweeter and chief executive of a foundation trust shares his best tips for effectively engaging on Twitter As a doctor turned hospital chief executive, I find Twitter helpful in many ways. WI have used it, along with my blog, for over a year in the course of my work . Here, I offer my 10 top...
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Sir Archibald McIndoe tribute to be sculpted by Martin Jennings, whose war hero father was one of his grateful guinea pigs The sculptor Martin Jennings was sitting in his Oxfordshire studio when the phone rang and a stranger asked if he would be interested in a public memorial to a harrowing story and...
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With a new year approaching, we here at Practice Fusion have taken the opportunity to reflect on all that we’ve accomplished in 2012. What a year it’s been! Our very talented design team has outlined a few of our most exciting accomplishments in...
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With less than four months before CCGs take over from primary care trusts, just eight out of 211 have now been fully authorised. The focus will be on failings unless the system improves The authorisation of the first clinical commissioning groups provides a window onto the state of readiness of the new...
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The future patient will be: Committed to self management. The future patient is aware of the fact their personal health future is most likely to be conditioned by preventative strategies rather than treatment after the fact. The future patient is self-aware, and whilst they may not always abstain from...