08 Dec 2011
| by Professor Ruth Chambers
All of our achievements could be more significant, says Professor Ruth Chambers
, England's heart czar has warned....Professor Roger Boyle, England's national director for heart disease and stroke, said there should be contracts itemising what needs to be in place to maintain and improve the quality of services.
'We need to find a way of making commissioning simpler,' he said. 'You don't want to have to rewrite the process ...
01 Sep 2011
| by Dr Clare Gerada, RCGP chairwoman
Placing GPs at the heart of the NHS is one of the most welcome aspects of the Health and Social
11 Jan 2012
| by Dr Raza Toosy and Dr Saeed Chaudhary
of telepods by a group of patients with conditions such as COPD or heart failure.
The telepods are designed ...
03 Feb 2011
| by Dr Hamish Stedman, Fiona Moore and Scott McKenzie
, dermatology, musculoskeletal, anticoagulation, heart failure, AF, diagnostics, ophthalmology, community ...
plans to put the profession at the heart of its NHS reforms.
attendance and emergency admission.
5. Telehealth
Use of telehealth for patients with COPD/heart failure to improve control of symptoms and reduce use of emergency care services.
6. Alcohol ...
recommended to improve quality of life for heart disease patients in the National Service Framework for heart diseases in NICE guidance and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has audited service provision.
Dr Mike ...
be more concerned about dealing with the chronic, rather than acute, consequences of heart disease,' he ...
18 Nov 2010
| by Rick Stern
high-profile failures, such as those of GP out-of-hours provider Take Care Now, have been in one ...
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Commissioners have an important role but, in the end, it is providers who implement change. At the heart of any ...
A study of NHS managers by researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London, highlighted a lack of social skills and poor understanding of emotions as key factors in failure among NHS managers.
The study Leadership and Patient Care: Managing in the NHS , found the most ineffective managers failed ...