Healthcare

nhs aligning incentives

December 9, 2019

Aligning Incentives

I would change the financial incentives so that all organisations are rewarded for the achievement of patient-determined outcomes….

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nhs dynamic usage

December 4, 2019

Dynamic Usage

The amount of NHS footprint that goes unused on a routine basis borders on the criminal and needs to change…

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nhs demand management

December 3, 2019

Demand Management

We’ve been talking about integrating health and social care for many years now – and yet evidence of meaningful progress is rarely seen.

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nhs money is not the answer

November 20, 2019

Money is not the answer

The obvious ‘one thing’ that most would choose would be more money! But I am convinced that would not be the solution and would actually compound the already lopsided current system.

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nhs curing prevention

October 11, 2019

Curing Prevention

I’d restore ‘Prevention of ill-health’ as a key priority for the NHS. One of the less controversial aspects of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 reforms at the time, was the transfer of public health commissioning from the NHS to local authorities.

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October 4, 2019

Clinical Leadership and the delivery of sustainable change

On Thursday 19th September, Practicus ran a roundtable discussion for clinicians, including CEOs, COOs and Senior Directors and Chief Nurses to focus on the challenges of delivering sustainable change from a clinical perspective. The event was well attended and chaired by Andrea O’Connell, Executive Director of Nursing.

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October 3, 2019

Delivering Integrated Care

On Thursday 12th September, Practicus ran a roundtable for CEOs, COOs and Senior Directors in the North West focused on the challenges of delivering sustainable integrated care. The event was well attended and led by Sir David Dalton, who gave a short presentation of his own experience ahead of chairing the discussion.

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nhs psychological intervention

September 26, 2019

Psychological Intervention

We invest billions every year in pills, potions, treatments and surgery and yet we invest little in psychological support. And I don’t mean counselling – I mean psychological support delivered by highly – skilled clinicians.

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September 25, 2019

Roundtable Discussion: Sustainable Change within the NHS

The purpose of this roundtable discussion was to ask senior NHS leaders, including COOs, CFOs, CEO’s and Turnaround Directors their thoughts and innovative suggestions on how we can deliver and maintain sustainable change within the healthcare sector.

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September 25, 2019

Community Testimonial: Mark Chapman

Mark Chapman, CEO at Alliance Medical Group talks to us about the benefits of being part of the Practicus Community and how it can be used to solve business problems. […]

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