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CONTENTS VOLUME 15 ISSUE 9 CSJ THE CLINICAL SERVICES JOURNAL FEATURES
15 Quality action must be part of the solution Kate Woodhead RGN DMS acknowledges that action must be taken to tackle the financial pressures in the NHS, but argues that we must not forsake the momentum on delivering quality.
19 Five year forward view: staff shortage challenges
The Health Foundation has published a report on the workforce in the NHS, which concludes that the greatest threats to the delivery of the Five Year Forward View are funding constraints and staff shortages.
23 Improving the safety of cosmetic interventions
The public’s love affair with cosmetic interventions shows no sign of abating, but what protection is there for members of the public and how can they be sure their surgeon has the appropriate training and experience?
28 The impact of invoking an innovative spirit in teams
Clinical leaders play an important role in encouraging innovation and creativity in teams. Raj Purewal discusses how to promote an innovative spirit.
32 Quality Improvement for Surgical Teams
Gail Lowdon, clinical surveillance lead, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides an insight into the opportunities for shared learning at this year’s QIST conference.
36 Tackling endoscope decontamination issues
John Prendergast highlights the fact that there are differing priorities between clinical staff and dedicated decontamination professionals with responsibility for undertaking, managing or supplying endoscope decontamination services.
39 Clostridium difficile guidelines updated
New guidance on best practice methods to diagnose C.difficile has been produced by the European Society of Clinical Microbiology.
43 MEDICA: taking a look into the future
CSJ provides an insight into the topical issues and innovations that will be highlighted at MEDICA – the world’s largest medical trade fair.
72 Improving healthcare technology management
David Cook and Dr John Sandham provide an insight into improving healthcare technology management to deliver transformation. They argue that technology can be applied to facilitate new ways of working and enhance patient safety.
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52 Connectivity case study: delivering safer care
Gerry Bolger, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, recently shared his insights into achieving safer care through the use of patient monitoring technology at the Welch Allyn Completing the Picture educational symposium.
57 Enhancing surgical workflow in the OR
Alder Hey in the Park has partnered with Sony’s Healthcare Solutions team to build a hospital-wide IP video network, allowing High Definition surgical footage to be viewed by surgeons and students anywhere on campus.
60 Tackling variation in emergency surgery
Variation in outcomes between different surgical units and individual surgeons remains a challenge, according to the latest reports.
65 Preventing deterioration: a whole system approach
A new framework advises a whole system approach to ensure that deterioration in children is recognised and responded to quickly and appropriately.
69 Calls for improvement in care of acute pancreatitis
NCEPOD has identified a need to improve care for acute pancreatitis, with a large number of patients failing to receive surgery when it is needed.
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