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The practical impact of shared decision-making IN THE WAY
How local procurement blocks smarter e-health POWER GRAB
The centralist instincts in the NHS reforms EDITOR’S CHOICE
SECOND OPINION 16 Big Society
Doctors and health policy experts argue for urgent changes to the way the NHS and the country deals with obesity.
COMMENT 22 Treatment choices
Angela Coulter and Alf Collins explore the clinical and ethical issues around shared decision-making.
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LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT 26 Head for business Caroline Shaw, chief executive of The Christie, discusses the business strategies that have transformed the trust.
62 Turning the tide
The impact of alcohol and how to tackle it.
EFFICIENCY 32 In the way
Dr Henry Potts of UCL’s CHIME team and Amy McKeown of Xanthis say that the structure of the NHS and localised procurement are blocking progress on e-health.
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FINANCE & LEASING SERVICES 44 The public-private future David Pokora, executive director of the LIFT Council, discusses the role of the LIFTCos in a reformed NHS.
INFECTION PREVENTION & WOUND CARE 52 Healing the wound Andrew Kingsley, clinical manager for infection control and tissue viability at North Devon Healthcare Trust, discusses infection prevention best practice.
SCOTTISH HEALTHCARE 62 Turning the tide Dr Brian Keighley, chairman of BMA Scotland, talks to NHE about alcohol and minimum pricing.
FLEET MANAGEMENT 69 Drive time
Allen Scholes of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust explains how NHS CPC Drive is cutting costs and carbon.
BLOOD MANAGEMENT 79 Staying safe Experts from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) discuss the trends in blood management.
SEXUAL HEALTH 82 Controlling Chlamydia Dr Mary Macintosh, director of the National Chlamydia Screening Programme, looks to the future.
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