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A vigorous and adaptable approach to recruitment is needed to ensure the health service has the right staff to deliver the highest quality care, writes Ruth Warden, deputy head of employment services, NHS Employers
The impacts associated with what we grow, how we transport it and how we dispose of it need to be taken into account when making a purchasing decision, writes Keith Hinchcliffe, food trading manager at NHS Supply Chain
Next year, GP surgeries and medical centres will need the latest, most effective cleaning methods to meet the new Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards, writes Ceris Burns
Keith Sammonds, managing director of the Healthcare Facilities Consortium, looks at how statutory returns information can be used to drive efficiency savings when mixed with other national or locally held information
Talk around mobile health applications has developed momentum over recent months. The Mobile Data Association’s Nick Hunn explores pressing issues of who and how mHealth applications will be prescribed
Ann McCracken, chair of the International Stress Management Association UK, explains the symptoms of stress and gives advice on how to deal with today’s pressures
The St. Peter’s Primary Health Care Centre, located in Burnley, Lancashire, is a great example of how a healthcare provider can make significant CO2 and cost savings
When it comes to false alarms, you had better get your house in order, says Graham Ellicott, CEO of the Fire Industry Association
Catherine Skinner, director of personal safety charity Suzy Lamplugh Trust, looks at the security issues healthcare staff face and makes the case for conflict resolution training
Access control plays a key role in helping to protect healthcare premises against criminals, says Mike Sussman, chairman of the British Security Industry Association’s Access Control Section
Richard Rugg, head of Public Sector at the Carbon Trust, makes the case for healthcare organisations to stay focused on carbon management as a way to cut costs and make efficiencies
Many Trusts and other care providers are exploring ways of capitalising on wireless technologies in order to deliver against the complex and daunting priorities they face, says Jon Lindberg, Intellect Healthcare Programme Manager
Revolutionary bed pods, modular washrooms, and ‘intelligent’ mattresses are some of the solutions to improve patient dignity and infection control that came out of two Design Council projects
Keith Sammonds of the Healthcare Facilities Consortium, highlights some lessons to be learned when it comes to interpreting statistics and interacting with the media
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development discusses managing employee absence through uncertain times
Professor David Haslam, GP and Chair of the National Obesity Forum explores the wider financial costs associated with obesity and how cost-effective it is to manage the condition
Vending offers healthy flexible refreshments 24/7, ideal for the healthcare sector, argues the Automatic Vending Association
Professor Bill Buchanan, Edinburgh Napier University, introdues GPS technology, which can help in the battle against infection
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