Managing supplies to hospital departments manually and re-ordering on the basis of historic information is inefficient in both supply costs and staff time. Alan Hoskins describes how introducing technology to manage the inventory has cut the costs and brought greater efficiency.
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Staffordshire County Council is set to launch a new service delivery model in a deal with Capita.
The joint venture between the Council and Capita will deliver education support services to councils across the UK. The package of services will range from school improvement to catering, ground maintenance and performing arts.
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A new report from the think tank ResPublica warns that the localism agenda will fail unless the disconnect between government and local actors such as housing associations is overcome.
The report argues that despite the lack of resources for local authorities and support for voluntary groups, government can still deliver on the localism agenda by harnessing housing associations to meet local needs.
This guide for using body language to lead more effectively, by Carol Kinsey Goman, is important for leadership communication in many important ways.
Efforts to communicate effectively can be derailed by even the smallest nonverbal gestures such as the way someone sits in a meeting, or stands at the podium at a speaking engagement.
Read more on THE SILENT LANGUAGE OF LEADERS – HOW BODY LANGUAGE CAN HELP…
The Audit Commission predicts that many councils will struggle to get through the final two hears of the four year Spending Review.
The Audit Commission’s report ‘Tough Times’ highlights the challenging and uncertain times for councils as they cope with the second year of the four-year Spending Review. The savings needed are lower in 2012/13 than in 2011/12, but the cumulative effect is significant for many.
Read more on GOING GETS TOUGHER AS MORE COUNCILS STRUGGLE WITH CUTS…
Social media is seen by some as a threat to society and to law and order. This view was re-enforced by the use of BlackBerry Messenger in the riots. Peter Ship describes how the reverse is true. Social media is an opportunity for better public protection, but he explains that technology is required to make it effective.
Read more on SOCIAL MEDIA IN PUBLIC SECURITY – FINDING THE BEST WAY FORWARD…
Two fifths of employees don’t believe organisational values are worth the paper they are written on. In the public sector, the blame is laid at senior managers who staff claim, have one rule for themselves and one rule for others.
Read more on PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGERS BLAMED FOR LOW COMMITMENT TO VALUES ACROSS PUBLIC SECTOR…
This book from Governance International and the Local Government Information Unit explores moving health from mass production to co-production.
The 24 chapters from major national and international practitioners and thinkers in the field set out a vision for the co-production in health and social care – what it is, why it is a necessity and how to do it.
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After many years of successful trialing, patients with long term conditions are finally to be offered technology support to help them manage their conditions.
Telehealth and telecare use electronic equipment to read vital health signs such as pulse, weight, respiration and blood oxygen levels, which can be read remotely by health professionals in a different location. It means that people can stay in the comfort of their own homes with the peace of mind that a doctor or nurse will be alerted should there be a problem. People with long-term conditions see doctors and nurses more frequently and £7 out of every £10 spent on the health budget go towards supporting them.
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