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Showing 1 to 20 of 124 for “"NHS trust"”.
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The process and impact of special measures upon an NHS trust
NHS Trusts that perform poorly in inspections by the regulator (Care Quality Commission) are rated inadequate and may be placed into special measures by NHS Improvement. There is a paucity of research on the process and impact of special measures. The purpose of this research was to explore how a …
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The Case to Innovate: understanding organisational innovativeness in one NHS Trust
… An increasing number of National Health Service (NHS) provider units, the NHS trusts, are making ‘innovation’ part of their strategies; however, a paucity of published theory, guidance, or information within the sector means how and why a trust should invest in and develop their innovation …
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Constituting Modern Matron: exploring role, identity and action in an English NHS Trust
The English National Health Service (NHS) is a contested organisational terrain where what it means to be ‘professional’ is under threat from a dominant ‘new managerialism’ discourse. Sustained organisational change and reform during the past thirty years has impacted on the nature of professional …
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Perspectives and explanations of successful executive nurse leadership in English NHS Trust Boards
… Executive Nurses are members of English NHS unitary Trust Boards; they hold a complex role that is pivotal to securing high-quality patient care. Executive nurses can be cited as being responsible when care failings are identified. Despite its stated importance, limited research has …
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An exploration of the roles and experiences of governance officers in an NHS trust
… a key issue in the UK National Health Service (NHS). Clinical governance officers are a relatively new group of staff that are employed to help ensure accountability at the local level of the NHS. Aim This thesis explores the role of governance officers in an NHS Trust. It examines how they …
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An investigation of Black Minority Ethnic service users’ perception of their needs within a North London mental health NHS trust
… met when being cared for in the Mental Health Trust. The participants were drawn from the black ethnic group including Black African, Black Caribbean, Black British and Black Mixed Race. The study was a descriptive phenomenological study whereby the participants were interviewed using a semi …
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No longer fledglings but struggling to fly: peer support workers' experiences of forming an occupational identity within an urban NHS trust: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
… increased numbers of PSWs employed within the NHS, it is essential to understand how PSWs develop/construct their occupational identity (OI). Employment has been shown to positively affect individuals well-being by affording them a sense of identity and purpose. How OI is experienced during …
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Clinical governance : a study of implementation : a study of change
… 1999, is one of the statutory duties placed on NHS Trust Boards. Clinical governance is defined as: 'A framework through which NHS organisations are accountable for continuously improving the quality if their services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which …
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Managers’ and clinical leads' perspectives of a co-production model for community mental health service improvement in the NHS : a case study
… model used in a National Health Service (NHS) Trust, in England which was introduced due to increased workloads and reduced resources. Through reviewing drivers/challenges and determining staff knowledge, skills, and attitudes a greater understanding of co-production’s implications for …
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An investigation on the provision of timely and relevant information in mental health
… by comparing practitioner's perceptions with the Trust's strategic solutions derived from national and local frameworks. The study uses a combination of research methods to investigate the current state of information management within a local NHS Trust. After surveying the current literature in …
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Reshaping breast care services – a role for dietitians? Uptake and response to dietary intervention in postmenopausal women newly diagnosed with breast cancer
… women with breast cancer from the participating NHS trust were invited to<br/>participate in a clinical trial to assess uptake and response in a group healthy eating programme.<br/><br/>The primary outcome measures were to assess the proportion of women who enrolled on the<br/>healthy eating …
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Evaluation Of The Role Of Digital Support Tools In Supporting The Mental Health And Wellbeing Of Welsh Ambulance Call Handlers Following Traumatic Or Abusive Telephone Contacts With Patients Or Their Families.
… that the Welsh Ambulance Service University NHS Trust (WAST) could put in place to assist staff members, in particular, emergency call-handlers, in managing the psychological effects of these encounters. This study uses a mixed methods approach to investigate how these digital tools could be …
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What role does the decision support tool "MyBirthplace" play in women’s information gathering and decision making about place of birth?
… was developed by a National Health Service (NHS) Trust in response to both a local and national call for information in accessible formats and to enable women to be more informed about their choice regarding place of birth; as hospital birth is still seen as the norm. The primary aim of this …
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Using small world models to study infection communication and control
… the operational organisational structure of the NHS Trust being examined. The resultant theoretical model was implemented in software and seeded with a graph derived from this questionnaire. This model was then examined to determine the effectiveness of these proposals, as measured via the GoF. …
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Communications in a changing environment
… communication in a National Health Service Trust. Information was obtained by means of interviews, discussions and surveys of staff. A small comparative study was carried out with senior officers from a Borough Council. Strengths and weaknesses in organisational communications have been …
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Intercultural communication in psychiatric diagnosis and psychiatric consultations in Leicester, UK
… psychiatrists within Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust through one-to-one, semi-structured interviews. Findings: This study highlights the importance of integrating Fuchs's theoretical framework (2010) and Aggarwal's intersubjective model of culture (2023) into constructing a British …
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Sense-making and authorising in the organisation of mental health care
… health care via an ethnographic case study of a NHS Trust mental health directorate in England in the 1990s, during implementation of the Care Programme Approach (CPA). It seeks to understand how things are organised such that someone gets treated, by someone; in some way, and how far this mode …
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Framework for strategic system planning for facilities management in the health sector
… uptake of IT in theFacilities Directorate (NHS Trusts) is at an operational level, while thestrategic FM demands the implementation of strategic IT in FM. The gapbetween the current operational IT and the need for it to be consideredstrategically has made this research important. Facilities …
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