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Practical Commissioning Magazine December 2008 edition

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 22:17

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3 scanned pages from Practical Commissioning (part of the PULSE group of publications)

"The Efficiency Map" - Department of Health May 2005

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 22:25

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Department of Health produced a poster designed to show all of the ways of making efficiencies in line with the Gershon reviews.
It never really took off, but none-the-less I contributed the workforce aspects from Changing Workforce Programme

"10 High Impact Changes for Service Improvement and Delivery" - NHS Modernisation Agency

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 22:19

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"10 High Impact Changes" presaged the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement style of publications - documents written to be accessible and useable for the NHS at large and the public, which gave shortcuts to the achievement of service improvement. It was naturally followed by a whole spate of spin-off documents - "10 High Impact Changes for Primary Care", "10 High Impact Changes in Mental Health", etc

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Old time farming - a moral tale

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 20:49

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A moral tale of industrialised farming.  Just like the Archers BBC Radio 4 long-running serial, the farmer industrialises, and then realises the error of his ways.

Charming animation shown as an ad during the Grammy Awards on Monday

A moral dimension to consulting

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 22:11

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Moral dilemmaIt's easy to assume that all of our decisions are purely rational, but they rarely if ever are rational.  And they always have consequences for others, usually consequences that we think we could not have predicted.

But consultants are not here to make decisions, only to provide information and advice.  Does this somehow absolve us from a moral responsibility?

 

The Ten Commandments in Professional Services (6-10)

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 16:56

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Interpreting God's Commandments

I've written previously about applying the first five commandments to Professional Services.  Here I show how Do Not Murder, Do Not Steal and so on are just as relevant commandments in the nuance and subtlety of modern life as they ever were.

Read on - and there's an invitation to comment!

The 10 Commandments in Professional Services (1-5)

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 21:56

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Two greatest commandsThe Ten Commandments apply just as firmly in each aspect of our daily life as they apply to the whole of our lives.  I'm a management consultant, and on this page I explain how the first five of the Ten Commandments apply to management consulting and professional services.

Getting GPs involved in Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG)

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 23:26

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Life in the YearsMost healthcare providers, in UK the same as everywhere else, get paid for each activity they do.  If someone needs care, they get paid.  If someone is well, they don’t.  So there isn’t much incentive (for the healthcare provider) to keep people well, even though it is much better for the person, much better for the nation, and much lower cost.  Minney.org Ltd is working with one CCG to generate enthusiasm and involvement, and the results are fairly successful….

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