CONTENTS
07 NEWS
NHS letting down bereaved families; £90m fine issued for drug price hike; and survey suggests obesity becoming normalised
14 HB INTERVIEW
With 2017 fast approaching and the NHS in the midst of another tough winter, Health Business talks to former Health Minister Norman Lamb about his views on funding, mental health and the New Year
17 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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Following the Nuffield Trust report on the topic last month, Sophie Castle-Clarke looks at how patients are taking care into their own hands through new digital tools
21 EHI LIVE
Health Business reports on the success of ehi Live 2016, with the mental health and cyber security streams catching attention
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23 PROCUREMENT
Using examples of success from the London Procurement Partnership, Laura Quirke discusses how effective procurement strategies can produce significant savings for NHS trusts
26 CYBER SECURITY
Data breaches have returned to the media spotlight this month with cyber attacks causing chaos in a Lincolnshire hospital. Dan Taylor, head of security at NHS Digital, looks at the relationship between cyber security and patient care
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31 DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT
With the end of 2016 bringing us closer to the 2020 paperless NHS target, Health Business discusses how better utilisation of data can improve the delivery of care, and how communications are digitalising
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47 ENERGY
Hospitals up and down the country are seeking better ways to save on their energy bills. Oliver Savory, of the Solar Trade Association, explains why occupying such large buildings means that hospital roofs are the perfect space to install solar panels and save on energy
50 MODULAR BUILDINGS
There is an alternative to traditional construction that can save time, money and ease pressure on the NHS. Jackie Maginnis urges hospitals to consider modular buildings in their building plans
53 ePROCUREMENT
PEPPOL is not a new concept for the UK, but for many it remains a fairly unknown concept. Health Business explores its use in the NHS and what NHS procurement leaders need to be aware of
62 INFECTION CONTROL
Returning to the basics of hygiene is the best attack to take when fighting infection says Derek Butler of MRSA Action UK
65 IP EXPO REVIEW
Europe’s number one IT event, IP EXPO Europe, attracted a record attendance in 2016. Health Business reports on why the show is going from strength to strength
67 PATIENT SAFETY
Expanding upon National Voices’ Realising the Value campaign, Don Redding examines the available concepts of care and their appropriateness to the FYFV
71 PATIENT FIRST REVIEW
Health Business reviews Patient First 2016 – the show that explores, enhances and encourages the importance of patient safety for the NHS to its large audience
74 PARKING
The winners of the 2016 Health Business Awards were announced last month at a ceremony celebrating the success stories from within the NHS. Here, we list the winning organisations and the reasons why they collected their awards
Dave Smith, of the British Parking Association, looks at some of the measures hospitals are taking to raise the standards of their parking facilities
44 CALL CENTRES
More visitors than ever attended this years Diabetes Professional Care conference to hear about the latest technological advances in the care, prevention and treatment of diabetes
Call centres have widened the scope of customer contact within the healthcare sector. Richard Abdy explains how and why
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