Comment archive – Page 105
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Reducing the care deficit in mental health provision
Mental health trusts have achieved a great deal, but they need support now to navigate the next phase of their response to covid-19. By Ella Fuller
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: Number’s up for sneaky stats
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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There was not ‘spare capacity’ during the covid crisis
Claiming there was “spare capacity” in the NHS during this crisis ignores sacrifice, pain, diagnoses missed, and support withdrawn from people in need, says Charlotte Augst.
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: Cry freedom
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Cowper’s Cut: Styling it out
Andy Cowper on the anarchic dismantling of lockdown, improvisational ad hoc-ery of introducing the track and trace system and the shortcomings of Cummings/Johnson government.
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: Hancock dodges overtime pay decision
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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The Ward Round: The virtual frontline
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: Matt’s stats and apps
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Weekly Catch Up: Matt’s stats and apps, and a blow to Devo Manc
Your essential update on health for the week — this week focused on the coronavirus outbreak.
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Expert Briefing
Performance Watch: What covid's done to capacity
HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing is our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. This week by bureau chief Ben Clover.
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: Devo dented
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Meeting the emotional needs of staff using virtual support meetings
Delivering virtual Schwartz Rounds alongside other staff support approaches amidst this covid environment is not only achievable but can be powerful and effective, say authors Paula Dimarco, Dr Sue Brown, Andrew Brown and Dr Melinda Firth.
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The NHS' rapid response to covid would have been impossible without CCGs
It’s not a choice between commissioning or provision, and the lessons from covid show that it’s about a re-focused set of commissioning activities and a re-focus of provision, writes Julie Wood
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: New leadership ‘cells’ and turbo-charged integration
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: Palantir, PPE and privacy
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Allow GPs to charge for flu vaccinations to boost coverage
Sir Sam Everington on how to save lives and suffering from flu, reduce the pressure on the NHS and at no cost to the NHS
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What went wrong (and right) in hospital discharge for older adults during the pandemic
David Oliver gives his views as an acute hospital doctor regarding dealing with elderly patients during the covid-19 crisis
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Cowper’s Cut: Character and chronology, Cummings and goings
Andy Cowper examines the government’s handling of the recent fiasco of Dominic Cummings, chief adviser to the prime minister, breaking his own government’s covid-19 guidance
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: The capital prepares for a second peak
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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No rest in sight for NHS staff means taking action to support their mental health
Letting staff know that ‘it’s OK not to be OK’ and that the NHS ‘has their back’ is the best way of ensuring that they will be able to care for our nation during this crisis and beyond, writes Professor Neil Greenberg