Comment archive – Page 115
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CommentHow can the NHS become the best employer?
As demand for care surges and recruitment becomes more difficult, the NHS needs to work harder to be a better employer. It may find its future depends on it, writes Ben Franklin
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: When the People Plan got political
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: How many nurses? (Maybe not 50,000)
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentWhy community-sourced solutions lead to better resident health
Communities are in a strong position to know what they want out of healthcare solutions – knowledge that has the potential to drive successful and scalable user-centred design, writes Dr Matthew Dolman
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Expert BriefingIs ‘the best place to work’ a pipe dream?
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 BriefingDaily Insight: Dark and stormy
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentWe're trying to break the workforce boom and bust cycle
Workforce planning is still gripped by short-termism — we only think about it when in crisis, writes Chris Thomas.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Our survey says
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentUnlocking the potential within the NHS as an anchor institution
We need further action research to identify the practical mechanisms that NHS institutions could adopt here and now to drive forward progressive change, writes Tom Lloyd Goodwin
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Handover period
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingPaying a dowry
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: Difficult handovers, rising violence and storm damage
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Expert BriefingHas NHS England got too much power?
A debate is brewing about whether NHS England is getting too big, and whether some of its powers should be given back to government. You can get up to speed on it with our podcast.
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CommentGovernment is sharpening its scrutiny of the NHS
Last week’s cabinet reshuffle shows the centre of government will want more control of the NHS and its performance, argues Richard Sloggett.
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CommentOur NHS people matter: progress and challenges on workforce race equality in the NHS
Many NHS trusts are beginning to implement the WRES with an open mind and an honest heart, yet much more work is still needed to shift the dial on workforce race inequality. Writes Habib Naqvi.
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CommentDon’t blame locums for their ‘enforced underperformance’
As a group, GP locums are as heterogeneous as partners in their attitude to money and patient care and are no more likely to be lazy, with any perceived shortcomings often due to poor engagement, says Dr Richard Fieldhouse
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Joining the digital era
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Back to ‘inadequate’
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Comment‘System by default’ – how to make a good idea a reality
Implementing the new ‘system by default’ approach to running and organising the NHS must be delivered through incremental change that identifies what is needed and what will work, not through central diktat. Writes Nick Ville.
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CommentInvest in a centrally-managed approach to work placements
Embedding good quality work experience in the NHS is vital to attracting the college students needed to address the workforce crisis, writes Gillian Cairn