Comment archive – Page 135
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: In all but name
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: But Social Care
Social care lies low on the political funding priority and public sympathy radar, with social care funding having acquired the totemic status of a black hole, says Andy Cowper
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Expert Briefing
Uncertain future for £1bn saving scheme
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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Waiting list grows 7.3 per cent
The English waiting list is still growing, and the admission rate still faltering, despite the promises and plans, notes Rob Findlay
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Weekly Catch Up: Free money, empty seats and false starts
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Telling the truth about NHS finances
In response to Andy Cowper’s recent column, Dr Eleanor Roy says that CIPFA has no direct role in finance and accounting standard setting in the health service
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Expert Briefing
Performance Watch: Speak now, or forever hold your peace
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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The promise of a GP partnership review has not been kept
Nigel Watson’s GP partnership review: final report is flawed and does not add much value to the discussion about the likely future of the GP partnership model, says Jessica Arnold
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We are taking the wrong approach on managing hospital beds
A better understanding of risk will underpin the case for reducing today’s high bed occupancies.
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Job planning is vital – without it, there is no team
If job planning is done well, the prize is a real team that works measurably smarter, making cost effective use of resources from programmed activities, to CT scans, beds and more. By Nadeem Moghal
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Expert Briefing
The Ward Round: A new era for HEE?
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
Mental Health Matters: Punitive practices
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Blackpool rocking
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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Comment
Support in residential care homes can significantly reduce hospital visits
Enhanced support for care home residents can result in different outcomes depending on the type of care home, with greater reductions in A&E attendances and emergency admissions for those living in residential facilities as compared to nursing homes. By Therese Lloyd
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Cowper’s Cut: The price of financial lying
The NHS will have to pay the price for cultivating a culture of financial lying and cheating and incentivising the wrong things, warns Andy Cowper
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Turning science fiction into personalised care: how genome sequencing helps patients
Genome sequencing can help spot an increased risk or genetic tendency towards a disease and also enable healthcare providers to design personalised treatments for patients, writes Layla McCay
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Weekly Catch Up: Stockpiled waste, tapered allowances and 21st century budgets
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: Does anybody want the ICP contract?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by commissioning correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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Comment
Diversifying the HSJ Awards
The NHS England Workforce Race Equality Standard team is working with HSJ to increase diversity in all aspects of the HSJ awards, notes Dr Habib Naqvi
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Average RTT waiting times are pointless and a missed opportunity
Average waiting time targets will make the numbers look smaller, but that’s about it. Field testing should explore other options that might actually deliver the review’s aims. By Rob Findlay