Comment archive – Page 138
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The Emperor’s New PPE
Andy Cowper gives a lowdown on the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic right from making difficult choices to its political communications
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CommentNarrow NHS inquiry into covid-19 will not meet needs of BAME staff
An independent public inquiry must explore factors contributing to the disproportionate effect of covid-19 on BAME communities, writes Dr Martin Edobor
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: An inquiring mind turns to covid-19
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: An opportunity to tackle widening health inequalities
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by integration senior correspondent, Sharon Brennan
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: A tale of two Nightingales, charities sound warning note, and the PPE lottery
Your essential update on health for the week — this week focused on the coronavirus outbreak.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Now the pressure relievers feel the squeeze
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentA public inquiry into the UK’s response to coronavirus must begin now
Former Department of Health permanent secretary Una O’Brien says work on a covid-19 inquiry must start now and will need innovation on a previously unimaginable scale
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Safe but unnecessarily secluded
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Comment‘Think yourself into a new way of acting’
Will Warburton calls for innovative approaches to understand, assess, learn from and sustain the effective changes that have rapidly been put in place by the NHS.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Acutes impressed but did the discharge plan Excel?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentWithout colleges, the People Plan will have a hollow core
Michael Wood reflects on the opportunity that covid-19 may have created for the future of colleges and their role in retraining, reskilling and restoring workforce.
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CommentTesting and contact tracing: a role for local leaders
Local authorities must be at the heart of contact tracing because covid-19 is best understood as a pattern of local outbreaks rather than a national pandemic. By Sir Chris Ham and Robin Tuddenham.
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CommentThe NHS Covid contact tracing app: risks and safeguards
Mathilde Groppo examines the perceived risks to privacy and discusses three safeguards to secure personal information and prevent data breaches through the CV19 app.
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CommentYounger female NHS workers may face greater risk of death from coronavirus
In a follow up to their initial analysis of NHS staff deaths from coronavirus, Tim Cook, Lesa Kearney, Ella Woodman, Emira Kursumovic and Simon Lennane have looked into the age and sex of those who have died.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Trusts see surge in acutely ill patients
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Contact me in confidence.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Starting again
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The People’s Chat Show Host
Andy Cowper on government’s attempts to rebut media stories and a blatant attempt at numerical chicanery.
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CommentSurgeons face “uncomfortable” decisions and a “mammoth” catch-up task
The surgical workforce has a key role to play in the current crisis which requires adaptation and cooperation, write Emily A.H. Duggan, Alex C.G. Armstrong, Justin C.R. Wormald and Mark M. Mikhail
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Comment‘Let’s not get back to normal’
Phil Hope argues that healthcare devolution may carry the answers to four burning questions about how to battle the covid-19 crisis.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Out for the count
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.