Comment archive – Page 14
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The £1bn question hanging over ICBs
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by correspondent Mimi Launder.
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LeaderWe have seen the government’s 10-Year Health Plan: it is a mess
The latest draft of the government’s 10-Year Health Plan is based on weak assertions about funding, and fails to address the practicality of reform, says HSJ editor Alastair McLellan.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: The lessons govt must learn if it wants to revive FT freedoms
If the NHS is going to bring back foundation trust freedoms, it might need to bring back Monitor as well argues Steve Black
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CommentWhy our trust should lead on neighbourhood health
As integrated care models evolve across England, one size no longer fits all. In Harlow, West Essex, Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust is uniquely positioned to lead neighbourhood health — not through an “acute takeover,” but by enabling community-led, outcome-driven care that reflects local need, geography, and deprivation
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: For safer maternity care, we need action, not words
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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CommentAssisted dying must be the start of greater patient choice at end of life
As debates on the 10-Year Plan and assisted dying unfold, real patient agency in end of life care remains elusive despite clear public desire for choice and dignity
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CommentWhat's ailing NHS staff? We aim to find out
Kathy Rowan argues that publicly funded research is crucial to tackling the challenges facing health and social care staff - including improving wellbeing, retention and boosting productivity - leading to better outcomes for patients, service users and the UK economy
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Expert BriefingCarbon Copy: Come fly with me?
The ideas, policies and challenges at the heart of the NHS goal for net zero emissions, from HSJ sustainability correspondent Zoe Tidman
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CommentBullying and discrimination threaten to shape another NHS restructure
NHS restructures are exposing deep-rooted inequalities, as valued staff face exclusion, intimidation, and unfair treatment under the name of change
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LeaderThe NHS reformers must now prove their case
To visit the 2025 NHS ConfedExpo was like attending the kind of music festival which seeks to celebrate a previous decade – in this case, the first of this century
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: The underwhelming UEC plan
Promising ideas get buried in a confused, under-ambitious UEC plan that misdiagnoses the true nature of the emergency care crisis, writes Steve Black
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The new foundation trusts
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West
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CommentReducing referrals must not come at the cost of women’s health
As integrated care boards are told to curb elective referrals, ring-fenced funding for women’s health hubs is being withdrawn, even though they’ve proven to reduce waiting lists and improve care, writes Ranee Thakar
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CommentElective recovery on track after validation boost
When the validations are over, we will see if the NHS really is on track to restore 18 weeks
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CommentNHS staff are refusing vaccinations as a form of quiet protest
Considering the low flu vaccine uptake among staff, the NHS’s 2025-26 urgent and emergency care plan feels out of touch with workforce realities, writes Dr Jahangir Alom
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Getting things built
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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CommentBlood transfusion deaths are not just a historic tragedy, they are on the rise
A year after the Infected Blood Inquiry’s final report, serious transfusion risks persist. Trusts must act now to improve safety, reduce waste, and address inequality, warns Cheng Hock Toh and Nnenna Osuji.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Resistance is futile
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by Ben Clover and Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Neighbourhoods brought to life
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by correspondent Mimi Launder.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: The NHS can and should learn from Formula One
Steve Black explores how resistance to outside comparisons hides deep flaws in NHS systems, priorities, and data use