Comment archive – Page 173
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CommentPublic engagement – pitfalls, barriers and benefits
Dan Wellings explains the importance of and ways to effectively engage people with the NHS
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CommentOpening the door to boardroom diversity
Women from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnicities do not get a level playing field when it comes to leadership roles in NHS trusts – and this needs to be changed. By Unnati Patel
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CommentNew technology solutions promise much – now can we work out which ones actually deliver?
Measuring the effectiveness of care innovations is a tricky business, but Tim Burdsey believes it can be done. He shares some insights from a recent review of the evidence base
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CommentBrexit may be dominating political debate, but the NHS cannot be ignored
Party conference season saw some positive noises about politicians’ plans for the NHS. But serious issues have still not been addressed, says Anita Charlesworth
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Why the MBA method to NHS reform may fail
Andy Cowper on how management by admonishment is not a good idea in the case of the NHS
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CommentMoving rhetoric to reality: six challenges for health and social care
There are six key issues the health and social care sector need to tackle in the near future, writes Steve James. Can we turn talk into action?
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CommentBreaking free of 'bonkers' – how not to let your organisation grind you down
The Health Service can often seem crazy. A new book offers ways out of the madness. By George Binney, Phil Glanfield and Gerhard Wilke
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CommentFrom National to Universal: The UK Contribution to Global Health
The conference of choice for NHS professionals acting globally.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: A good wheeze from the prime minister?
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Nottingham IT nightmare, Tory party conference, and 'a bully writes'
Your essential update on health for the week
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CommentAn uneven future: an ageing population needs innovation, but not at the expense of equal care
A new survey of clinical experts predicts technological advances, but will they benefit everyone in a population getting older but not healthier? Camilla d’Angelo considers the report’s findings
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CommentCowper's Cut – Now is the autumn of our discontent
With the budget approaching, austerity still biting and the deficit not shifting, the NHS is not the only institution fearing a tough end to the year
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Expert BriefingProperty bubble could yet benefit the NHS
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Labour conference round-up and trust merger delayed
Your essential update on health for the week
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Capital funds are coming for the NHS, but there's a catch
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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CommentWho wants a dying app? Is 'digital' the answer to improved healthcare experience?
GE Healthcare Partners’ Tim O’Hanlon considers ways technology solutions can help clinicians and patients alike
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CommentThe clock is ticking on prevention and integration
Lip service has been paid to the need for prevention and integration in the NHS and social care system. Now more must be done to implement change on the ground, writes Mike Adamson, chief executive of the British Red Cross
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CommentThe NHS must slow the chief executive merry-go-round
With no trust able to consistently meet what were once standard targets, simply replacing chief executives is a pointless and damaging exercise, says Gill Morgan of NHS Providers
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CommentCowper’s Cut – On the NHS reaching Peak David Brent
The recent antics of a regional leader showing that the NHS has reached peak David Brent, it’s hard not to conclude that the NHS needs a chief anthropologist more than it needs a chief inspector, says Andy Cowper
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The data quality minefield
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector