Comment archive – Page 177
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CommentHow accommodation based support is achieving the aims of transforming care
Those with complex learning disabilities inappropriately living in secure units should be capable of independent living, writes Chris Hampson
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Outstanding trust but STP is bottom of the class
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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CommentPeer challenge process can help nurture productive relationships
John Wilderspin on the use of peer challenge to develop shared systems leadership across the NHS and local government
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CommentCowper's Cut: Private lessons
Disgruntled staff, non-appearing test results and a consultant with a world-class attitude problem – Andy Cowper tells a true story with a sting in the tail
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catchup: CCG financial targets; Hewitt's comeback; STP scorecard
Your essential update on health for the week
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CommentThe Mirror Mirror report prompts some hard reflections
Comparisons of health outcomes around the world are difficult to achieve but increasingly important, argues Ruth Thorlby
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CommentWhat’s Up with communication in healthcare?
High profile unauthorised data sharing can set us back years. We must all rise to the challenge of giving clinicians the tools they need to share information securely across whole accountable care systems, writes Jonathan Bloor
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CommentThe NHS is failing to keep up with the science
The NHS will be unable to provide new and advanced treatments unless policy makers take steps to mend its long term financial position, warns Harry Quilter-Pinner
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CommentThe NHS's relationships with unions will be tested to the limit
Reaching new agreements with trade unions is a distraction from the important discussions the NHS needs to have with staff about service change, recrutiment and efficiency, writes Dean Royles
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CommentCowper's Cut: The Monday morning wake-up call
A Platonic dialogue between a health secretary and a chief executive with performance problems.
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Comment10 quick reflections on the DH's 2016-17 accounts
Edward Cornick offers a host of financial insights buried within this week’s report
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: The birth and death of STPs, cyber threat, and Simon Stevens interview
Your essential update on health for the week
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: From cash flow holes to workforce woes
This is HSJ’s new fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Feedback and comments are welcome, so please feel free to email me in confidence.
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CommentWhy plagiarising with pride is the way forward for STPs
Michael Macdonnell sets out the task ahead for sustainability and transformation partnerships
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CommentWhy strategic estates partnerships are a big thing
Trusts will increasingly turn to SEPs as they can help tighten purse strings and also evolve standards of care, writes Richard Coe
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Healthy headline but NHS is still in the woods
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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CommentJoining up the procurement of goods with the commissioning of services
A lack of synergy between the procurement of goods with the commissioning of services creates inefficiencies in the system but an integrated approach could resolve these issues, writes Alan Turrell
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CommentFarewell to all that: the print issue is dead but long live hsj.co.uk
‘The journal’ has been a trusty companion throughout my career but this poignant moment marks the beginning of a new era, too, writes Tara Donnelly
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Battered CCG must prove it’s worth it
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England from Lawrence Dunhill
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CommentReports of tariff’s death are greatly exaggerated
The shift of many organisations away from activity based payment models may seem like the death knell for national tariffs but this is not the case, says Paul Healy