Comment archive – Page 198
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CommentNow we must navigate the rocks beneath the surface
The State of Care report raises some uncomfortable questions about health and social care – so how can we answer them?
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: The road to reconfiguration
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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CommentTime for hard choices in the NHS
The Autumn Statement is the perfect time to remind ourselves that the health service can no longer succeed in isolation
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CommentWhy new care models need more haste, less speed
Rushing the development of new care models – and the collaborative relationships that drive them – is a recipe for disaster
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Getting twitchy at Q2
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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LeaderHSJ100 2016: Jeremy Hunt is the comeback kid
A year ago many thought the health secretary was on his way out. But having won the junior doctors’ contract dispute he is now the longest serving health secretary. Meanwhile, the changing political, financial and regulatory landscape has shaken up the rest of the NHS leadership ranks.
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CommentWhat is the secret to ‘breathing life into our local systems of care’?
Successful leaders of the future will be well versed in the dynamics of human groups, says Simon Potts
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CommentMoving beyond consultation to genuine public engagement is key to STPs
Old school methods of consultation won’t cut it if the changes brought in by sustainability and transformation plans are to succeed
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catchup: Treasury grip, Tory conference and new CCG ratings
Your essential update on the week in health
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CommentDeath of Dr Foster's hospital guide has spelt the end of proper transparency
We need a new generation of challenger organisations to fill the gap
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: An outbreak of honesty
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover Sign up here to get London Eye by email
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Expert BriefingDeep South: A South West super-CCG?
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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CommentAnalysis: The magical thinking of Hunt's medical training move
Jeremy Hunt’s commitment of around £100m to increase annual medical training numbers by 25 per cent is a keenly political move. He is fresh from the battlefield with the British Medical Association, and needs to make an impact in a post-Brexit referendum world.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Mad fer mergers
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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CommentAre we ready for a new relationship with patients?
A paradigm shift towards empowerment is needed in the way we involve patients in their own care by seeing things from their perspective
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Expert BriefingWhat’s new in care models: The NHS’s first accountable care organisation?
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View
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CommentHow to work out your waiting time trajectories accurately
Long-wait trajectories are easy to ask for, and surprisingly hard to calculate. But with a skilful model and a bit of luck, you could achieve precision planning for your trajectories. In this longer read we go deep into the detail
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CommentHow to get serious about prevention in the NHS
The Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Optimal Value Pathway, a major new resource for CCGs, will support clinicians and commissioners to recognise and harvest low hanging fruit for prevention, while helping to address both the wellbeing and the quality gaps in the NHS.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Treasury tightens grip, and junior doctors lose legal challenge
Your essential update on the week in health
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Expert BriefingLintern’s Risk Register: Going, going but not yet gone
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern