Comment archive – Page 2
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Comment
The shameful state of children’s services can be rescued by Labour
Dame Clare Gerada, Dr Camilla Kingdon and Professor Sian Griffiths highlight the urgent need for robust reform to services for children and young people.
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Leader
The NHS needs a strong CQC
With close to £200bn spent every year on English health and care, it seems ridiculous that some believe there is no need to judge whether that investment is producing the outcomes it should. It is only human to want your boss to ‘give you the money and leave you alone’ ...
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: Labour’s £6bn social care questions
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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Comment
Covid proved religious groups must have a role in tackling health inequalities
Bringing together her experiences in the NHS and the Church of England, Dame Sarah Mullally writes how faith groups are integral to addressing health inequalities.
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Comment
A blueprint for NHS efficiency
David Selwyn explains how NHS leaders must optimise the surgical pathway to reduce last-minute cancellations, improving patient outcomes and saving in the process
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: The questions piling up
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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Comment
The future of digital health depends on it being open
Rachel Dunscombe explains how adopting openEHR and integrated data systems is essential for the NHS to accelerate digital transformation, improve patient care, and achieve long-term sustainability amidst growing pressures
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Daily Insight
The mythbuster: Streeting sees the light on emergency care
Labour’s manifesto priorities overlook emergency care. Thank heaven then that Wes Streeting has committed to recovering A&E performance, writes Steve Black
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Comment
Prepare to clear your desks
Before he takes up an important political assignment, Julian Patterson offers a shamelessly unbalanced view of the outcome of the general election and what it will mean for HSJ readers
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Comment
Tackling the abuse of power in the NHS
Health Creation empowers communities to address root causes, fostering equitable, sustainable health outcomes through relational strategies
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Expert Briefing
Labour would shackle the service to a target NHSE wanted to ditch
After Wes Streeting committed a Labour government to hitting the four-hour A&E target within a first term in office, the key question NHS leaders will want answering is “how?”, writes James Illman in this week’s Recovery Watch.
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Comment
How do you solve the problem with productivity?
NHS productivity is among the biggest issues in this election campaign but, with the service struggling to live within its means, Julian Hartley asks what can be done to increase activity while maintaining quality and safety
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: Bringing back capital punishment
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.
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Comment
Changes to the NHS constitution should not be debated in secrecy
Jacob Lant, CEO of National Voices, argues that the consultation process on changing the NHS constitution needs to be made more inclusive and accessible
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Board nods through key decision with misleading data
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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Daily Insight
The mythbuster: The weak link in the NHS chain that politicians wilfully ignore
Steve Black highlights the crucial role of management and support staff in improving healthcare delivery and cybersecurity resilience
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Expert Briefing
Patient Safety Watch: Crisis in the corridors
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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Comment
Wait list and longest waits all worsen in last figures before election
The waiting list has grown since Rishi Sunak pledged it would fall, but his promise people would get care quicker has come true
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: How NHSE may seek to incentivise more community care
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.