Comment archive – Page 201
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CommentSharp fall in elective admission rate
September’s admission rate was sharply down on recent years. However, waiting list management recovered, enabling a slight improvement in waiting times to 20.3 weeks. That’s still well above 18 weeks though, and the trend remains up.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Send lawyers, guns and money to the antagonish
Who benefits from the recently leaked information about Simon Stevens being made personally responsible for NHS’s winter performance, ponders Andy Cowper
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CommentDo not overlook the real achievements of PFI
Paul Ridout on the role of PFI in the improvement of NHS facilities
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CommentQuality improvement is not for the faint hearted
Embedding quality improvement into the fabric of the NHS organisations requires a fundamental shift in leadership, say Joni Jabbal and Siva Anandaciva
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Stevens sends a message and managers under pressure
Your essential update on health for the week
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Chucking the basket cases on the scrapheap
Welcome to HSJ’s new Performance Watch expert briefing. Our new fortnightly newsletter will delve into the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders and provide unrivalled insight into what they plan to do about them.
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CommentProtect trainee doctors to protect patient safety
Annual trainee quality panels can help address bullying and other cultural and safety issues within local hospitals and training posts, say Zoe Oliphant and Iona Thorne
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CommentAccountable care and cancer: We must not lose sight of the fundamentals of integrated care
Accountable care is about more than just contractual arrangements, it is also about achieving coordinated care and delivering the outcomes that matter to patients. By Moira Fraser
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CommentStevens' mission on NHS funding will go on beyond the budget
Simon Stevens’ funding call ahead of the budget has grabbed headlines, but why was it necessary and how will it go down in Whitehall?
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The devo gloss comes off
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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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Good news and bad news
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy
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Comment'Carebnb' could be the type of radical idea the NHS needs
Alex Fox on the viability of care rooms and the need to look at other patient-centric models that already exist in the NHS
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The CAMHS cause célèbre
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: ‘The Tragedy Of The Commons’ meets ‘Only Connect’
With things looking quite dark in the NHS, we can only hope that the forthcoming Budget will improve the situation even as we try to put a quart of healthcare demand into a pint pot of healthcare resource, says Andy Cowper
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: CCG mega-mergers, fighting fraud and new workforce targets
Your essential update on health for the week
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: We need better workforce data
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under the radar stories.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Turning up the heat on ACSs
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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CommentI’m a bipolar NHS leader – and I still fear telling my colleagues
The NHS can be at the forefront in changing perceptions to mental health issues in the workplace, says a CCG director anonymously revealing to HSJ about his mental health condition
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Whither London devolution?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy