Comment archive – Page 202
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: Catching penguins - preparing for life after the vanguard
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View. By integration reporter David Williams.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Biggest CCG merger, and plans to revamp NHS procurement
Your essential update on the week in health
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CommentWhat could Theresa May do about the 'burning injustice' of health inequality?
Theresa May has said she wants to address the life expectancy gap linked to poverty. We asked leading experts where she should start
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CommentExplore the third sector to improve diversity of boards
NHS Improvement should look to the charity sector to recruit the kind of diverse boards that we greatly needed
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CommentEnough analysis: Make real plans for young people's mental health services
Years of critical reviews have failed to bring about the required changes in child and adolescent mental healthcare services. Establishing a good case for improvement is important to move beyond just analysing the problems
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CommentThe NHS must rise to the challenge of tackling poverty
The health service does sterling work treating the consequences of poverty but can do much to address the causes, too
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Expert BriefingDeep South: A trio of inspection reports
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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CommentWhat have we solved in medical education?
Neel Sharma identifies some areas where future educational leaders should make improvements
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CommentSome rare good news for NHS finances, at least in the short term
HSJ’s analysis provides some welcome and rare good news for NHS finances, but it is essential the service comes up with a long term plan so it can be sustained, writes Adam Roberts
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CommentEngland remains solidly in breach of 18 weeks as new incentives loom
Longer-waiting services should have improved in June, as trusts approach the start of their “reset” trajectories in July. But instead those longer waits got worse.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Trusts told savings priorities, and FTSE 100 firms approached for NHS boards
Your essential update on the week in health
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CommentSizing up the risks and rewards of pathology services
The potential of pathology to improve healthcare is enormous but to untap it we must avoid a number of pitfalls
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CommentFood, glorious food: can trust chiefs eat hospital meals for a week?
Andy Jones throws down a challenge to trust chief executives to share the same culinary experience as their patients…
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CommentVanguards must utilise their workforce to the best of their ability
The NHS is under such considerable pressure that we need to make best use of our dedicated staff and teams.
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CommentA glimmer of hope for NHS staffing
The necessity for leaders to freshly engage with and motivate staff is the silver lining in these tough times
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CommentSTPs – a catalyst for good or just another change programme?
Despite the cynicism surrounding STPs, a new era of cross-system, whole patient service design and delivery is emerging
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Expert BriefingLintern’s Risk Register: Which tribe do you belong to?
A thought provoking meet-up this week got me thinking about tribalism in the NHS and how that impacts on day to day culture, staff and patient care. Also this week: can the CQC stay true to its mission? Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety ...
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Talking job cuts
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 BriefingWhat's new in care models: Keeping GPs onside
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View, by integration reporter David Williams.
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CommentIf the commissioners get it wrong, the reset may fail
Much of the burden of implementing the longer term aims of last month’s reset will fall on commissioners