Comment archive – Page 21
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: Reviving the PFI is the only realistic option to boost capital funding
Steve Black suggests that accessing private capital financing may be necessary to boost investment in the NHS, especially given the inefficiencies and delays in the current process
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CommentPatient safety must be at the heart of the 10-year plan
The NHS faces a critical moment in reform, with patient safety as a key priority. Improving safety could save thousands of lives, reduce costs, and reshape care delivery, writes Jeremy Hunt
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CommentThe five tests the government’s neighbourhood health policy must pass
Duleep Allirajah, chief executive of The Richmond Group of Charities coalition, welcomes the neighbourhood health guidelines’ focus on those with complex health needs but asks how we’ll know if it’s really making a difference for patients
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LeaderPlanning round could be a ‘bloodbath’ without a change of course
Daniel Elkeles is to be congratulated on his appointment as the chief executive of NHS Providers. He has proved himself not only a successful CEO, but one who is prepared to speak truth to power and challenge conventional thinking. He is the right person for the job ahead.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Keeping the AI devil down in the hole
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by bureau chief Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: Two cheers for the planning guidance
The new NHS Mandate and the 2025-26 Planning Guidance show major improvements in focus and priorities, but lingering inconsistencies and flawed metrics still risk undermining meaningful progress
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CommentElective recovery remains stalled
The waiting list needs to be shrinking about 10 times faster
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Redistributing the NHS wealth
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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CommentUniversities should be represented on every ICB
Universities are key to NHS reform, but sustainable funding and strategic expansion are needed to train more healthcare professionals, improve retention, and future-proof the workforce
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The (surprising) names linked to England’s top hospital job
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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CommentTrust and ICB leaders must resist the temptation to blame others for the NHS’s woes
As NHS leaders navigate the new planning guidance, they must balance urgent recovery efforts with long-term reform to ensure sustainable healthcare services, writes Kathy McLean
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Streeting’s deficit rhetoric won’t match reality
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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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: ACOs are back
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by integrated care system correspondent Mimi Launder and deputy editor Dave West
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: MPs’ criticism misses the mark
Parliamentary criticism of NHS plans may be warranted, but it fails to address the biggest problems effecting the service – management failure, writes Steve Black
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CommentAmbulance volunteers are no longer a ‘nice to have’
Joe Crook highlights the crucial yet often overlooked role of ambulance volunteers, who not only respond to emergencies but also support community health and reduce pressures on hospitals
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Barriers to learning
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: The trusts with the biggest challenge under new elective targets
Elective recovery and returning the NHS to meeting the 18-week standard by 2029 is the government’s main performance priority. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress against this goal. This week by bureau chief James Illman.
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CommentNHSE has taken a step backwards in the care of people with a learning disability
“Back to basics” is the phrase being used to explain the NHS’s new priorities – but for the 1.3 million people with a learning disability, the strategy may do much damage
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CommentThe NHS needs to make it easier for patients to complain
A new report calls for improvements to the process of NHS complaints to help the NHS develop a stronger listening and learning culture, writes William Pett, head of policy and public affairs at Healthwatch England
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LeaderNHS England reaches a tipping point
The decline of NHS England’s power and influence has been a gradual, not sudden, affair. The direction of travel has been clear to most for at least three years, but HSJ contends the shift in the leadership of the service has, over the last few months, reached a tipping point. ...