Comment archive – Page 221
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CommentIt is essential to halve delays in discharge
Crispin Simon on what can be learnt from the private sector to reduce the chronic problem of delay in the discharge of patients.
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LeaderLet’s aim for 50:50 by 2020
Is an equal gender split on NHS boards within the next four years a reasonable target?
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CommentThe new age of consent – what is important to your patient?
The approach of doctor knows best does not work any more – there is a legal reason for taking appropriate consent for treatment from patients. Ruth Hewitt writes
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CommentShare data without falling foul of information governance
Data sharing is essential to improve patient care but appropriate governance arrangements need to be in place. By Marc Farr
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LeaderSeeing the real Carter legacy through the smoke
Post-Carter report, healthcare leaders have their work cut out tackling unwarranted variation
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CommentMaintain the digital dignity balance for older people
Assuming that the older generation cannot use technology for their wellness is detrimental to empowering them with the digital. By Julia Manning
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Expert BriefingHSJ catchup: 27 January 2016
Make sure you are up to date with the events of the last seven days with our summary of the stories that matter most
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CommentBuilding resilience: can we afford not to?
We need to ensure that the NHS spends every penny as well as it could
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CommentSeeking the heat: junior doctors must take affirmative leadership action
We must produce a more equitable and universal approach to developing leadership talent, writes Dr Alex Till
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CommentMoves to rescue the DH's bottom line look increasingly desperate
As the NHS approaches the end of one of the toughest years in its history, the Deparment of Health is going to desperate measures not to bust its budget, writes Crispin Dowler
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CommentThe route to paperless must be steered by boards
In the latest HSJ Progress to Paperless survey, 19 out of 24 senior leaders said they believe Jeremy Hunt’s target for a paperless NHS by 2018 is a great ambition but the target is unrealistic.
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CommentTaking staff on a journey
A new year’s resolution for every leader who wants to achieve financial balance in 2016? Actually listen to your staff. By Peter Thomond
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CommentUnhealthy Lazarus and the A&E crisis
Richard Cookson on why hospital managers should pay more attention to local healthcare inequalities
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CommentChoose and Consult over Choose and Book
Choose and Book needs to be radically reformed to become a modern Choose and Consult service so that the inefficient divide between specialists and GPs is done away with. By Martin Roland and Sam Everington
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CommentExpert view: Leaked safe staffing guideline demands action from the NHS
HSJ’s patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern argues that NICE’s leaked accident and emergency recommendations mean providers must take action.
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CommentTaking the workforce challenge early on
Can we set the tone early in 2016 for the health service to tackle its workforce challenges
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Expert Briefing
HSJ catchup: 20 January 2016
Make sure you are up to date with the events of the last seven days with our summary of the stories that matter most
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CommentThe truth about the doctors' dispute
Public opinion has so far has been sympathetic to junior doctors, but these shallow sentiments could easily switch
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CommentCapitalising talent: Plan for action on gender equality
Every January we all start out with renewed vigour to meet our New Year’s resolutions. Then we encounter the main problem – implementation. Penny Newman Penny Newman This is true of NHS change projects too: so many good intentions, discussions, research and papers, but implementation is often ...
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CommentHow will services access the new Sustainability and Transformation Fund?
The Sustainability and Transformation Fund bears closer scrutiny and comes with a sting in the tail