Comment archive – Page 230
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CommentFor integration to work, local authorities must be equal partners in STPs
Sustainability and transformation plans can help create a coherent system out of the existing muddle of local government and NHS structures
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CommentBringing together innovation and clinical governance
Easing pressure on hospital and GP services is central to the work of the New Care Models Programme, with the prevention of ill-health top of the list
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CommentNow is the (earlier than usual) winter of our discontent
As talk hots up of old-school NHS disasters, thankfully Hodge’s memoirs and Labour’s woes provide distractions
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Setting the scene for the drama in store
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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CommentAnalysis: Wachter response must not ignore the digitally challenged
The Wachter review has rightly been praised for its bold statements on timetables and funding – and its pragmatism - but a robust plan is still needed for digitally-challenged and non-acute trusts, writes James Illman
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Disciplinary hearings for acute chiefs; HSJ Awards shortlist
Your essential update on the week in health
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Shaping the STP narrative
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 BriefingFollowing the Money: Simon Stevens' summer offensive
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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CommentBoards must make decisions with patients, not for them
It is crucial to get patients involved to design their own care plans and not dismiss patient experience as an additional cost during budget restraints
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: Vanguard seeks Far East joint venture partner
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View
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CommentIntelligent transparency: How to drive change in the NHS
A system dedicated to continuous improvement and learning towards patient well-being and safety is the key to a sustainable NHS
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LeaderA reality check for new care models
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has returned from his summer holiday in the Arctic having adopted the look of an intrepid Victorian explorer setting out for parts unknown. He has the air of a man who knows his eventual destination may never be reached, that his chosen path carries ...
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CommentWe need emotional humans, not employee automatons
NHS staff need a sense of psychological safety in order to overcome the fear to question, take risks and fail
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Christmas comes early for NHS leaders
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: London leads way in A&E decline
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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CommentExactly what we need in a workforce strategy
There is a pressing need for a comprehensive workforce strategy for the NHS
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Prolonging the recovery
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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CommentEngland slides further into 18 weeks breach
England’s referral-to-treatment waiting times headed towards 19 weeks, fuelled by a growing waiting list and in spite of the intended recovery trajectories
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: 'Super trust' in the pipeline, and the future of HSJ
Your essential update on the week in health
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CommentTen tips to improve public mental health services
Faculty of Public Health president John Middleton unveils his action plan