Comment archive – Page 297
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CommentCCG managers must make sense of evidence
Getting to grips with evidence is a skill that will take time to develop
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LeaderA turning point in health policy?
Will we remember November 2012 as the month health policy began to forge a different path?
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CommentThe NHS mandate: liberation or ligature?
The freedom promised sounds good but how much is really on offer?
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CommentStandards suffer when children's services are fragmented
Disparate children’s services need an urgent review
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CommentSally Gainsbury: calculating the cost of mental health
The answer is £334, not 42, according to new reference costs
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Readers' letters - 15 November 2012
The government needs to review many unresolved issues around NHS 111 before rushing through a national rollout, writes Ron McDaniel
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CommentMichael White: Sir David doesn't blink
The NHS chief executive sails on like Captain Ahab in pursuit of Moby Dick
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CommentIt's time to rethink payment by results
The landscape has changed, and with it so should the tariff system
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LeaderHunt loosens the reins of power
Hunt considers the mandate a test of the government’s commitment to loosening the reins
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CommentCroydon's finance crisis is not incredible
The £22m black hole is less mysterious given prevailing cultures
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CommentWhy wait for the Francis report? Here are 10 things to do now
The key points from an alternative report
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CommentHas payment by results had its day?
King’s Fund report says tariff system is not fit for purpose
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LeaderCCGs face old fears with desire for change
Leaders believe they can make significant improvements in a year
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CommentLet's find the political will to integrate care
The NHS should focus on integration not more fragmentation
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CommentReaders' letters - 8 November 2012
It’s not perfect, by the personal medical services contract offers the flexibility that is eential to delivering tailor-made services. Plus, are mothers and midwives being moved around like pieces in a board game?
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CommentMichael White: MPs anxious to right a wrong
Ed Miliband made a rare leader’s speech on mental health
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CommentDoctors' discipline needs an overhaul
Maintaining High Professional Standards is failing patients, doctors and employers
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CommentRobert Naylor on research
Over the past century, the UK has punched well above its weight in biomedical scientific discovery. Many of these achievements have been driven by leading hospital and university collaborations through a tripartite mission – top quality patient care, excellent education and world class research.The unique nature of the NHS and ...
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CommentReaders' letters - 1 November
Checks in place ensure over-the-counter inhalers are safe; and why is no one holding commissioners to account over abuse in care homes?