Comment archive – Page 305
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CommentMichael White: learn from past errors with PFI
PFI still has a place, but management is key.
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CommentJohn Deffenbaugh: why the NHS and local government jigsaw can fit together this time
There have been many attempts to bring the NHS and local government closer together.
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CommentCiarán Devane: out with the old
A hypothesis for us: if we want to do more, we need to do less.
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CommentNoel Plumridge: twice the harm
Last week’s announcement that an administrator is to be appointed at South London Healthcare Trust, with all that follows under the National Health Service Act 2006, brings two immediate harmful effects. It’s sad indeed that both appear to have been encouraged and even praised.
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LeaderWhy so many vacancies? Time to stop the NHS talent drain
Is the NHS heading for a leadership crisis?
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CommentMike Farrar: steps to success for commissioning board mandate
Six keys to creating the right conditions for success
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CommentThe NHS must address its blind spot on older people's services
End ageism and care will improve for all.
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CommentJennifer Dixon: identifying the true value of telehealth
Does teleheath reduce hospital costs? Nuffield Trust chief executive Jennifer Dixon suggests six points to ponder before answering.
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LeaderSouth London’s ‘failure’ leaves the big questions unanswered
Govt has sent a warning shot to struggling trusts.
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CommentJim Easton: let’s get serious about telehealth
It saves lives and money; so what’s holding telehealth back?
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CommentThe challenge ahead: why we must involve patients in their care
The NHS must make shared decision making a reality.
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CommentThe brave new world of managed failure
Increased power means Monitor will have a fight on its hands.
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CommentMichael White: will brave Commons debate help bring mental health into mainstream?
Political columnist Michael White.
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CommentNoel Plumridge: the error of underspending
Doubts are being cast on whether austerity is automatically good.
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Comment'The secrecy of information in the NHS is absurd'
The information strategy is high on aspiration, but short on direction.