Comment archive – Page 306
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CommentMedia Watch: strike coverage is just what the DH ordered
Health policy in the media this week.
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LeaderLeaders can help detoxify the BMA strike
The strike’s real threat is to relationships in the NHS.
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CommentWhy trusts should get behind NHS Hack Days and back 'geeks who love the NHS'
NHS Hack Days demonstrate the value of a modern approach to NHS IT procurement and show the way forwards for competitive trusts, writes Carl Reynolds.
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Comment'Reform could lead a transition to a non-hierarchical NHS'
Charles Alessi on implementing the reforms.
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CommentThe benefits of centralised emergency services are less than clear
Small hospitals face growing threats, says Nigel Edwards.
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CommentTrusts need to face up to the reality of mergers
Deloitte expert Phil Lobb on merger and acquisition solutions.
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CommentMichael White: Behan will be under scrutiny in CQC hot seat
Can David Behan lead the CQC with courage?
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CommentSally Gainsbury: CCG budgets face existential crisis
Those auditors know how to spoil a good party.
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LeaderCan light-touch Lansley really avoid the toughest decisions?
Alastair McLellan interviews the health secretary.
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CommentReaders' letters - 14 June 2012
CCGs are the Da Vincis of commissioning; and why public health should open up to the media
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CommentThe age of information awaits the NHS and its patients
The benefits of good data cannot be underestimated.
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CommentTurning the NHS into a lean, mean, healthcare machine
Manufacturing and healthcare appear to be poles apart but when it comes to reducing waste and improving efficiency, the gap is not as wide as it seems, John Neill tells Andrew Snowball.
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CommentMichael White: Burns resumes battle with NHS procurement
The private sector is not a magic wand.
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CommentNoel Plumridge: levelling the provider playing field
HSJ’s financial columnist on ‘sharks’, ‘ugly sisters’ and social enterprise.
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CommentAli Parsa: on Britain's sporting chance
The success of Unipart is remarkable because it is one of the exceptions to the rule in its sector.
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CommentDavid Fillingham: on the lean approach
The response I’ve heard many times when talking to NHS staff about applying lean to healthcare is: “We’re not Japanese and we don’t make cars”.
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LeaderPublic engagement with service information is key test of choice
HSJ editor Alastair McLellan’s leader.