Comment archive – Page 343
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Comment'Patient choice should not force commissioners away from competition'
Who will shape the market?
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CommentMichael White: these are dispiriting and dark days in NHS politics
David Cameron is unlikely to placate all Lib Dem competition concerns.
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CommentNoel Plumridge: forget hospitals, competition will thrive in non-acute services
“There are rich commercial pickings in non-acute care.”
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Charles Alessi: human, dodo or cockroach?
The NHS needs space to grow, not boundaries within which it must stay, says Charles Alessi.
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Norman Warner: will a new Beveridge emerge?
What are the “giant” challenges facing Britain today, and will a new Beveridge emerge to tackle them, asks Norman Warner.
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Matthew Taylor: mind the gap
We need to close the social aspiration gap, says Matthew Taylor.
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Mark Britnell: open for business
There is still time for the NHS to regain its status as the best health system in the world, argues Mark Britnell.
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CommentStaffing issues warn of 'catastrophic' potential for South Central trust
University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust is reporting rising tensions over staffing levels, in spite of attempts to manage demand.
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Peter Carter: tomorrow's NHS
The future of the NHS - patient care, sustainable services, preventing illness - depends not on competition, but collaboration and cooperation, argues Peter Carter.
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Frank Field: how changing life chances will change the distribution of income
Frank Field on where Reform needs to focus its marked influence next.
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LeaderFailure to limit expectations is blighting NHS regulation
Did Cynthia Bower fail to control the expectations of her commission?
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Julie Moore: a lot more for a lot less
Embracing innovation and setting long term ambitions have stood University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust in good stead to face the next 10 years, as chief executive Julie Moore explains.
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Simon Stevens: living to be 500, death by asteroid, and the inevitability of NHS reform
Health reformers should paint an inspiring vision of what progress could mean for patients and for health professionals rather than focus on the negatives that have necessitated it, says Simon Stevens.
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Comment'We must look at today's challenges in terms of the NHS legacy'
What will you be remembered for?
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Comment'Failure is necessary to breed success'
In his book Adapt, economist and journalist Tim Harford argues that failure is a necessary stage in success, and that experimentation and risk-taking are more effective than an overarching grand plan. Jennifer Taylor explores how these ideas could be translated to the NHS.
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CommentTaking up the Dorrell challenge? It's the money, stupid
There remains a worry that the government’s efficiency drive is still focused on short term savings that may not ultimately deliver the benefits to patients it claims, writes King’s Fund chief economist John Appleby.
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CommentMedia Watch: constructive Cameron attempts to quash destructive talk
Cameron’s reform summit dominates the media this week.
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CommentMichael White: DH tax revelations dash hopes for private and public harmony
Whitehall should not embrace a dodgy bonus culture.
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CommentSally Gainsbury: peculiar commissioning spend estimates could threaten surpluses
CCG funds may not be all they seems, says Sally Gainsbury.