Comment archive – Page 39
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Clear signs of extreme pressure
Following Jeremy Hunt’s appointment as chancellor, HSJ is now hosting the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch trustee James Titcombe.
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CommentThe return of PbR threatens innovation
NHS management cannot just be about managing during ‘normal times’. It must be adaptive and capable of meeting future challenges, writes Louella Vaughan
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CommentElective backlog grows to over 7.2 million
The October data was heavily affected by missing data, but the waiting list and waiting times continue to grow
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Expert BriefingThe battle over international recruitment
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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CommentGovernment's hospital fabrication plan relaunched
In the latest (and only) development in the new hospitals saga, the government is blaming circumstances beyond its control for a small change of plan, writes Julian Patterson
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CommentWhy cardiovascular disease must be a priority for NHS leaders
With CVD accounting for one-fifth of the life expectancy gap between most and least deprived communities. Veena Raleigh highlights the importance of why the NHS should prioritise cardiovascular disease.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: The unsexy topic on Barclay’s radar (you’ve been warned)
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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CommentICSs hold the key to improving dementia diagnosis
The search for life-changing dementia treatments is beginning to yield tangible results. So, it’s imperative that integrated care systems support GPs to diagnose people at the earlier stages of dementia, writes Isolde Radford
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CommentCan integrated care systems survive their birth?
Nicholas Timmins draws conclusions from the recent interviews held by King’s Fund, highlighting concerns of leading ICS chairs as well as their optimism on the progress that can be made
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: ‘Am I in prison?’
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by correspondent Emily Townsend — contact me in confidence.
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CommentThe NHS's 'heartbreaking' failure to innovate
Lord Bethell and Lord Victor Adebowale wave a red flag over the slow implementation and adoption of medical innovation, urging the NHS to hasten its steps towards digitalisation
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Hospitals face intervention on ambulance handovers
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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CommentThe pointless leader
Beverly ‘Bev’ Heaver is NHS Blithering’s head transformationalist and director of the New Perspectives Unit. Here she sets out her vision of perpetual change. As channeled by Julian Patterson
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CommentEmbracing volunteering is not a risk for the NHS
Volunteers from community organisations supported vulnerable people isolating in their homes, says Mark Lever
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: What’s the future of ICSs?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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CommentWhy the NHS’s ‘menopause passport’ is important
NHS England CEO Amanda Pritchard’s announcement of national guidance encouraging NHS employers to offer flexible working and other support to women is welcome. It builds on work already under way in a number of NHS trusts including our own to break the stigma and offer practical support.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Surviving winter
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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CommentPeople harmed by the NHS are still being left to fend for themselves
A recently published report highlights the shortcomings in care provided by the NHS. Peter Walsh, Joanne Hughes and James Titcombe emphasise how millions could be saved if people were empowered early on to have their needs met without the need to turn to litigation
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Expert BriefingThe Download: The long road to primary care digitisation
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Written by senior correspondent Nick Carding. Contact me in confidence here.
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CommentHow trusts are supporting disabled and neurodivergent staff
It is Disability History Month and the perfect time for Oliver Potter to highlight some of the work being done to improve the experience of disabled and neurodivergent staff across the health service.