Comment archive – Page 63
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Expert BriefingNHS faces ‘gear shift’ in performance management
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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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Messenger delayed but to the point
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentIs integration everyone’s problem but no one’s responsibility?
Matthew Taylor sets out five steps which could help bring together local responsibility for heath and social care.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Merger, he wrote
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingThe Primer: Storm clouds gathering
The Primer provides a rapid guide to the most interesting comment and analysis on the English health and care sector that has not (usually) appeared in HSJ.
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CommentWhy we need to trigger ‘Plan B’ for covid now
The government should now trigger covid “Plan B” ahead of winter, if we are to minimise excess deaths from both covid and non-covid causes, writes public health director Dominic Harrison.
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CommentWe need to make health inequalities everyone’s business
The NHS has to prioritise reducing inequalities in health, but the most important solutions are not always in its gift, write Stephen Bradley and Tom Gardiner
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CommentWhat are the reasons for high intensity A&E use?
To take action means looking out for people who are frequently attending anywhere in the health and care system, not just A&E, and referring them to dedicated services. By Julia Munro
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Messenger shoots, ambulances wait and HEE folds
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: In praise of the greatest generation
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Is time up for the four-hour target?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentExclusive: Sir Trevor Longstay to stand down
System leader’s departure creates career-defining opportunity as ICS teeters on the brink of success, writes Julian Patterson
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CommentThe future of cancer screening
Taking a glimpse into the possible future of cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment in the UK and globally, by Sir Harpal Kumar
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LeaderThe NHS’s ‘greatest generation’
The Americans have a name for those who were born between 1901 and 1927. Those who endured the great depression, fought the Second World War and then forged the economic miracle that enshrined the USA as the world’s leading power.
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Expert BriefingICSs could be forced to pool their budgets with councils
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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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Funding saga proves bad for HEE’s health
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentContinuing healthcare is failing those with dementia
For anyone who is living with dementia, with the condition’s progressive nature and potential to lead to spiralling care costs, NHS continuing healthcare can be a lifeline, writes Dr Hilda Hayo
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Five go chief exec-ing
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: A public airing for a private dispute
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: The uncelebrated staff group the NHS’ future depends on
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent Nick Carding.