Comment archive – Page 78
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CommentReport reveals game-changing nature of thrombectomy
The NHS Mandate 2022-23 includes acute thrombectomy treatment as a key priority for improvement, but the NHS is currently over 70 per cent away from its original long-term plan target. Juliet Bouverie says that, with thrombectomy’s potential to significantly reduce disability and save the health and care system £73m each ...
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Shouldn’t need an improvement programme
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: What’s gone wrong at the NHS AI lab?
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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CommentRegulators not yet walking the talk of a new approach to inspection
Mariya Stamenova emphasises the importance of implementing regulations to ensure systematic and efficient functioning within the NHS Framework
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Fight, or walk
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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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Why the NHS will struggle to hit 78-week target
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 BriefingMental Health Matters: ‘Extremely worrying’ trend on ‘do not resuscitate’ orders
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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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Why the North West waits
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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LeaderThe NHS is not living with covid, it’s dying from it
Some of the covid control measures taken in the past two years need to return, argue Dr Kamran Abbasi, editor of the British Medical Journal, and HSJ editor Alastair McLellan.
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CommentWhat every new health secretary needs to know
The first few weeks in any new job can be daunting. Follow these simple steps and you’ll have nothing to worry about, writes Julian Patterson
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Council/NHS rows flare
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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CommentElective volumes rise as covid measures ease
Elective admissions rose sharply following the relaxation of covid measures, but it was not enough to stop the waiting list from growing.
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CommentGovernment must fully fund the imminent pay award for NHS staff
Miriam Deakin emphasises the need for the government to fund the imminent pay award for NHS staff so that trusts can continue to deliver quality care and tackle workforce shortages
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The best and worst cancer waits by ICB
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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CommentThe NHS must move 'beyond pills'
The College of Medicine’s Beyond Pills campaign highlights the importance of social prescribing that can lead to better outcomes, fewer side effects, improved mental, physical and social health, and major savings to the NHS, write Dr Michael Dixon and Professor Sir Sam Everington
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CommentCommunity participation is core to resolving pressures on the NHS
The demand pressures facing the NHS are so immense that it is imperative to support the wellbeing in communities and better prevent acute escalation, writes Jessica Studdert
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CommentHow the largest ICS will tackle inequality
A new framework for addressing inequalities, from one of the largest integrated care systems, aims to shape an integrated future to improve health for the most disadvantaged communities, say Niall Bolger and Carolyn Regan.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: Trust’s ‘unique’ private model boosts elective recovery
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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CommentThe case for surgical hubs
Royal College of Surgeons of England president Professor Neil Mortensen sets out the case for surgical hubs, and calls on NHS England to draw up formal definitions for these units so a robust formal evaluation can be carried out into their worth.