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CommentMarch sees worst ever breach of England's 18-weeks target
March was another bad month for England’s 18 week waiting times. It was the worst performance since the “incomplete pathways” target was introduced in 2012, powered by the largest waiting list since January 2008.
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CommentLet's focus on care and quality rather than numbers
Better outcomes, teamwork and efficiency cannot be measured but are vital
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CommentComment: Systemic bullying has to stop
Positive organisational cultures need supportive leaders
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CommentManchester’s devo deal is a huge opportunity for clinician-led change
Manchester can put clinicians at the centre of better care
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CommentThe emerging new era of general practice
How the evolution of general practice is being driven by advancements in technology
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CommentMore data on activity is needed to tackle the general practice crisis
NHS England must urgently consider how it can generate ongoing information on primary care workload
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CommentVanguards are already improving people's lives
Health of care home residents has improved with advancements in new care model vanguards
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CommentThe 'weekend effect' is about admissions as much as mortality rates
Understanding the infamous hospital ‘weekend effect’ can be achieved by looking not at weekends but weekdays
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CommentNHS channel management strategy needs some resuscitation
Gordon Miles on how some of the urgent care plans proposed by NHS agencies have been tried elsewhere and failed
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CommentHealthcare innovation demands understanding, not imitation
We must embrace innovation, not run from it, if the £22bn funding black hole is to be tackled head on
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CommentAnalysis: NHS Improvement can make RTT picture clearer, not prettier
News of NHS Improvement’s waiting times validation project comes at an interesting point for those affected by referral to treatment data.
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CommentThe NHS is an organisation with amnesia
Despite major reports calling for an overhaul of safety, barriers to effective NHS investigations still exist
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CommentYour future workforce is your local workforce
The focus of skills provision is changing – NHS organisations should act now to see how this affects the supply of staff
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CommentSomething wicked this way comes: the main barrier to transformation
Radical policy shifts are needed to deal with some hefty obstacles standing in the way of major change
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CommentPrevention is the only cure for the NHS
The population’s inactivity problem is being addressed by some decisive action from NHS England and CCGs
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CommentSTPs will establish system leadership and place based commissioning
STP changes not just mere reshuffle
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CommentAn altogether different Simon Stevens
Simon Stevens has transformed from an enabler to a commander
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CommentWhat makes a top CIO?
Do we have what it takes to hold on to the NHS’s valuable chief information officers?
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CommentWhy every NHS director should be very interested in reference costs
Reference costs can be a catalyst to greater NHS efficiency but we must invest in them now, writes James Wilson