External contributors – Page 110
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CommentMind over matter is the key to improving health
An effective psychological tool for mindset change would go further to counter the burden of disease than current government thinking, writes Hemant Patel
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CommentIt's the workforce, stupid: or what's really going on with the deficit
The Health Foundation’s Anita Charlesworth on the real issues behind the shortfall in provider funds
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CommentPrints and the revolution
Don’t roll your eyes at the mention of 3D printing - its potential for good in the NHS is huge
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CommentLook in the staff survey mirror and ask: am I the bully?
The positivity so evident in the NHS and its staff should be celebrated - and the stain of bullying eradicated, writes Rob Webster
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CommentPeople power is the key to saving the planet
Top-down leadership plus harnessed emotional intelligence can create great change on sustainability
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CommentThose in early 60s defer treatment until retirement
People in their early 60s defer seeking treatment until they have retired, a big data investigation into hospital visits reveals. By Christelle Gendrin and Chris Morris
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CommentHow creating high value can lead to low cost
It’s wrong to think we must choose between good enough quality at lower cost and ever-higher quality outcomes
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CommentNiti Pall: Reducing costs by innovating
Innovating with people, process and technology is the way to reduce costs in the NHS
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CommentWe must nurture all the apples on the NHS tree
Part of the intention of HSJ and Serco’s new inquiry is to ensure the savings drive does not undercut the non-clinical workforce’s endeavours.
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CommentNow quality improvement can finally have its day
A new King’s Fund paper offers thoughts on how to formulate a long overdue strategy for quality improvement
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CommentThe compelling reasons why leadership should not be optional
Rebecca Bridger on why we have not got better at incorporating leadership into medical careers
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CommentYour Humble Servant: Health Act 2012 – A tearful adieu
It subsequently entered the end of life care pathway with a “do not resuscitate” notice’
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CommentEnd Game: Hands up who’s been naughty
Get your facts right on hand hygeine – and weighty issues delay a meeting
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CommentOne day mental health stigma will be a distant memory
A new campaign is exploring what gets in the way of delivering compassionate mental healthcare
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CommentThrowing the kitchen sink at the NHS deficit: will it work?
The unprecedented steps to address the NHS deficit might still not be enough
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CommentWe must look afresh at cosmetic interventions
Reconciling the difference between wants and needs is key to delivering cosmetic interventions fairly
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CommentCameron is not stupid or cynical but his experience fails him on the NHS
David Cameron suffers from a gap in imagination which fails his vision for the NHS
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CommentIs coaching a helpful intervention for ‘triumvirate’ teams in the NHS?
Coaching could possibly provide a short, useful intervention to better enable medical, nursing and operational executives to quickly get to grips with their own team dynamic. Darren Leech writes
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CommentChallenges and benefits in the 2016-17 OPPROC proposals
The nuances of the outpatient procedure coding changes in the 2016-17 NHS national tariffs