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CommentWhat's Trump got to do with our healthcare system? Plenty
Brexit and the US election result remind us that rising demand and falling revenues can’t continue - and that we must all face up to responsibility
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CommentEnglish waits top 19 weeks – and all surgical specialties are now in breach
Elective waits passed the 19 week mark, all surgical specialties are now breaching, and only 69 per cent of local specialties are within target. As the waiting list grows this is only going to get worse.
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CommentAnalysis: The NHS's financial plan is dead in the water
HSJ’s latest analysis of trusts’ financial performance shows any chance of hitting the target agreed with the Treasury is disappearing quickly, writes Lawrence Dunhill
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CommentTime for a radical rethink on how regulators can improve patient safety
The time may be right for a radical rethink of how professional regulation can contribute better to patient safety, writes Sir Robert Francis
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CommentNever events are just the tip of the iceberg
Being overly concerned with “never events” risks us missing wider, more important patient safety lessons, says Michael Devlin
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CommentAnalysis: Commissioners have questions to answer over failed contract
The “phased withdrawal” of Coperforma from providing Sussex’s patient transport service has been greeted with a sigh of relief from unions and many patients. But it leaves many questions unanswered.
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CommentThe cutting edge - and why the NHS is falling behind it
Patients in the UK will miss out on new life saving drugs without a sustainable long term financial settlement for the NHS
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CommentLocal democracy should be a counterweight to NHS grip
The NHS has always had an uneasy relationship with local democracy. Caught between the competing demands of the system’s centre and their communities, STP leaders need to learn how to work with their locally elected representatives to maintain the equilibrium, writes Michael Wood
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CommentE-learning is the next digital step for patients and pupils alike
An educational portal that is cost-effective, accessible and focuses on stand-alone learning modules is what BMJ Learning aims to perfect for its users
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CommentThe truth behind NHS Digital's take on the 'weekend effect'
NHS Digital’s statistics relating to the seven-day services experiment are seriously misleading, say Rachel Meacock and Matt Sutton
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CommentYellow hats are not just for builders
Using Improvement Labs aim to develop staff support systems so they can consistently deliver compassionate care for patients will go a long way
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CommentSTPs must stay the right side of the law
It is crucial to design sustainability and transformation plans well if their good work is not to be derailed by legal challenges
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CommentThe mutual benefit of clinical fellows to arm's lengths bodies
The benefits of leadership fellows to trainees and their host organisations are many, as Nick Aresti, Sir Mike Richards, David Behan and Rishi Duggal explain
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CommentHow new cancer service designs can help patients and save money
How we can achieve high throughput specialist multidisciplinary surgery – and ensure the new cancer strategy aligns itself to all specialist types of the disease
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CommentRace equality in the NHS: a balance sheet
Black History Month seems a good time to reflect on what has been achieved since the introduction of the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard.
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CommentFear of public engagement is holding the NHS back
With the first of the 44 local sustainability and transformation plans set to be published this week, Jane Mordue, interim chair of Healthwatch England, looks at the importance of involving patients and the public in the big decisions ahead
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CommentWhy care home nurses are due so much more respect
Their skills will become ever more important, so let’s give them the support and recognition they deserve
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CommentDo you suffer from 'business illusion'?
A new tool can help chief executives and business intelligence teams to see through the data fog
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CommentExploring new ways of co-creating in healthcare
The Design Together, Live Better project unlocked brilliant ideas to create devices for those with challenging health conditions
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CommentComment: Many STP areas are yet to find a joint understanding
The views of clinical commissioning group leaders suggest that many areas have not yet reached a shared system understanding, writes John Rooke.