External contributors – Page 137
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CommentThe NHS shouldn't accept failure to learn from preventable errors
We need to listen to care experience
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CommentWe can be cautiously hopeful about NHS's forward view
Focus must remain on patient centred care
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CommentThe entire NHS can back the forward view's vision
But there are still questions about funding
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CommentNigel Edwards: Patience is a virtue the forward view needs
Organic, locally tailored approaches are needed
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CommentThe forward view is welcome but needs funding and stability
Its success rests in the hands of politicians
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CommentLocal integration needs national backing: Five steps for government
The county is finding that health and social care integration requires central government action
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CommentPolitical pressure is on in this age of entitlement
There’s a frenzied bidding war for a shrinking pot
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CommentOur 'Cinderella service' steps into the limelight
Mental health rises belatedly to the top of the political agenda
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CommentRefocus bowel health to cut unnecessary admissions and spending
Constipation costs £59m a year
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CommentEnd game: Trending for all the wrong reasons
Simon Stevens’ iffy conference gags get Twitter in a twist
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CommentReaders’ letters – 17 October 2014
Let’s elevate the role of healthcare science within the health service
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CommentUse technology on the front line to boost staff morale and patient care
NHS staff need extra support to deliver quality care
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CommentGP leaders are a major force to improve care
Following concern about the departure of GPs from clinical commissioning group accountable officer roles, the Chief Clinical Officer Network carried out a survey of the group. Andy Harris explains the findings
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CommentAccountable care organisations can properly manage commissioning risks
How ACOs help the NHS future
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CommentThe NHS's fight to survive will be won with equality, efficiency and quality
Labour’s NHS vision
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CommentThe MDU's proposal for a negligence cap would be bad for patients
Reform to personal injury law is misguided
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CommentWhat price is a pay rise when we count the cost of Ebola?
Ignoring the strikers could still prove costly
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CommentNew targets could lead to longer waits in mental health
Improve access to psychological therapies could get worse