External contributors – Page 179
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CommentCosmetic surgery is an ethical dilemma
The grey areas between cosmetic surgery and reconstruction
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CommentThe NHS must get serious about mental health
Ignore those who won’t change the service because it’s “too difficult”
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CommentThe NHS is our premier national social asset
The service is bruised but still facing up to many challenges
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CommentThe NHS at 65: not ready to retire
‘The NHS is one of the noblest social institutions any country has ever created’
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CommentThe government double counts its chickens
There are two ways to see the coalition’s social care plan
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CommentMichael White: an end to health tourism?
The government is making hay from plans to charge foreign NHS visitors
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CommentWill publishing surgeon performance improve outcomes?
Public reporting of clinical performance can have unintended consequences
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CommentWe need to take better care of NHS staff
Ways to manage morale and distress in the workforce
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CommentTime for truth and reconciliation in the NHS
A new commission could ensure transparency and justice
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CommentSally Gainsbury: more financial creativity from the DH
Celebrating healthcare’s most imaginative financial minds
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CommentHunt is correct to stick with the CQC
Heads have rolled at the regulator and more will follow
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CommentAct now to tackle the pressure of long term cancer care
The impact of an ageing population on the NHS
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CommentThe government's drug pricing policy is still full of holes
The DH’s ambition isn’t matched by its action
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CommentWhy we should engage young people in the NHS
Working with the local school is having unexpected benefits
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Comment
Readers’ Letters – 21 June 2013
Specialised commissioning has been largely absent from NHS reform debate
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CommentLet's rethink the NHS's public engagement
Feedback exercises alone fail to engage patients meaningfully
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CommentMaintaining the competitive edge when trusts merge
The remedies that can be imposed on a problematic merger
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CommentMore patient rights and provider responsibility
The transparency and accountability drive continues apace
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CommentThe ultimate squeeze of NHS funds
How much, and for how long, can the prices paid to NHS providers be tightened?
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CommentEmergency care is key focus post-Francis
We need to change how we deliver care, says Mark Newbold