External contributors – Page 186
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Readers' letters - 14 June 2012
CCGs are the Da Vincis of commissioning; and why public health should open up to the media
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Ali Parsa: on Britain's sporting chance
The success of Unipart is remarkable because it is one of the exceptions to the rule in its sector.
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David Fillingham: on the lean approach
The response I’ve heard many times when talking to NHS staff about applying lean to healthcare is: “We’re not Japanese and we don’t make cars”.
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Michael White: Burns resumes battle with NHS procurement
The private sector is not a magic wand.
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The age of information awaits the NHS and its patients
The benefits of good data cannot be underestimated.
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Noel Plumridge: levelling the provider playing field
HSJ’s financial columnist on ‘sharks’, ‘ugly sisters’ and social enterprise.
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Turning the NHS into a lean, mean, healthcare machine
Manufacturing and healthcare appear to be poles apart but when it comes to reducing waste and improving efficiency, the gap is not as wide as it seems, John Neill tells Andrew Snowball.
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Media Watch: green fingers could help push figures into the red
Health policy in the media this week.
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Readers' letters – 31 May 2012
Information strategy leaves a gap between rhetoric and reality; and a sore point on nurse registration.
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Patient preferences matter: another call for doctors to change
Do clinicians really know what patients want?
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'It is within leaders' power to make things better'
Professor Chris Ham on leadership for engagment.
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Michael White: will information strategy deliver on its promise?
And will it bring healthcare IT into the 21st centrury?
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Wait control: a new system for better waiting list management
Waiting times expert Rob Findlay on better patient tracking lists.
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Commissioning outcomes framework will enable meaningful quality improvement
The framework will help organisations prioritise performance issues.
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'The NHS needs strong leadership at all levels'
Skilled and confident leaders are vital in helping the NHS overcome the challenges it faces, writes Institute of Leadership and Management chief executive Charles Elvin.
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Media Watch: rare agreement on good policy move
The Department of Health sold its NHS information strategy to the national press with the promise of patients being able to book GP appointments online.
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