External contributors – Page 196
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CommentThe care measurement evolution
How useful are randomised controlled trials in evaluating new ways of delivering care?
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CommentReaders' letters - 23 August 2012
Delayed discharge is expensive and entirely preventable. Plus, why are ambulances being held up?
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CommentThe new breed must listen to survive
The raft of new NHS organisations must work towards the same goals, says Mike Farrar
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CommentLessons from the world of payments
Policy makers overestimate the power of the tariff system, says Nigel Edwards
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CommentWhat we can learn from Team GB
The opening ceremony of the Olympics was a proud moment for the NHS
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CommentThe long term care conundrum
Demand continues to rise so where does the accountability lie, asks Noel Plumridge
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CommentMedia Watch: post-Olympic silliness reigns
Season sees health coverage slow and shift to the silly
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CommentToo important to get wrong
Preserving relations between HE and the health service amid reform is vital
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CommentUniting voices in epilepsy treatment
Patients and clinicians can lead in standard and availability of neurosurgical options
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Readers' letters - 9 August 2012
A patient-centred service is a distant vision from Danny Boyle’s Olympic celebration
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CommentIn the new NHS, you are what you tweet
Social media is no longer optional but an essential tool, says Joe McCrea
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CommentSocial media for NHS dummies
Be yourself - but never post under the influence. Lisa Rodrigues offers her tips for tweeters
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CommentMichael White: Lansley's pragmatism
Even local Tory MPs prefer a local NHS trust to take over
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CommentPeter Carter: CCGs need nurses’ talents
Nurses are ideally placed to provide a strategic focus on high-quality care
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CommentMedia Watch: Olympic NHS pride dissipates
The admiration following the Olympic opening ceremony has faded rapidly
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CommentSally Gainsbury: designated fallout
CRSs mean a juggling of hot potatoes and the avoidance of avalanches
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CommentThe hard data man’s soft spot
The executive medical director of the NHS Information Centre is an information evangelist but says patients’ stories are as relevant as numbers.
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CommentNeil Churchill: living within our means locally
It’s predicted the NHS will have to learn to live on half its long-term growth rate
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CommentNoel Plumridge: the business of mental health
Delays to the planned mental health tariff will not surprise anyone in the field