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CommentMichael White: will brave Commons debate help bring mental health into mainstream?
Political columnist Michael White.
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CommentNoel Plumridge: the error of underspending
Doubts are being cast on whether austerity is automatically good.
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CommentThe brave new world of managed failure
Increased power means Monitor will have a fight on its hands.
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Comment'The secrecy of information in the NHS is absurd'
The information strategy is high on aspiration, but short on direction.
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CommentMedia Watch: strike coverage is just what the DH ordered
Health policy in the media this week.
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CommentWhy trusts should get behind NHS Hack Days and back 'geeks who love the NHS'
NHS Hack Days demonstrate the value of a modern approach to NHS IT procurement and show the way forwards for competitive trusts, writes Carl Reynolds.
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CommentTrusts need to face up to the reality of mergers
Deloitte expert Phil Lobb on merger and acquisition solutions.
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Comment'Reform could lead a transition to a non-hierarchical NHS'
Charles Alessi on implementing the reforms.
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CommentThe benefits of centralised emergency services are less than clear
Small hospitals face growing threats, says Nigel Edwards.
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CommentMichael White: Behan will be under scrutiny in CQC hot seat
Can David Behan lead the CQC with courage?
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CommentSally Gainsbury: CCG budgets face existential crisis
Those auditors know how to spoil a good party.
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CommentReaders' 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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CommentAli 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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CommentDavid 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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CommentMichael White: Burns resumes battle with NHS procurement
The private sector is not a magic wand.
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CommentThe age of information awaits the NHS and its patients
The benefits of good data cannot be underestimated.
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CommentNoel Plumridge: levelling the provider playing field
HSJ’s financial columnist on ‘sharks’, ‘ugly sisters’ and social enterprise.
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CommentTurning 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.