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CommentHow far will integrated health and care systems go in preventing disease?
Both STPs and ICSs are the latest attempt in a long list of national policies aimed at providing more integrated care but will they help prevent poor health asks Adam Briggs.
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CommentMental health's capital needs have been completely overlooked by government
Patients with mental health problems deserve a therapeutic environment that aids their recovery and not inadequate infrastructure that exacerbates their condition. Writes Paul Farmer.
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CommentMore support and realistic expectations are key to delivering virtual clinics
Non-face-to-face service models are safe and effective and not just a cost-cutting replacement for traditional models, writes Dr Steve Shaw and Sebastien Baugh
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CommentChristian domination of NHS pastoral care must end
NHS managers should ensure that public services, including pastoral, spiritual, and religious services, are inclusive for all, regardless of a person’s religion or belief, says Andrew Copson
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CommentTake the menopause seriously or face a crisis of clinical experience
Inflexible shift systems, relentless demands and limited training opportunities are causing many middle-aged fermale NHS staff to reconsider their careers by Jacqui McBurnie.
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CommentSpecialised services: transforming delivery for patients
Adam Wright on the future of specialised services and their contribution to the long-term plan
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CommentWhy volunteers are crucial to the success of the long-term plan
A sustainably resourced volunteer service is the first step in achieving the long-term plan – something, the trusts and health boards across the country must take on to help the NHS. By Sam Ward.
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CommentHow Jeremy Hunt should lead the Commons’ health committee
A senior and engaged committee chair who knows the policy area well and has the experience to run a body of MPs has the potential to do much good, and examine a lot of big questions, writes Eliot Wilson
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CommentWhy health inequalities have not changed since 2010
Kieron Boyle suggests the UK is insufficiently clear about how to address health inequalities.
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CommentHow can the NHS become the best employer?
As demand for care surges and recruitment becomes more difficult, the NHS needs to work harder to be a better employer. It may find its future depends on it, writes Ben Franklin
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CommentWhy community-sourced solutions lead to better resident health
Communities are in a strong position to know what they want out of healthcare solutions – knowledge that has the potential to drive successful and scalable user-centred design, writes Dr Matthew Dolman
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CommentWe're trying to break the workforce boom and bust cycle
Workforce planning is still gripped by short-termism — we only think about it when in crisis, writes Chris Thomas.
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CommentUnlocking the potential within the NHS as an anchor institution
We need further action research to identify the practical mechanisms that NHS institutions could adopt here and now to drive forward progressive change, writes Tom Lloyd Goodwin
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CommentGovernment is sharpening its scrutiny of the NHS
Last week’s cabinet reshuffle shows the centre of government will want more control of the NHS and its performance, argues Richard Sloggett.
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CommentOur NHS people matter: progress and challenges on workforce race equality in the NHS
Many NHS trusts are beginning to implement the WRES with an open mind and an honest heart, yet much more work is still needed to shift the dial on workforce race inequality. Writes Habib Naqvi.
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CommentDon’t blame locums for their ‘enforced underperformance’
As a group, GP locums are as heterogeneous as partners in their attitude to money and patient care and are no more likely to be lazy, with any perceived shortcomings often due to poor engagement, says Dr Richard Fieldhouse
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Comment‘System by default’ – how to make a good idea a reality
Implementing the new ‘system by default’ approach to running and organising the NHS must be delivered through incremental change that identifies what is needed and what will work, not through central diktat. Writes Nick Ville.
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CommentInvest in a centrally-managed approach to work placements
Embedding good quality work experience in the NHS is vital to attracting the college students needed to address the workforce crisis, writes Gillian Cairn