All NHS long-term plan articles – Page 9
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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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Expert BriefingIs ‘the best place to work’ a pipe dream?
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsExclusive: Leak reveals government fears over 50,000 nurses plan
Senior government officials are challenging NHS England’s plans for boosting retention to deliver the prime minister’s target of 50,000 more nurses, a leaked email reveals.
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HSJ InteractiveDouble or nothing? Meeting the digital transformation challenge
Digital maturity is a 10-year journey with huge upside potential and, while we all need to play a role in making it happen, persistence and patience will be key, says Dr Jonathan Bloor
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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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Expert BriefingPaying a dowry
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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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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NewsThree more CCGs vote to merge next year
GPs have voted to merge three West Midlands clinical commissioning groups, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Mandatory manager regulation set to be rejected
Policymakers look set to reject recommendations to introduce a compulsory register for senior NHS managers, instead favouring a voluntary register.
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CommentCommunity health staff deserve their promised pay rise
Local authorities must receive significant increases in the public health grant so that community health providers can pay their staff adequately says Andrew Ridley
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CommentToday’s GPs don’t want their mouths stuffed with gold
Rather than doubling down on the partnership model with the government’s new ‘golden handshake’ to encourage GPs to become partners, the model should instead be phased out, writes Harry Quilter-Pinner
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Expert BriefingNot everyone wants to be a doctor
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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CommentThe internal market is ending - what next?
Leo Ewbank outlines the findings of a recent research into the future of commissioning and new approaches to local planning
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Expert BriefingTwo big turning points for emergency care
HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing is our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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Expert BriefingMore money, less ambition
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsPlans to set minimum level of tech spending for trusts
NHSX is exploring setting a minimum level of technology spending for trusts, regulators revealed today.
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CommentTaking a ‘whole systems’ approach to improving patient safety
David Hare on why the Health Service Safety Investigations Bill’s remit needs to extend to include privately funded care
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CommentIntegrated care systems must not be smothered by too many objectives
We need to not only maximise the benefit of existing structures but also redraw other relationships to enable a more decisive move away from the “top down” approaches of the past to allow ICSs to operate to their full potential. By Nick Ville