All Nigel Edwards articles – Page 2
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: STPs' touching optimism
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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CommentWorrying signs that STPs' reach could well exceed their grasp
Projected forward trends of NHS activity and demand offer a sobering perspective on the likelihood of sustainability and transformation partnerships achieving their goals, writes Nigel Edwards
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CommentWhy Scotland is front of the 'Q'
It may have just as alarming a financial situation as England, but Scotland is superior when it comes to quality improvement, writes Mark Dayan from the Nuffield Trust
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CommentWhat's holding clinicians back from leadership roles?
The Nuffield Trust’s new survey shows that much is still to be done to encourage clinicians to pursue strategic positions
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NewsSTPs will struggle without 'democratic' involvement, says council chief
Councils’ involvement in drawing up sustainability and transformation plans has varied “significantly” across the country, Local Government Association chief executive Mark Lloyd has said.
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: Catching penguins - preparing for life after the vanguard
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View. By integration reporter David Williams.
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NewsWhat does Brexit mean for NHS funding?
The vote for Brexit and the economic and political turbulence that attends it have ushered in a period of huge risk and uncertainty for NHS finances, HSJ has been told.
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NewsNHS breaches main waiting target for first time since 2011
The NHS in England has officially breached the main waiting times target for elective treatment.
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NewsCarter savings ‘won’t be enough’, experts warn
The Carter report has illustrated how difficult it will be to extract further savings from the hospital sector, think tanks have warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeEasy does it: why slow but sure is the key to redesigning patient pathways
Redesigning patient pathways is a process that must be handled with care but the results are worth the trouble
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NewsTreasury may redefine NHS ringfence, think tanks warn
The Treasury may redefine the ringfence on NHS spending to apply only to NHS England’s commissioning budgets – leaving billions spent on public health, training and research unprotected in the coming spending review, health think tanks have warned.
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NewsExperts question financial implications of seven day working
Leading health thinktanks have questioned where the money for seven day working will come from, following the health secretary’s ultimatum to doctors on the issue this morning.
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NewsExclusive: CCGs need to ‘radically evolve to have a future’
Clinical commissioning groups would need to ‘radically evolve’ to be sustainable once new care models are developed, according to a report commissioned by the Nuffield Trust.
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NewsCQC’s new efficiency role could ‘taint’ quality focus
There is a risk the Care Quality Commission’s new responsibility for rating hospitals’ efficiency could ‘taint’ its focus on quality, senior health policy experts have said.
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NewsUrgent care system 'near breaking point', think tank claims
Four hour target ‘distorts’ behaviour in hospitals, Nuffield Trust says
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Exclusive: Rise in consultations greater for non-GPs, analysis finds
Activity in general practice has risen in the last three complete financial years, but most of this has been for medical professionals other than GPs, research by a leading health think thank suggests.
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NewsExclusive: Better care fund investment returns 'wildly unrealistic', analysis finds
One in 10 better care fund plans are predicting a first year return on investment of more than 20 per cent, HSJ analysis has revealed, prompting new suggestions that the financial planning of the fund is ‘wildly unrealistic’.
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SupplementsRoundtable: The invisible services
Our panel had some forthright suggestions on how to deliver a bigger role for community services
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CommentNigel Edwards: Patience is a virtue the forward view needs
Organic, locally tailored approaches are needed