All articles by Richard Vize – Page 4
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LeaderAndy Burnham’s ideas may be more about his future
Health secretary Andy Burnham has come under fire from two of his predecessors in two weeks.
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LeaderAndy Burnham speech delivers body blow to NHS competition and choice
The government’s commitment to choice and competition is unravelling.
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LeaderFiring squads won’t solve trusts’ problems
The naming of 34 trusts as poor performers will strike fear into the managers in charge.
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LeaderA shot in the arm for GPs as they eye swine flu profits
Why is the government shovelling yet more money to GPs?
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LeaderMcKinsey report was no fiendish plot, just an attempt to grasp the reality
Last week’s revelation by HSJ of the pain the NHS might have to endure to achieve savings in the order of £20bn by 2014 dominated the national media.
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LeaderMcKinsey have plotted a course, NHS managers must lead through it
The report by consultancy McKinsey revealed in this week’s HSJ spells out the pain of cuts and change the NHS needs to endure to find £20bn of savings.
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LeaderToo many NHS staff in sickness and in health
The NHS is doing too little to address the annual loss of 10.3 million working days through sickness.
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LeaderHigh death rates or just more data headaches: it’s no contest
The health service has taken a brave step on the quality road this week with the publication of the names of trusts over the last two years where unusually high death rates triggered alerts with the regulator.
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Burnham's views on centralism
National newspaper articles citing health secretary Andy Burnham and Monitor executive chair Bill Moyes raise intriguing questions about the government’sattitude to foundation trusts.
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LeaderNHS patient safety hotline may just be a solution looking for a problem
Is the government in danger of trying too hard on patient safety?
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LeaderCommunity services: get off your bikes
Community services need to raise their sights if they are to be ready for the funding squeeze.
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LeaderNHS workforce: is your senior manager a psychopath?
Are you a psychopath? Warning signs include being manipulative, bullying your staff, spreading rumours about colleagues, believing rules are for others, feeling the end justifies the means and being turned on by risk.
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Leader
Panicky response to Mid Staffs scandal could erode FT freedoms
The government is threatening the independence of foundation trusts.
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LeaderNo time for complacency with the shape of the system at stake
The disagreement between the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and primary care trusts over guidance on saving money presages a big debate facing the NHS over the balance between central and local power in the recession.
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LeaderDH must act decisively over bully claim
The implosion of relations between the leadership of United Lincolnshire Hospitals and NHS East Midlands is damaging the reputation of the NHS.
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Leader
The tripartite leadership must be debated
This week the Cabinet Office is finally unveiling its report on the progress the Department of Health has made since an excoriating “capability review” two years ago.
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LeaderPatients don't care who provides GP services as long as they work
Why does the public have to endure antiquated GP services?
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BlogsDarzi's resignation
Lord Darzi’s resignation brings to an end a bold experiment in reconnecting the health service with staff and the public.
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Leader
Pay freeze is warmer prospect than thousands of job losses
HSJ’s interviews with a panel of finance directors have begun to flush out where managers are planning to make savings as the financial noose tightens.