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CommentThe NHS is holding the economy back by failing to share its data
Matthew Swindells writes about how unlocking AI’s potential in the NHS can boost productivity, improve patient care, and free clinicians from admin tasks by prioritising simpler, proven technologies like RPA and machine learning
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CommentThe NHS is not empowering charities to help the service
Wes Streeting has highlighted the urgent need for change in NHS maternity care, to address a workforce crisis and significant inequalities. Integrating charities into NHS care pathways could enhance services and provide cost-effective solutions, writes Angela McConville
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CommentThe investment in people that’s needed to make the most of AI
The prime minister plans to unleash AI across the UK, fervent in his belief that it can revolutionise healthcare and other key sectors. So can we sit back and let the robots take charge? Health Economics Unit director Andi Orlowski takes a look at the role left for humans in ...
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CommentThe use of volunteers is no longer just a 'nice to have'
From its pandemic origins, the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders programme has evolved to tackle broader healthcare challenges in the NHS, delivering promising results
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CommentI was an NHS leader for 30 years. Only now do I fully understand dementia care
Dame Ruth Carnall calls for greater collaboration between the NHS, local authorities, and care providers to improve outcomes for frail and dementia patients through better integration, long-term planning, and shared resources
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CommentForming a ‘group’ should not be the ‘default option’ for trusts
With clarity of purpose, forming a “group” with other trusts can benefit providers – but it should not be a default option just because it can be labelled as reform, says Paul Roberts.
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CommentThe NHS has to rewire its decision making
Empowering NHS staff voices through insight pathways can tackle inefficiencies, boost morale, and drive productivity, offering a sustainable solution to the health service’s pressing challenges of reform, resource allocation, and workforce engagement, writes Annie Williamson
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CommentICBs must retain a role in provider oversight
Integrated care systems embrace devolution and collaboration to deliver government reforms, prioritising prevention-focused neighbourhood care and sustainable health outcomes through an updated NHS operating framework, writes Kathy McLean
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CommentThe NHS is drowning in recommendations
Overloaded with duplicative recommendations, the healthcare system must prioritise impactful actions, improve collaboration, and ensure meaningful implementation to enhance patient safety and restore public trust, writes Rosie Benneyworth.
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CommentHow to build an effective integrated neighbourhood team
Nigel Edwards suggests that successful integration of health services hinges on prioritising staff engagement, simplifying processes, and fostering local collaboration, rather than top-down policy initiatives
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CommentICSs need to do more for young children
Rukshana Kapasi and Raj Jain highlight the urgent need for a shift from crisis intervention to early, preventive measures to tackle rising health inequalities and improve children’s long-term wellbeing and development
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CommentLocal communities should lead on setting priorities, not ICBs
Brian Fisher highlights the Coalition for Personalised Care’s work in examining the key conditions that empower communities to set and address their priorities, a tactic which yields numerous benefits
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CommentThe 'three shifts' are already happening
Moving care from hospital to community, implementing digital transformation, and shifting from treatment to prevention are the three shifts being led by NHS trusts to mitigate the challenges in how care is delivered, writes Emily Gibbons
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NewsCity’s five trusts to form £2bn ‘group’
A city’s five acute and specialist trusts have agreed to form a major £2bn hospital “group”.
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HSJ PartnersEmbracing digital transformation in healthcare
As the NHS continues to face significant challenges, including insufficient funding, staff shortages and evolving healthcare needs, digital innovation is poised to transform the healthcare industry in meaningful ways.
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CommentWhy we're building the world's biggest cancer database
Magnus Harrison highlights how Leeds Teaching Hospitals is leveraging data-driven healthcare to predict future health challenges, prevent disease progression, reduce health inequalities, and improve patient outcomes
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NewsTrusts to form single £1.4bn ‘group’
Two trusts that share a chair and a chief executive have announced they will move to a single executive “group” model.
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NewsHospital’s ‘isolated’ maternity services under question
The future of services at an historical specialist hospital is under question, as part of plans set out at a tense board meeting today.
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CommentThe voluntary sector saves the NHS money - don't shut it out
Dame Laura Lee urges the government to integrate voluntary organisations into the NHS 10-year plan, highlighting their proven ability to deliver holistic care, reduce costs, and improve patient outcomes
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CommentChanging the shape of services key to eliminating cervical cancer
NHS leaders, services, and health professionals must listen to women’s experiences to collect better data for meeting the new goal of ending cervical cancer by 2040, writes Rebecca Curtayne, External Affairs manager at Healthwatch England