Health Service Journal - Leader http://www.hsj.co.uk http://www.hsj.co.uk http://www.hsj.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png Health Service Journal http://www.hsj.co.uk Leader: Francis demands more honesty from the NHS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/leader-francis-demands-more-honesty-from-the-nhs/5058584.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/leader-francis-demands-more-honesty-from-the-nhs/5058584.article Robert Francis wants to shift the NHS’s centre of gravity alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00 GMT Trusts risk unwanted legacy with short-term savings http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/trusts-risk-unwanted-legacy-with-short-term-savings/5058355.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/trusts-risk-unwanted-legacy-with-short-term-savings/5058355.article There is little evidence of mergers working alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Thu, 9 May 2013 00:02 GMT Torbay presents a test for the new system http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/torbay-presents-a-test-for-the-new-system/5058353.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/torbay-presents-a-test-for-the-new-system/5058353.article Monitor needs to indicate its position over tendering challenge alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Wed, 8 May 2013 09:56 GMT We need a stronger prescription for medical leadership http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/we-need-a-stronger-prescription-for-medical-leadership/5058130.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/we-need-a-stronger-prescription-for-medical-leadership/5058130.article Encourage doctors to take on the role alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:00 GMT The warning signs in NHS emergency care http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/the-warning-signs-in-nhs-emergency-care/5057848.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/the-warning-signs-in-nhs-emergency-care/5057848.article Long waits are down, but pressure is building elsewhere alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:17 GMT Can the NHS still deliver major service change? http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/can-the-nhs-still-deliver-major-service-change/5057519.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/can-the-nhs-still-deliver-major-service-change/5057519.article A new review raises questions over reconfiguration alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:16 GMT Trust Development Authority to punch above its weight http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/trust-development-authority-to-punch-above-its-weight/5057241.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/trust-development-authority-to-punch-above-its-weight/5057241.article New body to wrestle with future of non-FTs alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00 GMT Pressure crushes NHS’s flowering talent http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/pressure-crushes-nhss-flowering-talent/5056752.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/pressure-crushes-nhss-flowering-talent/5056752.article The NHS faces a major loss of ‘corporate knowledge’ alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:05 GMT GPs dodge the spotlight of scrutiny as hospitals face full glare http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/gps-dodge-the-spotlight-of-scrutiny-as-hospitals-face-full-glare/5056726.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/gps-dodge-the-spotlight-of-scrutiny-as-hospitals-face-full-glare/5056726.article The government brings back old ideas alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:20 GMT Who guards the NHS’s reputation now? http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/who-guards-the-nhss-reputation-now/5056355.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/who-guards-the-nhss-reputation-now/5056355.article David Nicholson’s letter to directors prompts two questions alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00 GMT MPs’ push for flexibility should end underspending http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/mps-push-for-flexibility-should-end-underspending/5056341.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/mps-push-for-flexibility-should-end-underspending/5056341.article There is mismatch between how FTs and the DH manage spending alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:31 GMT Judging the real risks to the NHS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/judging-the-real-risks-to-the-nhs/5056082.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/judging-the-real-risks-to-the-nhs/5056082.article In the last decade the NHS has been in a permanent state of “crisis” alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:37 GMT Understanding savings is as key as making them http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/understanding-savings-is-as-key-as-making-them/5055834.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/understanding-savings-is-as-key-as-making-them/5055834.article Trusts need a better idea of how savings will be made alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Thu, 7 Mar 2013 00:02 GMT Mortality ratios must not be misused http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/mortality-ratios-must-not-be-misused/5055832.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/mortality-ratios-must-not-be-misused/5055832.article This data is not the last word on hospital performance alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Wed, 6 Mar 2013 13:00 GMT Rewards for CCG leads must be credible http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/rewards-for-ccg-leads-must-be-credible/5055493.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/rewards-for-ccg-leads-must-be-credible/5055493.article Failing to address the issue of GPs’ pay is not an option alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:01 GMT Abandon pious certainties and ask what Francis means for you http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/abandon-pious-certainties-and-ask-what-francis-means-for-you/5055487.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/abandon-pious-certainties-and-ask-what-francis-means-for-you/5055487.article How NHS organisations react is what matters alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:39 GMT Gagging staff is wrong, but the debate needs perspective http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/gagging-staff-is-wrong-but-the-debate-needs-perspective/5055135.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/gagging-staff-is-wrong-but-the-debate-needs-perspective/5055135.article Worries about whistleblowing and bullying are not new alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:13 GMT Too long, too late but Francis can still make the NHS better http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/too-long-too-late-but-francis-can-still-make-the-nhs-better/5054913.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/too-long-too-late-but-francis-can-still-make-the-nhs-better/5054913.article Francis must cut through the murk of his verbose report alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:40 GMT Francis report: sensible, verbose, impractical http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/francis-report-sensible-verbose-impractical/5054691.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/francis-report-sensible-verbose-impractical/5054691.article The government response will need much consideration alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Thu, 7 Feb 2013 09:54 GMT Counting the cost of inefficient doctors http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/counting-the-cost-of-inefficient-doctors/5054597.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/counting-the-cost-of-inefficient-doctors/5054597.article South London provides a warning for trusts on workforce productivity alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Wed, 6 Feb 2013 09:44 GMT CCGs confident but still deliver a kick to the regions http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/ccgs-confident-but-still-deliver-a-kick-to-the-regions/5054519.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/ccgs-confident-but-still-deliver-a-kick-to-the-regions/5054519.article Confident CCGs deride their relationships with regional teams alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Mon, 4 Feb 2013 16:30 GMT CCGs' financial fears resurface http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/ccgs-financial-fears-resurface/5054293.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/ccgs-financial-fears-resurface/5054293.article Leaders’ “worst dream” of recurring deficits is far from over. alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:01 GMT Burnham’s radicalism resets care debate http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/burnhams-radicalism-resets-care-debate/5053937.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/burnhams-radicalism-resets-care-debate/5053937.article Burnham proposes a system with more local democratic control alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00 GMT Nicholson seeks "legitimacy" amidst a storm of protest http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/nicholson-seeks-legitimacy-amidst-a-storm-of-protest/5053655.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/nicholson-seeks-legitimacy-amidst-a-storm-of-protest/5053655.article Sir David wants to communicate more directly with the public alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:07 GMT A perfect storm of NHS scrutiny http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/a-perfect-storm-of-nhs-scrutiny/5053427.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/a-perfect-storm-of-nhs-scrutiny/5053427.article The quality of care in hospitals will come under fierce scrutiny after the Francis report is published alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00 GMT Why policing and school reform are inspiring Jeremy Hunt http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/why-policing-and-school-reform-are-inspiring-jeremy-hunt/5052846.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/why-policing-and-school-reform-are-inspiring-jeremy-hunt/5052846.article Hunt approaches his brief very differently from Lansley alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:34 GMT CSUs are heading for centre-stage http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/csus-are-heading-for-centre-stage/5052584.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/csus-are-heading-for-centre-stage/5052584.article The vision for commissioning support units is expanding under Bob Ricketts alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Wed, 5 Dec 2012 10:54 GMT The 17 most influential health leaders on Twitter http://www.hsj.co.uk/leadership/hsj-100/the-17-most-influential-health-leaders-on-twitter/5052590.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/leadership/hsj-100/the-17-most-influential-health-leaders-on-twitter/5052590.article This evening we publish the annual HSJ100 alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Wed, 5 Dec 2012 10:30 GMT The strategy that dare not speak its name gets a new champion http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/the-strategy-that-dare-not-speak-its-name-gets-a-new-champion/5052369.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/the-strategy-that-dare-not-speak-its-name-gets-a-new-champion/5052369.article Jeremy Hunt puts IT back on the agenda alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:30 GMT Ofsted’s education in crisis management http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/ofsteds-education-in-crisis-management/5052371.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/opinion/leader/ofsteds-education-in-crisis-management/5052371.article Is Jeremy Hunt envious of education secretary Michael Gove? alastair.mclellan@emap.com (Alastair McLellan) Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:30 GMT