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Abuse and negelect: what 2011 will be remembered for
The year started badly with ombudsman Ann Abraham’s damning report into elderly person’s care; then the Winterbourne View abuse case made things a lot worse. 2011 never really recovered as the image of neglect in the NHS sharpened. Will 2012 be any better?
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What will 2012 have in store for mental health?
Sean Duggan looks at the opportunities and challenges ahead for mental health.
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Will 2012 be the year of the accountable care organization?
Setting aside the controversy over reform, the hot topic for 2012 will be integrated care. In the US, accountable care organizations could help drive integration - as long as they are given time to demonstrate their value.
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Locating the right evidence for merger decisions
Candace Imison asks whether potentially merging trusts’ evidence will meet the Competition and Cooperation panel’s exacting review standards, and what the challenge means for the 20 currently unviable trusts in the FT status pipeline.
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Disarray on waiting times targets
By keeping the old, distorting waiting times targets in the new NHS Contract, the government has undermined its stated intention to tackle excessive waits.
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New English waiting list data: view the interactive maps
Where are the longest waits? What are waiting times like in your local NHS? How difficult is the new waiting time target? Here are some maps to help you find the answers.
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'Safe and secure housing is critical to the wellbeing of mental health patients'
Housing needs for patients with mental health need to be properly addressed in order to improve mental health services and individuals’ health.
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Latest waiting time stats: one year waits halved in October
One-year waiters halved in October; a spectacular success for the NHS. Otherwise, it’s steady as she goes as we head into winter.
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Learning from a model medical leader
The swift changing of the seasons in Boston accompanied an equally swift change in administrator for the Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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New target, new perversity
The new RTT waiting times target is very welcome, but it brings new dangers of its own: distortion of clinical priorities, and hidden waiting lists.
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Pointing the finger
Pointing the finger of blame at one individual is often convenient for a lot or people, but
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Just do it! (Subject to rules and regulations)
I’m only a couple of months into my year in the USA, but I’ve quickly picked up how things are done here.
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Is community care, as we know it, dead?
Reports of the death of community care have not been exaggerated.
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When is whistleblowing not whistleblowing?
I was recently surprised to hear an NHS board member described as a whistleblower, given their position and power.
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The strikes don't mean staff don't like doing their job
Generally across the public sector, staff remain committed to providing a high standard of service to the client or end user. Keeping morale high should be a line manager’s priority in a time of organisational cuts and structure changes.
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How hard is the new 18 week target?
The new 18 week target can be achieved. In a few places it is going to be difficult. But most of the NHS could achieve it by improving patient scheduling alone.
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Pensions propaganda?
The government says many public sector workers will be better off under the changes to the pension scheme. How does this apply to the average NHS employee?
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The pressing case for linking physical and mental health
The link between physical and mental health is one all too often missed. But the example set by an acute hospital in Birmingham that has invested in high quality liaison psychiatry shows that integrating physical and mental health services has efficiency and financial benefits waiting to be discovered.
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When customer care alone is not enough
Apparantly the saviour of public sector finances is better customer care. Is that really enough? Please hold while I connect you to an advisor.
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If the NHS is doing well, why is it changing?
A recent Commonwealth Fund survey saw respondents praise the NHS. So are the reforms aimed at addressing the right problems?