Comment archive – Page 120
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CommentResidents deserve more than a blame game
People who live in care homes are more vulnerable to covid-19 which increases the need to support them against any possible future waves of infection, writes Sally Warren.
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CommentSweeping aside patient involvement during pandemic was too easy
To deliver a new normal that serves patients we must grab this opportunity to bake patient involvement into new structures, processes and cultures within the NHS, writes Rachel Power
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: No clear answers in care home blame game
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by integration senior correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight:Tales from the cutting room floor
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentReducing the care deficit in mental health provision
Mental health trusts have achieved a great deal, but they need support now to navigate the next phase of their response to covid-19. By Ella Fuller
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Number’s up for sneaky stats
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentThere was not ‘spare capacity’ during the covid crisis
Claiming there was “spare capacity” in the NHS during this crisis ignores sacrifice, pain, diagnoses missed, and support withdrawn from people in need, says Charlotte Augst.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Cry freedom
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Styling it out
Andy Cowper on the anarchic dismantling of lockdown, improvisational ad hoc-ery of introducing the track and trace system and the shortcomings of Cummings/Johnson government.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Hancock dodges overtime pay decision
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The virtual frontline
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Matt’s stats and apps
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: Matt’s stats and apps, and a blow to Devo Manc
Your essential update on health for the week — this week focused on the coronavirus outbreak.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: What covid's done to capacity
HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing is our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. This week by bureau chief Ben Clover.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Devo dented
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentMeeting the emotional needs of staff using virtual support meetings
Delivering virtual Schwartz Rounds alongside other staff support approaches amidst this covid environment is not only achievable but can be powerful and effective, say authors Paula Dimarco, Dr Sue Brown, Andrew Brown and Dr Melinda Firth.
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CommentThe NHS' rapid response to covid would have been impossible without CCGs
It’s not a choice between commissioning or provision, and the lessons from covid show that it’s about a re-focused set of commissioning activities and a re-focus of provision, writes Julie Wood
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: New leadership ‘cells’ and turbo-charged integration
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Palantir, PPE and privacy
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentAllow GPs to charge for flu vaccinations to boost coverage
Sir Sam Everington on how to save lives and suffering from flu, reduce the pressure on the NHS and at no cost to the NHS