Comment archive – Page 165
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CommentBreak the vicious cycle of poor mental health crisis care
Paul Farmer urges action on the recommendations of the year-long review of the Mental Health Act and the provisions of the long-term plan to improve the mental health of the nation
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: New leadership styles, four-hour benchmark and bye bye PFI
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Much ado about nothing
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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CommentJanuary’s efforts slow the deterioration in elective waits
In spite of record pressures on A&E waiting times, the English NHS managed to have a fairly normal January for elective care.
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CommentVolunteers must have a clearly defined role
Staff and patients must be clear on the benefits that volunteers can bring to the future of our health system, writes Sam Ward
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The growing pensions crisis
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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CommentGiving the people what they don't want
Peter West recounts his impressions of attending his local clinical commissioning group’s governing body meeting as a member of the public
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: The four-hour target is on life support – but not dead yet
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The blind spot
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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CommentHow staff and patients use workarounds to keep the NHS on track
Dr Beth Fylan on how “props and bridges” used by staff and patients promote the NHS’s safe functioning – despite the pressure borne from busy ward environments, multiple discharges and complicated medicines
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: New knight for disjointed STP
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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CommentThe NHS must prepare for the global workforce war
As a worldwide healthcare workforce crisis gathers pace, the NHS can play a major role in boosting productivity in the UK in view of Brexit, says Mark Britnell
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Towards balance, financial and otherwise
Trying to get the balance right between pessimism about the real problems and due optimism about the achievements of parts of the health service matters, says Andy Cowper
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: NMC chief sets out agenda, big deficit woes and asset lives clarified
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Simon Stevens’ new incentives
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Selling patient data
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Stevens’ liability
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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CommentCowper's Cut: Why Ian Dalton and Matthew Swindells really got the bullet
Andy Cowper discusses the recent appointment of Simon Stevens as the chief of both NHS Improvement and England
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CommentNHS and local government should work closely for cancer prevention
Matthew Day, Andy Fox, Cate Edwynn and David Baldwin suggest cancer services can be a unifying opportunity that can end the debate over who will fund and commission preventive health services
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: Devo damage, assembly appointments and IT issues
Your essential update on health for the week.