Comment archive – Page 173
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CommentWaiting times blow out to 22 weeks as elective admissions falter
Waiting times rose again, and the longest waits were hardest hit. Continued, severe and widespread capacity pressures are the likely culprit. By Rob Findlay
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: ‘Coasting’ private sector, Hunt gets ambitious, last minute cancellations
Your essential update on health for the week.
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CommentNHS managers should develop a stronger voice for good management
Speeding up improvements would mean understanding more about good management in the NHS and challenging poor management – less through regulation and more through stronger peer networks, writes Jennifer Dixon
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Expert BriefingNHS Improvement director should stand down
NHS Improvement says it wants to get real on trust sector finances, but its commitment to credible financial planning will continue to be questioned while its regional finance director for London remains in post.
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CommentA single, unified voice for community services
Matthew Winn explains the aims of the newly established Community Network that includes the NHS and not for profit organisations providing community health services
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CommentMaking demand and capacity planning more robust
Paul Stroner gives an update on a programme by NHS England and NHS Improvement that aims to improve demand and capacity modelling in elective care
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CommentWhy the silence on the poor rate of return from NHS consultancy spend?
Andrew Sturdy, Ian Kirkpatrick and Gianluca Veronesi respond to criticism from the industry of their research on the use of management consultants by NHS trusts
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Does the NHS have an unhealthy obsession with activity?
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter delves into the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders and provides unrivalled insight into what they plan to do about them
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CommentCowper’s Cut: How to spend it best: theft, teaching and toxin-taming
Andy Cowper discusses three themes of theft, teaching and toxin-taming that should inform the NHS turnaround strategy
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CommentIncrease the provision of perinatal mental health services to train psychiatrists
We need each generation of perinatal psychiatrists to lead the development of the next and wider teams to be knowledgeable about the issues, risks and care of all women of childbearing potential, writes Dr Liz McDonald
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Escaping the twilight zone
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: New CQC chief, not enough beds and the breast cancer scandal
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Primary care networks – the new show in town needs a second act
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners. This week by HSJ primary care and community services correspondent Rebecca Thomas.
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CommentPatient involvement in health research can be enhanced by regular feedback
Routine review must be provided to patients and public for their engagement in social care research to encourage them to take up more, writes Elspeth Mathie
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LeaderThe nation's love affair with the NHS is endangering its health
Asked recently to reflect on his record as prime minister, Tony Blair chose the failure to tackle inequality as his greatest oversight.
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CommentVolunteering - a game changer in healthcare
If we unlock the full potential of volunteers in the NHS, we could embed a culture where hospitals and communities work more closely together. By Paddy Hanrahan
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CommentChallenges facing the Transforming Care Programme for people with learning disabilities
We must ensure providers, the regulator and commissioners work together and with the people needing the care, to find quality and sustainable provision going forward, writes Ann Mackay
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CommentCowper's Cut: Pretentions towards seriousness
Andy Cowper on what he calls the unutterably depressing saga of the Home Office blocking the visa applications of 100 doctors who have been recruited to come and work in the NHS
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CommentWe are better together and the workforce strategy is proving that
Professor Ian Cumming talks about the upcoming workforce strategy and the implications from this important co-produced piece of work.
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Expert BriefingWeekly Catch Up: Financial breakdown, creaking A&Es and vexing visas
Your essential update on health for the week