Comment archive – Page 174
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Fix the NHS London embarrassment urgently
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners. By senior bureau chief Dave West.
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CommentHealth check of the NHS's 10 year performance
Ben Richardson and Sutha Satkunarajah note that a review of the healthcare system in England has found that though certain quality outcomes have improved over the last 10 years, timely access to services has become tougher
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CommentTed Baker: We need an honest view about the quality of services
That many NHS trusts are improving quality despite significant challenges is reason for optimism - but doesn’t invalidate the argument for more resources, writes Ted Baker.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Joint ventures to link acute and primary care
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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LeaderWhy the CQC could inadvertently threaten NHS funding
Ted Baker, the chief inspector of hospitals, recently presented the latest Care Quality Commission inspection results to trust chief executives at a meeting organised by NHS Improvement and NHS England. His overall conclusion was that quality at NHS trusts was improving.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Senior resignations heap pressure on teaching trust
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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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The cancer comparison
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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CommentCowper's Cut: The Windrushes of Change
In view of the recent Windrush scandal, Andy Cowper notes that politicians’ attitudes to and discussions of immigration set a tone and also shape policymaking
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CommentWe cannot 'treat our way out' of multimorbidity
Today, most people with one long term disease in the UK typically have others, so dealing with multimorbidity requires rethinking the role of medicine, notes Don Redding
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Expert BriefingWeekly Catch Up: Unrealistic plans, Dame Julie retires and frontline attacks
Your essential update on health for the week
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CommentOptimising NHS human resources more important now than ever before
As demands placed on NHS staff grow, employers accept that more can be done to properly use and retain the talents of the people who make up the health service, writes Danny Mortimer
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Leading health systems get the stick, not carrots
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners. This week by HSJ commissioning correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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CommentSpreading vanguard models won’t happen by edict: A national perspective
Successfully spreading vanguard new care models would require multiple methods, and for national bodies to give primacy to systems rather than individual providers or commissioners. By Jacob West
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CommentVanguard ups and downs: A local perspective
Nicola Longson shares her experience of setting up the Isle of Wight primary and acute care system vanguard in 2016
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: A&E end of year report
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Light at the end of the tunnel
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: Potholes
Just as potholes can be fatal for travellers and should be filled, similarly the potholes in the substantial NHS infrastructure and estates backlog need to be filled, notes Andy Cowper
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Expert BriefingWeekly Catch Up: New A&E low, handover delays and STP integration
Your essential update on health for the week
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Changes for A&E admission payments are coming
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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CommentLong waits soar as hospitals struggle to admit
Over one year waiters shot up by 20 per cent, as admission rates slumped in the face of record A&E pressures.