Comment archive – Page 198
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Comment10 quick reflections on…2017
Amber Jabbal gives a rundown of how the main events of 2017 affected the NHS
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: NHS feeling the winter heat
Welcome to HSJ’s new Performance Watch expert briefing. Our new fortnightly newsletter will delve into the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders and provide unrivalled insight into what they plan to do about them
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CommentTaking a cue about utilising data to enhance healthcare
The Australians may have big ambitions, but we can match them, as long as we don’t over play the role of big data. By Marc Farr
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Trust needs miracle worker to lift curse
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Leaked report exposes prison misery
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The what, the why and the how
Andy Cowper on how it may be time for a fresh look at the problems facing NHS services and organisations
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CommentRelease the cash to prevent cancer deaths
Laura Fulcher on the need for more finances to meet the 62 day cancer diagnosis targets
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The next Forward View for Mental Health
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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CommentRecord numbers of patients missing from official waiting lists
Yet another trust stopped reporting its waiting list data in October, bringing the estimated number of missing patients to its highest ever level.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch up: Big beasts exit as winter arrives
Your essential update on health for the week
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Is your hospital doing all it can for elderly patients?
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under the radar stories.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Anti-ACO activists' common ground with government
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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LeaderRevealed: The surprising answer to fixing the NHS's A&E crisis
This year’s HSJ100 highlighted the Mexican standoff between Simon Stevens and Jeremy Hunt over whether the NHS had enough money to deliver on its priorities – particularly A&E access and elective waiting times.
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CommentGuidance on sentencing in health and safety cases
Errol Archer gives his insights into the sentencing remarks of the judge in the Health and Safety Executive prosecution of Shrewsbury and Telford Trust
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CommentEmergency care: Learning from unintended consequences
A study looking at the impact of redesigning urgent and emergency care two and a half years after the first bespoke emergency hospital opened in Northumberland found some unexpected consequences of change, notes Dr Adam Steventon
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CommentLord Kerslake's resignation is a sober warning to the government
Lord Kerslake’s resignation shows that speaking out is still hard for NHS leaders – and should be a red flag for ministers, writes Rob Whiteman
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: The true test of collective thinking
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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CommentTaking command of care
An Vu and Sarah Ouanhnon describe how a command centre is revolutionising Humber River Hospital’s approach to managing day-to-day operations
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CommentExcellence reporting – Learning from ‘the good stuff’
An initiative to acknowledge and learn from good practices in providing care at County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust has boosted staff morale and shown how organisations can capture excellence, say Sarah Mole, Jennie Winnard and Dr Richard Hixson
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The Kings of Inconvenience
The recent resignation of a major London trust’s chair leads to some tough questions for the national regulators and the provider sector about the ongoing healthcare mess, notes Andy Cowper