Comment archive – Page 20
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CommentTackle hidden racism in the NHS to improve staffing
Racism is a significant issue affecting recruitment, retention, and patient care. With this in mind, the Royal College of Psychiatrists launched the Act Against Racism campaign, offering guidance and actions to combat racism in the workplace for better staff well-being and patient care, writes Adrian James
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: ‘Crystal clear’ model needed to balance police time
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by correspondent Emily Townsend — contact me in confidence.
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CommentIncreased patient power will not be delivered by the bumptious
The rising demand for healthcare, highlighted by the NHS backlog, requires a patient-centred revolution. We need to embrace technology, educate patients, align clinicians, and involve patients in decision-making for a sustainable and proactive healthcare future, writes Vijay Luthra
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: Leadership change comes to the peninsula
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: NHSE’s U-turn on winter planning
Steve Black explains how the NHS winter plan aims face a sceptical reaction due to past failures and insufficient measures
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: ‘To err is human, to cover up is unforgivable’
HSJ is now hosting the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Podcast: Leadership standards revealed
Now that NHS England has finally published its new standards for leaders, we discuss how the revised ‘Fit and Proper Person Test’ will work, and if it is enough to stop the revolving door of poor leaders.
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Comment'We are very sorry' says ICB without a plan
A leading integrated care board has issued a statement explaining how its ‘forward plan’ fell behind and how it intends to aim to make up lost ground. By Martin Plackard (as told to Julian Patterson)
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CommentThe NHS is not being ambitious enough on emergency care
In this exclusive piece, the presidents of the Royal College of Physicians, Society for Acute Medicine, British Thoracic Society and British Geriatrics Society jointly respond to NHS England’s winter plan.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: ‘We’ve got to be more efficient together’
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by correspondent Mimi Launder
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CommentFailure to support staff with kids is costing NHS millions
NHS trusts need to prioritise working parents in their workforce by fostering inclusive environments, flexibility, and leadership support to retain talent and enhance patient care, writes Verena Hefti
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CommentThe public like the idea of virtual wards, but not the name
As NHS England aims to create additional capacity with virtual wards, public support proves crucial. A recent survey shows a delicate balance of opinions, requiring awareness-building and equitable implementation to succeed
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CommentWhere to find the answers to the NHS’s problems
To solve some very significant NHS problems, one place to look is the part of the NHS family outside the formal NHS – social enterprises, writes Richard Taunt
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Trust hails text messaging amid backlog pressure
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by correspondent Nick Carding. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Has Lancashire missed a trick?
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: The NHS and management – a dysfunctional relationship
In the NHS, the general ‘management is a bad thing’ culture wants less management and doesn’t much care whether some managers are more useful than others, writes Steve Black
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CommentThe NHS needs to better understand what the care sector can offer
Dan Hayes discusses winter preparedness, challenges in communication and data exchange with health systems, and the need for long-term funding to deliver sustainable care services for older people
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Expert BriefingHSJ Podcast: Under the skin of the strikes
This week we assess the damage after one of the toughest weeks of NHS strike action, with junior doctors and consultants both taking action.
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CommentNobody expects the system inspector
If you admire the Care Quality Commission for its work with NHS provider organisations, prepare to be blown away by its plans for integrated care systems. By CQC interloper Julian Patterson
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CommentThe wretchedness of NHS financial planning
The past few years have seen central sustainability funds and incentive schemes created and destroyed. Richard Murray and Siva Anandaciva explore and shed light on NHS’s dysfunctional financial planning