Comment archive – Page 211
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Naylor's gold part 2
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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CommentWhy letting the waiting list grow is a false economy
Letting the waiting list grow is like borrowing from a loan shark: a bit of short term relief, followed by years of risk and expense
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CommentLessons from Manchester: can Labour ever turn the NHS into a winning issue?
A new poll ahead of the Greater Manchester mayoral elections offers some wider hope and pointers to Labour, writes Mike Birtwistle
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catchup: Where to find Naylor's estates gold; A&E cash windfall; Closing community hospitals
Your essential update on the week in health
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CommentSeeing and hearing: reflections on how the NHS has changed
Helen Buckingham looks back on the highs, lows and lessons from 25 years working in the health service
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Expert BriefingThe four sites whose sale could earn the NHS £4bn
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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LeaderMPs criticise Stevens over better care fund 'accountability'
MPs find the Better Care Fund had not saved money, reduced emergency admissions to hospitals, or reduced delayed transfers of care
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CommentPeople, not process: knowing how to collaborate
Richard Taunt offers three ideas on achieving smarter collaboration across providers
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CommentHow Cumbria strove for new heights in healthcare
The combination of a success regime and the dawn of sustainability and transformation plans has started to address the shortcomings in Cumbria’s services, writes Alison Moore
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CommentBuilding a team of teams in the NHS
Like the US army in Iraq, the NHS can restructure its teams to improve its functioning
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catchup: The general election, STPs under pressure, and IR35 latest
Your essential update on the week in health
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CommentMore work needs to be done for race equality in the NHS
Where does the NHS stand in the treatment of its black and minority ethnic staff and patients
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CommentTrust-level support must be in place for overseas doctors
Amelia Kehoe on what other trusts can learn from North Tees and Hartlepool about giving back-up to medical graduates from abroad
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Winning the GP wild west
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The £6bn contract
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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LeaderFour reasons why a 2017 general election could be good news for the NHS
Viewed over a three to five-year timeframe, the decision by Theresa May to call a snap election on 8 June could prove to be a net positive for the NHS.
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CommentElective waits hold steady in February
Referral-to-treatment waiting times were largely unchanged in February – the last full month when most trusts felt subject to financial penalties for this NHS Constitution standard. By Rob Findlay
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catchup: Bumper week for special measures and flagship cancer contract dropped
Your essential update on the week in health
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CommentWellbeing boards are crucial to post-Francis accountability
Health and wellbeing boards are in an ideal position to increase accountability in the health and care system, write Aliko Ahmed and Kelechi Nnoaham
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Games will be played
HSJ’s email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.