Comment archive – Page 237
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CommentExpert view: Leaked safe staffing guideline demands action from the NHS
HSJ’s patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern argues that NICE’s leaked accident and emergency recommendations mean providers must take action.
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CommentTaking the workforce challenge early on
Can we set the tone early in 2016 for the health service to tackle its workforce challenges
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Expert Briefing
HSJ catchup: 20 January 2016
Make sure you are up to date with the events of the last seven days with our summary of the stories that matter most
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CommentThe truth about the doctors' dispute
Public opinion has so far has been sympathetic to junior doctors, but these shallow sentiments could easily switch
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CommentCapitalising talent: Plan for action on gender equality
Every January we all start out with renewed vigour to meet our New Year’s resolutions. Then we encounter the main problem – implementation. Penny Newman Penny Newman This is true of NHS change projects too: so many good intentions, discussions, research and papers, but implementation is often ...
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CommentHow will services access the new Sustainability and Transformation Fund?
The Sustainability and Transformation Fund bears closer scrutiny and comes with a sting in the tail
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CommentWhy patient engagement might have prevented the doctors strike
Consulting the public could have averted the current conflict
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CommentA strategy's for life, not just Christmas
Turn over a new leaf in 2016 and embrace strategies as the means to achieving changes
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CommentMoney's too tight to mention
But there is much we can to improve care, even in this cold financial climate
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CommentWords: mightier than swords and deadly when misused in labels
Mislabelling can cost lives so it’s high time we made improvements that can prevent it
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CommentHealthier Together and the lessons of the big bad wolf
The three little pigs has echoes in the High Court judgment that should be heeded
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CommentEngland still (probably) breaching 18 weeks
The 18 week target was narrowly breached again in November
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CommentThree strikes and you're out of favour with the public
Why public sympathy with the junior doctors comes with some big caveats
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CommentEnd Game: A saucer of milk for the minister
End Game brings to you the serious nature of herbal products and a dash of pop
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CommentAnalysis: NHS corporate manslaughter case puts spotlight on systemic errors
HSJ patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern on why NHS leaders should watch the trial of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust closely
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CommentDoctors’ strike: Breakdown in trust could take years to repair
HSJ workforce correspondent Shaun Lintern takes stock after the first day of the junior doctors’ strike
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CommentThe unique role of general practice is being undermined
If we really want joined up care, then GPs need to reclaim their position as the conductors of the healthcare orchestra. Dr Jonathan Shapiro writes
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Expert Briefing
HSJ catchup: 13 January 2016
Make sure you are up to date with the events of the last seven days with our summary of the stories that matter most
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CommentClimate keeps improving for partnership with independent providers
The spending review’s frontloaded settlement for the NHS is highly welcome and was expertly negotiated, writes David Hare
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CommentHow to blow the socks off regulators
A full draft operational plan by 8 February? Certainly, sir. Would you prefer the sums to be wrong, or the method unrealistic?