Comment archive – Page 242
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Keep 'em peeled for the many dangers of the CCG surpluses
NHS England’s plan to ask CCGs to withhold funds from hospital providers has worrying ramifications
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Leader
Junior doctors: after the strike who will be the peacemakers?
Minds at the Department of Health and the BMA need to turn to what happens next after industrial action – a prolonged dispute is in nobody’s interest, least of all NHS patients
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Why recovery in mental health is so important
Helping people with serious mental health problems back to leading normal lives is possible and crucial, says Lisa Rodrigues
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Why we need politicians who will regulate the revolving door between public and private sectors
Big money’s values in the NHS
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Are we doing enough to support the next generation of clinical leaders?
Getting clinicians on the path to the top
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Mental health taskforce: why we must manage our expectations to protect our wellbeing
Managing expectations to protect our wellbeing
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Women are 80 pc of the NHS workforce but only a third of the board
We need to encourage women
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Value-based care needs to be supported by value-based regulation
The Care Quality Commission’s plans for a fees hike are worrying but could herald major shifts in the regulator’s relationship with trusts, argues Johnny Marshall
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We're no closer to knowing if 'commissioning' is worthwhile or not
Outcomes based commissioning
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Leader
Hunt’s game plan for CCG ratings is to hasten the demise of weak commissioners
NHS care delivery is now well underway
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Don't overlook sepsis, a bigger killer than cancer
Fighting a condition that kills 37,000 people a year in the UK
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CQC meeting leaves End Game marooned
The regulator’s new digs leave End Game a tad colour blind
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Put the safety of patients ahead of personal pride
Professional enablement and patient safety
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Analysis: When will England breach the 18 week target?
Forecasting is a tricky, uncertain business
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Leader
Julie Moore will need years, not months, to turn Heart of England around
She needs time to make real changes
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CCGs deserve some freedom for the transformation process
Local solutions to national challenges
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Not enough is being done to reduce avoidable harm in the NHS
The NHS must learn about human factors
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The government can't talk its way out of the junior doctors standoff
It has attracted public and political sympathy