Comment archive – Page 319
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CommentIn defence of David Nicholson
It is essential Sir David stays to handle the NHS’s current transition
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CommentWhistleblowers and hospitals both need more protecting
We can’t have hospitals where doctors are outnumbered by lawyers
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LeaderGagging staff is wrong, but the debate needs perspective
Worries about whistleblowing and bullying are not new
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CommentFrancis's legal rigour is exactly what's needed
New laws and regulation would really put patients first
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CommentMid Staffs is too small to be a viable FT
Monitor’s report shows the hospital never really had a chance of success
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CommentCo-payments undermine the NHS's claim to be 'free'
NHS care is not “free at the point of delivery” for patients’ relatives
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CommentHow to transform long-term care services
Long-term services can learn from changes in mental health
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CommentMonitor’s future is in the balance sheet
Francis’ recommendations for Monitor and the CQC were unsurprising
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CommentMichael White: Life, fate and the Francis legacy
There are echoes of Stalin’s deadly regime in the culture that blighted Mid Staffordshire
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LeaderToo long, too late but Francis can still make the NHS better
Francis must cut through the murk of his verbose report
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CommentWe must spend more on changing behaviour
Behavioural change can improve health and be cost effective
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CommentPodcast: Why patient safety should be top priority
Peter Homa responds to the Francis report
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CommentPodcast: 'Do we have enough skilled NHS managers?'
Roger Taylor of Dr Foster responds to Robert Francis’ report
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CommentPodcast: 'Commissioners have to deliver quality care'
Judith Smith responds to the Francis report
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CommentWe urgently need to reimagine healthcare
We need the service to deliver health and social care
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CommentMichael White: new thinking on hospital closures
The public and MPs are at odds over hospitals like Lewisham
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CommentReal policy dilemma is about spending, not saving
The future debate will be between more tax or more private healthcare
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CommentMid Staffs' future now Francis has reported
Stafford needs a good local hospital for the future
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LeaderFrancis report: sensible, verbose, impractical
The government response will need much consideration