Comment archive – Page 332
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Comment'We are becoming averse to risk'
Sir Hugh Orde knows all about doing public service in the media spotlight. The former chief constable of Northern Ireland urges leaders to keep taking ‘sensible risks’
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CommentAli Parsa on risk and reward
Sir Hugh Orde’s analysis of risk aversion as a major challenge facing service providers is profound.
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CommentPutting the quality back into QIPP
Pursuing value could be the right step towards transforming the NHS
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CommentThe healthcare arms race
It is blinkered to assume the best innovations come from developed nations
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CommentJan Filochowski on leadership
Sir Hugh Orde’s thoughtful interview raises the obvious question: “How alike are the leadership challenges in healthcare and policing?”
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CommentFixing the broken system
Urgent action is needed to change how health and social care are delivered
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CommentWhat that extra year for QIPP means
So, the Department of Health now claims 2008-09 as its year dot
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CommentMedia Watch: Sir David and his board
Mark Porter, chair of the BMA, declares his newspaper preference
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CommentNew secretary of state faces a bulging in-tray
Mike Birtwistle on why Hunt will be unable to keep health out of the news
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Comment'Dear Jeremy, no new initiatives, please'
An open letter to the new health secretary by Jeremy Taylor
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CommentMichael White: Punchbag Lansley knocked out
Prime minister appoints an emollient figurehead to sell reforms
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LeaderAfter Lansley
The Lansley reshuffle is potentially the most significant sacking of a health secretary in living memory
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CommentFor the good of the nation
How to make the implementation of mental health policies in the workplace sustainable?
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CommentThe focus on reablement
How health care and social housing can join to deliver good reablement is being fervently discussed
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CommentThe care measurement evolution
How useful are randomised controlled trials in evaluating new ways of delivering care?
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CommentReaders' letters - 23 August 2012
Delayed discharge is expensive and entirely preventable. Plus, why are ambulances being held up?
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CommentThe new breed must listen to survive
The raft of new NHS organisations must work towards the same goals, says Mike Farrar
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CommentLessons from the world of payments
Policy makers overestimate the power of the tariff system, says Nigel Edwards
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CommentWhat we can learn from Team GB
The opening ceremony of the Olympics was a proud moment for the NHS
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CommentThe long term care conundrum
Demand continues to rise so where does the accountability lie, asks Noel Plumridge