Comment archive – Page 334
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CommentHSJ100: 'The NHS can never recover if Whitehall is deciding the cure'
Nick Seddon, deputy director at think tank Reform, writes an opinion piece in today’s Times on what this year’s HSJ100 list means for the health of the NHS.
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CommentAcademic health science partnerships take shape in London
Lord Darzi’s phoenix-from-the-ashes academic health science partnership Imperial Health Partners has got off to a flying start, but one name was conspicuous by its absence on its list of potential partners.
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CommentSouth West shouts about its success as handover looms
No one could accuse NHS South West’s 133-page handover document, published last week, of being anything less than exhaustive.
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Comment'Specialised commissioning gives the NHS Commissioning Board a chance to deliver'
The NHS Commissioning Board will have control over specialised commissioning from April 2013. It is a very real opportunity to bring about dramatic improvements in clinical quality, and speed up the adoption of innovation across the NHS, says John Murray.
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CommentHSJ100: judging panel and process
The judging panel and process involved in this year’s HSJ100.
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CommentHSJ100: 'We need the best of both private and public to deliver change'
The challenges facing the NHS cannot be adequately addressed through incremental change; it’s time to do different things, rather than just doing things differently, writes Accenture Health UK director Simon England.
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LeaderHSJ100: In a time of transition, power lies in David Nicholson’s iron grip
The HSJ100’s job is to predict who will wield the greatest influence over health policy and the NHS in the coming 12 months.
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LeaderDon’t be squeamish: learn to embrace innovation
Innovation, Health and Wealth, the report prepared by NHS South of England chief executive Sir Ian Carruthers, is a powerful and long overdue document.
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CommentHSJ100: shadow commissioning board is already pulling the strings
The sixth consecutive year of the HSJ100 has again revealed a significant reordering of the individuals deemed to be at the leading edge of driving innovation and influence across the NHS and broader healthcare sector, says Frank McKenna from Harvey Nash plc.
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HSJ100: Top 5 'inquirers' and regulators
This year’s Top 5 ‘inquirers’ and regulators in the HSJ100.
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CommentResults business? The view from the HSJ Payments by Results conference 2011
Derek Miller reports on the HSJ Payment By Results conference 2011, where a conflict emerged between the official message on PbR and what is actually happening on the ground between cash strapped PCTs and providers.
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Comment'Successful localism needs everyone working together'
The principle in devolving power from the centre into the hands of communities is a worthy one, but it should not obstruct those already well-run and successful regional programmes, says Stephen Eames.
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CommentAndrew Lansley: the NHS pension scheme - for a sustainable future
Now is the time for NHS leaders to engage with staff to let them know exactly what the revised pension offer entails, and why the scheme is worth sticking with.