Comment archive – Page 41
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CommentDistrict councils are the NHS’s natural health improvement partners
District councils play a crucial role in addressing health inequalities and the wider determinants of health within integrated care systems, emphasising the need for prevention and local partnerships, writes Ian Fytche
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: Incoherent and wishy-washy, two NHS studies that left me cold
Steve Black reports on two recent studies of the NHS which present contrasting viewpoints, with one lacking practical solutions and the other providing insights without concrete recommendations
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CommentHello Glastonbury! Sir David’s Spinal Tap moment
He invaded the Pyramid Stage to make the NHS’s 75th birthday celebrations even more special. What a pity no one knew who he was, writes Julian Patterson
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Birthday blues
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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CommentStop debating whether ICSs are the answer - get on and make them work
As national advisers on the development of integrated care systems, Donna Hall and Sir David Pearson provide insight and support to emerging national guidance and policy, to local systems on different aspects of their journey towards integration and are involved in initiatives which build bridges between local government, social care ...
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: The specialties with the most challenging backlogs
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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CommentYear one of ICSs has been tough – here’s what they need in year two
The first year of integrated care systems has been fraught with challenges, many of which are likely to continue for the foreseeable future, writes Sir Julian Hartley. But, he argues, with the right support, these fledgling organisations have great potential.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Silence on pivotal inquiries fuels safety fears
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by correspondent Emily Townsend — contact me in confidence.
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CommentThe impact of junior doctor strikes on patient outcomes
A recent study on the impact of junior doctor strikes in the English NHS suggests that overall patient outcomes were not significantly worse, but certain patient groups, particularly black patients, experienced higher readmission rates. Careful consideration is needed in responding to future strikes to avoid potential inequalities in care quality
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: Positive thinking will not fix the NHS
Amanda Pritchard’s speech at the NHS Confederation was full of positive thinking, but empty of priorities, in contrast to a recent report that clearly spells out what ails the NHS and how to remedy it, writes Steve Black
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CommentFamily hopes are being dashed by post pandemic aftershocks
The latest data from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has shown that more people than ever before having fertility treatment. HFEA Chair, Julia Chain, explains that despite patient numbers reaching pre-pandemic levels, aftershocks from covid-19 are standing in the way of some patients trying to have a baby
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CommentThe covid inquiry: Surely we’ve suffered enough
Don’t imagine the covid inquiry will mean anyone being ‘held to account’, writes Julian Patterson.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Doing a Dudley
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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CommentThe case for embedding welfare rights advisers throughout the NHS
Dr Sarah Beardon argues ICSs need to think more strategically about developing health justice partnerships, which should to be implemented at scale for the benefit of communities nationwide
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: How much harm in London?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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CommentSocial investment funding: a lifeline for the NHS
The potential for social investment has been demonstrated on an individual service level and now is the time for it to fuel ICS-wide innovation funding to support transformation and improve patient care, writes Katy Nex
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: The growing evidence the NHS needs more managers
A new report shows that management shortages and penny-pinching on capital spending harm the NHS front line, writes Steve Black
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: The state of speaking up
HSJ is now hosting the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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CommentA festival of networking and extra-marital sex: it's ConfedExpo time again!
Summer is traditionally a time for travelling to Manchester to make an exhibition of ourselves. Conference report by Julian Patterson
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Extent of cuts to staff mental health hubs revealed
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, this time by HSJ mental health correspondent Emily Townsend, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies ...