Comment archive – Page 6
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CommentDental recovery must prioritise those who need it most
Jacob Lant examines the long-overdue dental recovery plan, saying it must properly prioritise need and inequalities, and needs to be developed towards sustainable provision long-term.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Time up for two smallest trusts?
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: The NHS deserves better than this rhetorical bumfluff
Steve Black sheds light on how the portrayal of misaligned priorities and superficial solutions for the NHS crisis is leading to neglect of urgent problems
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CommentElective waiting times rise again
Targets to eliminate the longest waits slipped further out of reach in December
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CommentWe must ‘hire before we fire’ declares ICB
Integrated care boards have been told to cut costs, but these things don’t do themselves. Taking a leaf out of the NHS England playbook, NHS Blithering explains that it is committed to taking on the additional resource needed to drive its rationalisation. By Julian Patterson
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CommentWhy putting a cinema in a hospital works
Colin Lawrence, CEO, MediCinema gives an insight into how the charity MediCinema boosts the mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing of hospital patients and their families
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: What the DHSC restructure means
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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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: A troubling narrative
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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CommentCuts to HIV services put elimination goal at risk
Cuts to HIV testing ignore worrying increases in positivity and put the UK’s HIV elimination ambitions at risk. We must react and protect these vital services, writes Vanessa Apea
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CommentWaiting times are not all that A&E patients care about
With a record number of patients stuck in A&E, Healthwatch England’s CEO Louise Ansari wants to see a longer-term plan to improve conditions in which people wait for life-saving care. This should include real-life monitoring and reporting on patient experience.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: The rise of digital nurse leaders
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by senior correspondent Nicholas Carding. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: A £2.5m bureaucratic nightmare
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: An ill-disciplined NHS is to blame for the lack of capital spending
NHS England faces a productivity crisis due to chronic underinvestment in capital spending. Steve Black uncovers internal soft budget constraints as the root cause
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CommentPatient heal thyself: an affordable online guide from the NHS
As government policy makes self-care inevitable, Dr David Rummage has teamed up with fellow online professionals to bring you the best health advice the internet has to offer. By HSJ clickbait correspondent Julian Patterson
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: ‘How much more proof do you actually need?’
HSJ is now hosting the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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Expert BriefingRevealed: The investment funds diverted to shore up NHSE accounts
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: Heed Machiavelli’s warning about the difficulties of change
Even when it has the right ideas, the NHS tends to undervalue the importance of arguing for the necessary changes they require, writes Steve Black
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CommentAre you an improvement warrior?
Are you letting ‘work’ get in the way of meaningful improvement? Bev Heaver shares her tips for aspiring values-based leaders and chief storytellers
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Admitting the game’s up
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Revamping ICB ratings
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.