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CommentCovid has proved the value of analytics but will the NHS learn the lesson?
Covid-19 has brought to the fore the value of analytics. With an end to the pandemic in sight, and reform on the way, Richard Wood asks whether healthcare systems can seize the opportunity to embed this change within business-as-usual practices.
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Engagement in global healthcare challenges will help retain NHS staff
Ben Simms on the growing need of collaborative working among countries in the field of health care.
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Without urgent action the UK could slip further behind in tackling cancer
Michelle Mitchell emphasises on adoptive commitments for tackling cancer inequalities, clearing backlog of diagnostic waits and stopping cancer survival from going backwards
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NHS Providers and the NHS Confederation must be 're-unified'
Oxford Health Foundation Trust chair David Walker on the reunification of NHS Providers and NHS Confederation to avoid duplication and non-effectiveness
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Cowper’s Cut: PM Johnson’s trajectory: from ‘croak us’ to ‘crocus’
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.
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Social value is coming back to NHS procurement
We need a shift to a culture where how services are delivered is seen as important as the service itself, writes Andrew O’Brien
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Bereaved families have been used as pawns in a political game
With the National Learning from Deaths Programme Board stalled, the bereaved families who were to be involved in its work have once again been left harmed and without any answers, write Dr Josephine Ocloo and David Smith
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WRES: Time for a reboot
NHS England’s WRES programme needs a reboot, to bring serious accountability and evidence based interventions to the issue, says Roger Kline.
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Fresh thinking can transform new hospitals in England
Lord Ajay Kakkar hopes this year’s Wolfson Economics Prize can kickstart a national conversation about the future of hospital building after government pledged £3.7bn towards the construction of 40 new hospitals.
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Evaluation of service transformation needs more money, staff and focus
There is a need to change how rapid service evaluation is funded, co-ordinated and delivered, not just during but beyond the pandemic to enable more effective scale-up of health and care innovations, writes Prof Mike Roberts
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Letter from Scotland: What can England learn from integration north of the border?
The English NHS can draw lessons from Scotland’s experience of integrating health and social care, which has been challenging so far, notes Henry Anderson in the first of a monthly column.
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Cowper’s Cut: The late Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.
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The pandemic has taught us NHS England should press harder on homeless health
New ways of delivering services forced on us by the pandemic offer a way to reduce health inequality from homelessness, according to a new report. Fraser Battye, principal consultant at the Strategy Unit, explains how.
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Risks lie in wait as government reforms NHS legislation
Nigel Edwards outlines four risks that may lie in wait as government embarks on legislative reform of the NHS and social care, as proposed in its recent white paper.
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New regulation will balance safety and innovation
If the UK is to maintain its position as a champion of life sciences, its new regulatory regime must find the middle ground between safety and innovation, notes Lord Ara Darzi
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The Bedpan: When Darzi saved Mandelson
HSJ’s look at the how the wider world of politics interacts with the NHS returns for a one-off special
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Cowper’s Cut: Walking on thin ice
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.
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Post-covid recovery: proactive care, self care and CVD prevention
A major concern for general practice is how to continue with the essential covid response while providing proactive care to patients who are at highest risk of deterioration. By Dr Matt Kearney and Laura Boyd
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The NHS needs a ‘harmed patient pathway’
The NHS should develop a harmed patients pathway to prevent ‘second harm’ or additional suffering of harmed patients and families who are unsupported, urge Peter Walsh, Joanna Hughes and James Titcombe
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Waiting times lengthen rapidly as winter bites
The elective recovery ground to a halt in December, as waiting times showed their fastest increase since July. By Rob Findlay
