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CommentICS delay muddies leadership and threatens accountability
What we need from the centre is real clarity on accountability and a crystal-clear framework for this delay period that is understood by all parts of the health and care system, writes Louise Patten
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‘I didn’t know it was a meeting’ – ICS leader defends lockdown breach
Leading doctor to head enquiry into what Sir Trevor Longstay knew about illegal board meeting, writes Julian Patterson
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ICS leaders must prioritise care for dying people
Dying people must be at the heart of integrated care system strategies and this cannot be left to chance, argues Matthew Reed, ahead of today’s debate in the House of Lords on the Health and Care Bill
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ICS appoints ‘Well Meaning Guardian’ to oversee 'Chatting Charter'
Well-meaning Guardians and virtual nursing teams feature in new year plans of England’s most challenged health economy, writes Julian Patterson
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The NHS needs a National Wellbeing Guardian
The wellbeing of NHS staff is now recognised as a priority, as evidenced by the introduction of Wellbeing Guardians into the NHS. The NHS needs to appoint a National Wellbeing Guardian to provide a leadership role for the work of these guardians, and more generally to actively promote wellbeing in ...
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Community referrals can relieve burden on primary care
The pandemic has worsened health and wellbeing for many and widened inequalities further. Link workers can improve outcomes for people whom GPs may struggle to support and help achieve better results, writes Julie Bass
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NHS England must act now to improve the vaccination of those with a learning disability
Dan Scorer on the new data on the health inequalities facing people with a learning disability
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Julian Patterson: Last-minute gifts for those you love
Don’t let lack of funding, staff shortages or new variants ruin another Christmas. It’s never too late to show them how much you spent, writes Julian Patterson
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NHS London’s plans for virtual wards create unnecessary risk
NHS London’s plan for dealing with the omicron wave needs to take a more multidisciplinary approach and be more evidence-based if it is to not build unwarranted variation into services, write Elaine Maxwell and Alison Leary
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Act now to deliver the stroke priorities in the long-term plan
After this difficult winter is behind us, we must see a renewed focus on commissioning the right evidence-based interventions to deliver better acute and post-stroke care, writes Juliet Bouverie
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Omicron will turn the cancer crisis into a catastrophe
The national effort against COVID-19 is essential, but so too is a resolute focus on cancer, writes Michelle Mitchell.
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From 'hospitality to health', enabling career change
Anchor institutions create local economies that serve people, place and planet, writes Conrad Parke
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Julian Patterson: Government acts to tackle 'taskforce crisis'
Government admits that ‘something must be done’ as it appoints first ever head of NHS taskforces, writes Julian Patterson
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The NHS needs 'space' to deal with years of 'chronic intense pressure'
In 2022, we need to think more about people working under chronic intense pressure and the only way to manage this pressure and sustain good work is to create as much space as possible for ourselves and our staff, writes Jon Restell
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NHS charities can help the service tackle the huge challenges ahead
Ellie Orton, chief executive at NHS Charities Together, urges trusts to engage with their local NHS charities to not only help tackle the huge pressures facing the NHS but also open up opportunities through investments in great ideas and innovations
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Letter from Scotland: Scottish GPs are grumpy too
Henry Anderson gives the lowdown on the major happenings in the NHS north of the border
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Julian Patterson: Official Christmas party guidance
New guidance has been published to mitigate the risks associated with Christmas parties, writes Julian Patterson
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Waiting list nudges 6 million as NHSE incentive plan fails to bite
The waiting list continues to grow rapidly, with no sign yet of the missing referrals surging back, says Rob Findlay
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Putting neighbourhoods at the heart of integrated care
Leaning into neighbourhood working offers a threefold benefit: reducing demand on the health and care system, developing community resilience and enabling retention through delivering new models of care. By Toby Lewis
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Political complacency is a major risk for NHS ‘recovery and reform’
The new political leaders in healthcare need to articulate a clear and ambitious vision, or will undermine efforts to “build back better”. Here’s how, by Chris Thomas
