All Comment articles – Page 103
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CommentThe NHS's world first in attempting to reduce acute kidney injury
What commissioners need to know about the Think Kidneys programme and its lessons on the prevalence and impact of acute kidney injury
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Comment18 week waits, March 2017: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for March 2017
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CommentA brief guide to complying with purdah
Errol Archer takes a look at what the requirements of the pre-election period mean for governmental officials and the bodies they belong to
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CommentWaiting list stays below 4 million for the general election
The English waiting list managed to stay inside 4 million, in the last figures to be published before the general election. It won’t last
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CommentFive lessons in transforming mental health
Lambeth CCG’s learnings to help others drive a transformational change in mental health
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CommentCan the retail industry teach the NHS how to create happy workers?
Being all inclusive and empowering the staff is key to the wellbeing of the NHS workforce
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CommentHow common is late validation of elective waiting lists?
It is suspected that some hospitals might have deliberately delayed waiting list validation to achieve the 18 week target.
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CommentThree unavoidable challenges ahead for the NHS and social care
Any incoming government must address this trio of fundamental issues if health and social care are to be sustained, says Anita Charlesworth
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CommentWhat finance leaders need to know about making STPs happen
CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman on the hurdles en route to achieving the bottom line
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CommentSnap election means the big choices are ducked, for now
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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CommentWe must act as England falls behind on access to rare disease medicines
It is crucial that we develop a bespoke process to evaluate ‘orphan’ medicines if we are to eradicate inequality in the system, says Sebastian Stachowiak
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CommentThe need for IT that is fully connected, real time and available everywhere
Our culture and communication with patients need to make huge leaps if they are to deliver services that are the equivalent of those made in banking and travel
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CommentOrganising care at the NHS front line
Quality improvement is best led not by regulators but by those who care for patients, say Chris Ham and Don Berwick
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CommentLessons from Manchester: can Labour ever turn the NHS into a winning issue?
A new poll ahead of the Greater Manchester mayoral elections offers some wider hope and pointers to Labour, writes Mike Birtwistle
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CommentWhy letting the waiting list grow is a false economy
Letting the waiting list grow is like borrowing from a loan shark: a bit of short term relief, followed by years of risk and expense
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CommentSeeing and hearing: reflections on how the NHS has changed
Helen Buckingham looks back on the highs, lows and lessons from 25 years working in the health service
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CommentPeople, not process: knowing how to collaborate
Richard Taunt offers three ideas on achieving smarter collaboration across providers
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CommentHow Cumbria strove for new heights in healthcare
The combination of a success regime and the dawn of sustainability and transformation plans has started to address the shortcomings in Cumbria’s services, writes Alison Moore
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CommentBuilding a team of teams in the NHS
Like the US army in Iraq, the NHS can restructure its teams to improve its functioning
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CommentMore work needs to be done for race equality in the NHS
Where does the NHS stand in the treatment of its black and minority ethnic staff and patients