All Comment articles – Page 104
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CommentTrust-level support must be in place for overseas doctors
Amelia Kehoe on what other trusts can learn from North Tees and Hartlepool about giving back-up to medical graduates from abroad
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CommentElective waits hold steady in February
Referral-to-treatment waiting times were largely unchanged in February – the last full month when most trusts felt subject to financial penalties for this NHS Constitution standard. By Rob Findlay
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CommentWellbeing boards are crucial to post-Francis accountability
Health and wellbeing boards are in an ideal position to increase accountability in the health and care system, write Aliko Ahmed and Kelechi Nnoaham
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CommentWhy not a psychiatrist as NHS England medical director?
A case for appointing a psychiatrist as the next NHS England medical director
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CommentMobilising our ‘Hidden Army’ for better environments, value and care
Evidence shows that happier patients get better more quickly – and that supported staff make fewer mistakes, writes Ian Crichton
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CommentNot giving up on elective waiting times
When elective waiting times go up, how can we minimise the harm to patients?
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CommentAre we ending purchaser-provider separation?
Do Simon Stevens’ remarks about accountable care organisations really herald the seismic shift they suggest, asks Ben Collins
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CommentEvidence-based STPs – the case for stroke care
Investment in the right stroke care saves lives – and money
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CommentThe Naylor review can kick-start estates transformation
Sir Robert Naylor’s vision is bold and far reaching – now he just needs politicians to back it up, writes Robert Ede
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CommentThe Care Act's prevention duty is far from being fulfilled
Almost two years to the day since the Care Act came into force, its vision of a truly preventative care system still seems a long way off. So why is it so hard to realise this shared vision?
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CommentCould the closer trade ties with China help a cash-strapped NHS?
Opportunities abound as Chinese health planners seek the skills of NHS experts who can help it to set up a system of GPs, writes Deborah Kobewka
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CommentNo sane manager wants to use this calamitous document
The MHPS is a bloated mixture of inconsistent policy verbiage and labyrinthine procedure – here’s what we can do to replace it, says Alastair Currie
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CommentJe ne regrette rien – well, not a great deal anyway...
After a 40-year association with HSJ, some final thoughts on health, history and my place in the ‘grey tsunami’
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CommentMinor home repairs bring major benefits to health
Healthcare must recognise how domestic improvements can play their part in reducing acute admissions, says Jan Gilbertson
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CommentBonfire of financial penalties reaches cancer and RTT standards
Financial penalties are being lifted from high-profile standards including cancer and elective waiting times, so far without attracting much attention. How is this happening? And will it work, asks Rob Findlay
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CommentThe new financial year demonstrates just how tough things are going to get
Policy adviser Edward Cornick looks at the financial challenge for providers in 2017/18 following a survey of trust finance directors
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CommentThe American Healthcare Act decoded
Alice Murray and Saira Ghafur on the changes that the American Healthcare Act seeks to bring in US healthcare
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CommentIs the NHS suffocating in its own froth?
For greater operational efficiency we must learn to focus less on pointless distractions and more on bite-sized, everyday win-wins, writes Paula Goode
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CommentThe stars are now aligning for a new Health and Care Act
Rather than using legislation to create new structures from the top down, this time it would be changing rules around established organisations
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CommentRight people in the right place and time is core to efficiency
The only way to protect consultants and preserve their services is to ensure absolute transparency in consulting staffing arrangements