All Comment articles – Page 120
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Something wicked this way comes: the main barrier to transformation
Radical policy shifts are needed to deal with some hefty obstacles standing in the way of major change
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Prevention is the only cure for the NHS
The population’s inactivity problem is being addressed by some decisive action from NHS England and CCGs
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STPs will establish system leadership and place based commissioning
STP changes not just mere reshuffle
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An altogether different Simon Stevens
Simon Stevens has transformed from an enabler to a commander
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What makes a top CIO?
Do we have what it takes to hold on to the NHS’s valuable chief information officers?
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Why every NHS director should be very interested in reference costs
Reference costs can be a catalyst to greater NHS efficiency but we must invest in them now, writes James Wilson
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So, how easy will it be to deliver the General Practice Forward View?
Richard Lewis reviews the measures set out in the General Practice Forward View
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Plugging the holes in the crumbling plasterwork of GP practices
How does the GP Forward View measure up when we consider its potential to deliver better healthcare, asks Don Redding
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CCG barometer comment: Ever closer union?
The latest CCG barometer shows commissioning leaders are focused on how to make STPs work, writes John Rooke
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Integrated care requires CCGs to focus on ‘market building’
Why commissioners must adopt the role of “market-builder” alongside “buyer”
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Complainants’ voices are as muted as ever
Little has changed for people with grievances against the NHS
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Let's do what we can to help the NHS innovators grow
The NHS Innovation Accelerator is already taking steps to help the spread of exciting new technologies
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The need for a 45th STP – a national one
Separating the noise of contract negotiations from the signal around STPs
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Sugar is a more bitter pill to swallow than the Brexit debate
Every step forward taken by food manufacturers in the so-called war on obesity is countered by half a step backwards
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The call must go out to improve hospital switchboard services
Our research into hospital switchboard performance suggests more staff might be needed if the NHS is to be transformed into a seven day service, write Thomas Hampton and colleagues
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Failure to engage junior doctors will deprive the NHS of future leaders
Engaging the trainee medical workforce in management roles represents a significant challenge, yet one that is essential to the future of the NHS. By Tim Robbins and colleagues
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Why centralisation might not be the best option for maternity services
Centralisation is an effective move in the case of elective surgery – but is it such a good idea when it comes to maternity and emergency services? David Walker and Anne Garden ask
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New legislation must take financial pressures into account
Sarah Brooke emphasises that legislation to guide the NHS has so far not served its purpose to provide autonomy to health bodies
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Crisis care in London is coming back from the brink
Greater collaboration is transforming London’s beleaguered urgent health services, to the benefit of people in mental distress