All Comment articles – Page 124
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One day mental health stigma will be a distant memory
A new campaign is exploring what gets in the way of delivering compassionate mental healthcare
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Throwing the kitchen sink at the NHS deficit: will it work?
The unprecedented steps to address the NHS deficit might still not be enough
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We must look afresh at cosmetic interventions
Reconciling the difference between wants and needs is key to delivering cosmetic interventions fairly
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Cameron is not stupid or cynical but his experience fails him on the NHS
David Cameron suffers from a gap in imagination which fails his vision for the NHS
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Is coaching a helpful intervention for ‘triumvirate’ teams in the NHS?
Coaching could possibly provide a short, useful intervention to better enable medical, nursing and operational executives to quickly get to grips with their own team dynamic. Darren Leech writes
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Challenges and benefits in the 2016-17 OPPROC proposals
The nuances of the outpatient procedure coding changes in the 2016-17 NHS national tariffs
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Getting healthcare technology right: seven lessons for success
Sophie Castle-Clarke and Robert Watson on how to capitalise on technology in healthcare
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Consultants and human resources teams must come together for better recruitment
Consultant recruitment needs joined up working and better communication, Rebecca Bridger writes
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A staffing overhaul is required for 24/7 services
An increased number of specialists, concentration of acute and emergency services in fewer hospitals would allow us to achieve the goal of seven day working. John Bevan writes
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The journey to digital starts with seeing things afresh
Most transformation projects fail because they start as IT projects
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Is it time for the NHS to have a ‘psychologist in residence’?
The effort required to transform NHS care is often in reality a job too far for overworked NHS staff
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Analysed: public reaction to the junior doctors’ strike
Public support has strengthened in favour of junior doctors, with an increase in those strongly supporting yesterday’s strike compared to the one in January.
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Needs fixing: new models of care for children and young people
It is time that new models of care turn their attention to children and young people, writes Lucia Kossarova
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Echoes of the past in the junior doctors' row
Peter Sykes delves into the past and compares the junior doctos’ dispute with industrial action in 1975
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Decisions on the junior doctor contracts will inform who we want delivering the NHS
The drive to reform the NHS must be careful not to alienate the very people who can make it happen
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Claims costs: Not the doctor's fault
The inconvenient truth is that clinical negligence claims costs have soared – but is it justified to blame the doctors, Christine Tomkins questions
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Women: Victims or champions of change?
Karen Castille discusses the dangers of creating a victim culture and why women should instead take on the role of change champion
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We must keep our eyes on the outcomes prize
The bravest leaders are ensuring outcomes are prized above activity – but this is not a mission for the faint hearted
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Getting the measure of this year's NHS planning guidance
The planning guidance comes amid a backdrop of balancing finances and patient safety