All Comment articles – Page 15
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CommentICS teething troubles are the price they must pay for success
Richard Taunt says ‘grounded hope’ about integrated care systems might hold the key to their success.
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CommentDigital innovation should focus on doing one thing well
Dr Rishi Das-Gupta, CEO of the Health Innovation Network South London, and Kerry Beadling-Barron, director of communications at the HIN, delve into the possibilities offered by digital initiatives to enhance the experiences of NHS staff while emphasising the significance of their engagement in the transformation journey
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CommentHunt’s productivity review has the NHS in its sights
Ed Jones explains how the chancellor’s Productivity Review aims to reshape the NHS, addressing fiscal challenges and unlocking transformative changes to enhance efficiency, quality, and long-term productivity in healthcare services
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CommentNHS Different is 'amazing'
In this blog, first published in the NHS England ICB Bulletin, the newly appointed head of NHS Different, Joy Hunter, traces the organisation’s history and sets out her overarching ambitions
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CommentWaiting list growth begins to slow
England’s terrible waiting lists are getting worse more slowly
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CommentBarclay has attacked the founding principles of the NHS
Protecting NHS Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion roles is crucial to preserving the NHS’s founding principles and ensuring equitable, high-quality care for all, writes Joan Saddler
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CommentTackling healthcare inequality does not mean prioritising the poor
Ruth Robertson highlights how tackling inequalities in waiting lists calls for inclusivity in addressing disparities amid the growing backlog
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CommentIndigestible and illegable: the sorry state of board safety reports
A report highlights that maternity and neonatal services are often regular agenda items at board meetings, but the quality and quantity of information that is presented and the subsequent discussion (or lack thereof) doesn’t lead to effective oversight, writes Georgia Stevenson
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CommentDealing with troublesome 'facts': lessons from the covid inquiry
As one of the NHS’s pre-eminent communications professionals, Martin Plackard is often asked by colleagues how to deal with challenging and difficult situations. Here he considers what we can learn from the government’s handling of the covid inquiry
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CommentDiagnostic hubs are expensive and unnecessary
Forget capital-draining diagnostic hubs for eye care, sorting out proper IT connectivity between primary and secondary care is where real gains for patients (and the taxpayer) can be made, writes Adam Sampson
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CommentThe NHS needs to share power with the communities it serves
Brian Fisher elaborates how embracing community strengthening is the key to a sustainable and inclusive NHS, shifting from merely listening to empowering communities, improving health outcomes, reducing inequalities, and creating a brighter future for all
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CommentThe hidden threat posed by fake medics
Real doctors are up in arms as physician associates threaten to replace them on social media, reports Julian Patterson
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CommentStop scaling and start investing in local ideas
Social investment can make the biggest difference in helping to fund innovative, customised solutions for healthcare, writes Katy Saunders
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CommentNHS tech needs to be about solving problems, not shiny solutions
We live in a fast-paced, digital age, and it is important that the NHS keeps up. Greater and improved use of technology can benefit the service by enabling the delivery of better quality and faster care to patients, as well as relieving pressures on leaders and their staff. Whilst there ...
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CommentAre you a victim of data bias?
Investing in professional analytics teams is vital to eliminate data bias in healthcare and address health inequalities, ensuring better decision-making and patient care, write co-authors Ruth Holland and Emma Wright
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CommentUnequal access to a dementia diagnosis must end
Fiona Carragher, Director of Research and Influencing at Alzheimer’s Society, discusses the importance of equal access to timely and accurate dementia diagnoses, and shares inspiring examples of effective system-wide collaborations that could level up dementia diagnoses for rural or deprived areas, as well as ethnic minority communities
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CommentHow to radically reduce your MSK waiting list in two days
Innovative ‘Community Appointment Days’ are transforming MSK services in Sussex, offering hope for reducing waiting lists, improving patient care, and supporting NHS staff, writes Sara Hazzard
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CommentLabour should prioritise value not price in NHS reforms
Lord Philip Hunt shares his insight on revolutionising NHS procurement by focussing on value-based healthcare, patient outcomes and cost efficiency
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CommentThe NHS is forgetting stroke survivors
To meet rising demand, enhance recovery, reduce costs, and ensure every survivor thrives, the UK needs equitable, personalized, and accessible life after stroke services
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CommentAn idiot with a laptop's solution to follow up appointments
Patient initiated follow up and remote clinical reviews show promise in alleviating capacity issues and ensuring timely care, with positive patient feedback and early intervention benefits