All Comment articles – Page 7
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CommentImpenetrable, slow and fragmented: The NHS must do better on innovation
A new report lays bare the significant obstacles hindering innovation in the NHS as well as sharing possible solutions, writes Professor Rebecca Shipley
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CommentThe trust league tables are not robust, meaningful or fair
Matthew Hankins and Dr Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard highlight the concerns arising from the use of NHS trust rankings and suggest solutions to make them more robust, relevant and just.
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CommentWomen’s health is better in Kazakhstan: A new strategy is needed
A refreshed Women’s Health Strategy is urgently needed to deliver lasting, equitable care and close the persistent gender health gap, says Ranee Thakar
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CommentThe 10-Year Plan reform risks leaving neurology behind
MS Society CEO Nick Moberly explains why we should all be concerned about rising unplanned hospital admissions for people with multiple sclerosis
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CommentPolitical calls to cut immigration are a red flag for the NHS
The NHS relies on global talent. Restricting migration risks staff shortages, longer waits, and poorer care for patients across the UK, writes Ben Simms
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CommentDiagnostics must not be an afterthought for NHS reform
Diagnostics is a strategic enabler of NHS reform, with in vitro diagnostics driving earlier, smarter, and more equitable care, but policy must catch up, says David Wells
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CommentHow politicians took back control of the NHS, Part 2
In its first year in charge of the NHS after more than a decade on the sidelines, Labour triggered a revolution in how the service is run. Dave West asked insiders what drove the new government’s thinking, and what will come next. Part two of two. Read part one here.
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CommentWhat really matters to the public about the NHS
The 18-week target is the government’s top NHS priority, but this is not what matters most to the public, explains Tim Gardner
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CommentWaiting list veers off track
When the effects of validation petered out in July, the waiting list started growing
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CommentThe 366 words that could reshape the NHS
The 10-Year Health Plan introduces integrated health organisations as a potential way to reshape provider roles, giving them greater autonomy and responsibility over whole-population health budgets, writes David Williams
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CommentImprovements in cancer care are benefitting some more than others
England’s cancer plan must amplify patient voices, address inequalities and improve support, ensuring person-centred care across pathways from diagnosis to survivorship, says Olli Potter
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CommentHow politicians took back control of the NHS, Part 1
In its first year in charge of the NHS after more than a decade on the sidelines, Labour triggered a revolution in how the service is run. Dave West asked insiders what drove the new government’s thinking, and what comes next. Part one of two.
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CommentICB cuts are endangering patient safety
Reforms to integrated care boards could lead to thousands of registered nurses being made redundant and a downgrading of nursing leadership, writes Patricia Marquis
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CommentNew stroke service standards are a necessary reset
A new scoring system reflects updated stroke care standards, revealing some worrying service gaps
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CommentWe don’t need a ‘national blueprint’ for neighbourhood care
While the NHS Neighbourhood Programme marks a welcome step towards addressing health inequalities, it risks repeating past mistakes unless it abandons centrally prescribed solutions and truly empowers local communities
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CommentFlawed league tables risk confusion and harm
A flawed approach to the government’s new league tables for trusts risks rewarding the wrong things, say the chief executives of NHS Providers and the NHS Confederation
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CommentCompetition between GPs and pharmacies is hampering service integration
Community pharmacies are vital to NHS reforms, but funding, workforce, collaboration and digital barriers threaten their expanded role, write RAND Europe’s Robert J. Romanelli, Saoirse Moriarty and Maggie Bradford
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CommentWe are wasting the NHS’s management consultancy expertise
Internal NHS consultancy teams offer trusted, cost-effective transformation support - yet remain underused and fragmented, and need strategic recognition and investment
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CommentFor neighbourhood care to work, we must close wards
Daniel Elkeles highlights how neighbourhood health can transform care but must scale with clear roles, shared incentives and enough resources to reduce hospital demand and cost
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CommentSomething has to give on ICB redundancies
Funding uncertainty and delays risk undermining ICB reforms essential to delivering the NHS 10-Year Plan, writes Kathy McLean