All Comment articles – Page 98
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CommentIncreasing productivity and maximising capacity is essential
Four Eyes Insight helps NHS trusts improve operational productivity. In the first of two articles, the company’s founders explain their experience of the productivity opportunity and the clinical perspective they bring to it.
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CommentThe legitimate and important need to address accountability
We must all be committed to protecting patients from harm in a system that promotes both learning and accountability for staff, writes James Titcombe
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The meaning of meaning
Andy Cowper attempts to find out what does the NHS mean ie what does it stand for.
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CommentReflections on the provider sector deficit
Adam Wright reflects on the future of the provider sector in the light of the recently released quarter three performance data for the sector
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CommentHonesty required when talking about mental health funding
Ministers and senior health leaders speak about record levels of spending on mental health but the experience of those on the frontline speaks a different truth, writes Wendy Burn
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CommentEnd discrimination in solving the health service's problems
Why is patient safety and quality improvement excluding so many groups with the poorest health outcomes, asks Josephine Ocloo
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CommentHistory repeats itself: first as tragedy, then as farce
The problems that University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust, and King’s College Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich are facing a direct consequence of the acquisitions they made when South London Healthcare Trust and Mid Staffs failed, says Robert Royce
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CommentThe NHS needs your help on its 70th birthday
As the NHS completes 70 years, a cross party independent review of the health and care system tries to answer the tough questions about the future of the beleagured NHS, says Lord Darzi
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CommentThe government needs to do more to protect children's mental health services
We must ensure that the system of addressing children’s mental health needs is made sustainable, otherwise the younger population with the greatest needs is likely to suffer the most. By Nick Waggett
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CommentWorking with the voluntary sector - the view from an STP
Somerset STP has been collaborating with the voluntary sector on a programme and Michael Bainbridge shares his experience of working with the third sector and the challenges faced
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CommentCowper’s Cut: What are the blocks?
“Who can block change” in the NHS, is an important question to find out the flow of power in the organisation, notes Andy Cowper
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CommentOrganising change management without the need for external consultants
Andrew Sturdy and Andrea Gibbons write about a specific case of internal management consulting at Taunton and Somerset FT
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CommentStabilising the waiting list without destabilising the system
David Hare on how a focused approach in securing additional support from the independent sector will be needed to stabilise the waiting list position
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CommentEurope has plenty to teach us about running a health service
Whatever the outcome of Brexit, we cannot continue to pretend that Europe has nothing to teach us about healthcare financing and delivery. By Peter West
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Who’s in charge here?
The “who’s in charge” question isn’t straightforward in many organisations, including the NHS, points out Andy Cowper as he tries to answer the question
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CommentLack of resources could affect cancer services redesign
Though NHS England plans to redesign radiotherapy services to improve access to cancer patients, it still needs to address several roadblocks such as lack of resources and workforce shortages, points out Emlyn Samuel
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CommentWhy I never want to hear the words ‘simple innovation’ again
Spreading innovation is a complex task even if it is for a simple idea, writes Mike Hannay
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CommentShocking deterioration in RTT waiting times
Elective RTT waiting times shot up by over a week in December, in the fastest monthly increase since 2010, notes Rob Findlay
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CommentChildren's mental health: Government needs to scale up its ambition
Mental Health Support Teams are the need of the hour to provide evidence based care for the younger population with such needs. By Dr Bernadka Dubicka and Dr Tamsin Ford
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CommentWhat you need to know about the refreshed NHS plans
If you’re involved in the nitty-gritty of this year’s planning round, here’s what you need to know about the latest planning guidance. By Rob Findlay