All Comment articles – Page 98
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CommentA systems approach to leadership makes things happen
Simon Potts on how to develop potential leaders by growing staff operating at a local level to have a broader system based perspective and ownership
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CommentA clear timetable is needed for NHS tech funding
Nicola Blackwood and Nicola Perrin on how a digital transformation with respect to data in the NHS must be all inclusive
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CommentGo beyond status quo to make STPs and ACSs work
The way in which STPs and ACSs are implemented will make the difference between them succeeding or failing, writes David Hare
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CommentCowper’s Cut: On winning and losing the economic narrative
Andy Cowper draws a parallel between the decade long global financial crisis and the NHS’s own struggles
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CommentThe importance of keeping the faith in a turbulent summer
Sean Duggan, chief executive of the Mental Health Network, reflects on a tough few weeks of headlines for mental health
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CommentAnalysis: Waiting list tops 4 million as admission rates slump
The waiting list has been threatening to exceed 4 million patients for a while now, and in June it finally popped over. A slump in the admission rate didn’t help, says Rob Findlay
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CommentBreaking The Code - learning to understand each other
Jenny Isherwood and Alex Till write about the communication challenges between clinicians and managers
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CommentThe secret to effective joint working between clinicians and managers
A highly successful cross NHS programme has shown how clinicians and managers can harmoniously work together, share Professor Marion Bain and others
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CommentConsider care homes as partners – not problems
A study has found that when NHS commissioners view care homes as an important pillar of social care, access to healthcare services improves. By Claire Goodman
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CommentNHS bullying: too high and too hard to tackle
Organisations tend to wait for individuals to raise concerns rather than proactively tackle the bullying culture, notes Roger Kline
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CommentWho cares for the carers?
Protecting the wellbeing and engagement of NHS staff must be a top priority as without them we have little chance of meeting the challenges ahead. By Paul Jenkins
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Days Of Wine And Metaphors
Chambertin, Riesling, Muscadet et al – Andy Cowper puts NHS leaders through a wine test
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CommentWorrying signs that STPs' reach could well exceed their grasp
Projected forward trends of NHS activity and demand offer a sobering perspective on the likelihood of sustainability and transformation partnerships achieving their goals, writes Nigel Edwards
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CommentReducing rising claims payments will not be achieved by improving patient safety
We need urgent legal reform to reduce the overall cost of litigation on the NHS which currently sits at a staggering £65 billion, writes Mike Devlin
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CommentCQC’s Fit and Proper Person Requirement – will it finally have some teeth?
Neil Grant takes a look at the Care Quality Commission’s approach to assess the fitness of senior managers
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CommentHunt: NHS management is not for the faint-hearted
From tackling bullying and harassment to improving training and flexible working, we must do a lot more to boost the numbers of NHS staff, writes health secretary Jeremy Hunt
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CommentClinical staff need not be based exclusively in hospital
It’s time we introduced more flexibility and innovation in helping mental health service users, writes Rachael Byrne
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CommentWhy the mental health sector should pay heed to the wisdom of Twain
Clinicians, patients and local health and care leaders need to realise that the secret to getting ahead with long-term workforce planning is getting started, says Kate Lovett
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CommentThe problem with annual planning
In theory, the NHS has highly sophisticated processes for finance and activity planning. In practice they are rather less polished. So here are two changes that would transform planning for the better, says Rob Findlay
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CommentHow accommodation based support is achieving the aims of transforming care
Those with complex learning disabilities inappropriately living in secure units should be capable of independent living, writes Chris Hampson