External contributors – Page 104
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CommentHow new cancer service designs can help patients and save money
How we can achieve high throughput specialist multidisciplinary surgery – and ensure the new cancer strategy aligns itself to all specialist types of the disease
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CommentRace equality in the NHS: a balance sheet
Black History Month seems a good time to reflect on what has been achieved since the introduction of the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard.
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CommentFear of public engagement is holding the NHS back
With the first of the 44 local sustainability and transformation plans set to be published this week, Jane Mordue, interim chair of Healthwatch England, looks at the importance of involving patients and the public in the big decisions ahead
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CommentWhy care home nurses are due so much more respect
Their skills will become ever more important, so let’s give them the support and recognition they deserve
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CommentDo you suffer from 'business illusion'?
A new tool can help chief executives and business intelligence teams to see through the data fog
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CommentExploring new ways of co-creating in healthcare
The Design Together, Live Better project unlocked brilliant ideas to create devices for those with challenging health conditions
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CommentComment: Many STP areas are yet to find a joint understanding
The views of clinical commissioning group leaders suggest that many areas have not yet reached a shared system understanding, writes John Rooke.
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CommentShrinking pies and other challenges for the NHS in Wales
Even with the extra funding pledged in the latest spending plans for Wales, it is crucial that Wales focuses on integrated care if it is to weather the tough times ahead
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CommentSTPs: moving from plans to programmes
Now is a crucial time for the system to address some of the potential barriers to making the STP concept a successful reality
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CommentBuilding the doctor of tomorrow: who should be leading the way?
A management BSc degree can be an integral tool in developing teamwork and leadership skills beyond the compulsory medical school curriculum
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CommentWhy innovation and getting better by degrees can work together
The NHS needs to welcome in radical new thinking because it needs both innovation and incremental improvement
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CommentNot so fast: dealing with activity growth moderation
How can the NHS achieve last month’s order to slow the pace at which activity grows?
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CommentNorman Lamb: ‘As a minister I was in a mental health fog’
The former care minister recalls his daily fight in the coalition government to keep mental health on Jeremy Hunt’s agenda
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CommentUniting organisations and people to deliver new care models
Their mission may just be starting but the vanguards are already thriving as they reduce pressure on health services while improving care quality
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CommentAn apprentice medical school: the solution to NHS workforce woes
There has to be a new approach to training doctors to produce skilled practical medical practitioners required by the NHS
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CommentHunt’s good intentions fall foul of the immigration dog whistle
Attempts to discuss the expansion of medical training crashed into scepticism of how this could happen post-Brexit
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CommentIs five a good number for the forward view?
The financial challenges increase the urgency to get on with the task of health care advancement but cannot shorten the time it takes to complete the journey
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CommentElective waits rise again in a wasted August
Elective waiting times lengthened beyond 18 weeks again in August, as the admission rate fell to a three year low.
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CommentA ringside seat to a victory, not a bloodbath
The public need to be involved and see more successful projects if they are to buy into sustainability and transformation
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CommentNow we must navigate the rocks beneath the surface
The State of Care report raises some uncomfortable questions about health and social care – so how can we answer them?