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CommentMind the growing gap between health and social care
It’s vital that in the forthcoming budget the government makes some bold political decisions that will set the course for putting care and support on a sustainable footing
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CommentWe don't need this cuckoo in the nursing nest
The nursing associate is part of the worrying expansion of support roles – perhaps it’s time we protected the term ‘nurse’, argues June Girvin
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CommentHere's how we get the 5YFV back on track
The National Voices coalition of charities is urging the prime minister to salvage the Five Year Forward View with some whole-system planning
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CommentShifting from a culture of encouraged dependency to informed responsibility
STP proposals present an important opportunity to prepare for the future despite our inclination to cling to the familiarity of the past.
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CommentDigital integration is a huge leap forward for cross organisational working
The next generation of record sharing is under way, with cross-community care planning and team collaboration reducing pressure on acute services
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CommentThe NHS must not let current pressures jeopardise the cancer strategy
Cancer services are not immune to NHS pressures, but alliances have the potential to overcome barriers of funding and workforce constraints
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CommentMorecambe Bay two years on: great progress alongside great gaps
Many positive changes have been made at the trust but many of the inquiry’s recommendations remain worryingly unaddressed, write Bill Kirkup and James Titcombe
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CommentWill shifting the balance of care balance the books?
Results from the Nuffield Trust’s review of the community based models of care relied on by STPs are a warning against setting expectations too high
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CommentWho am I: resolving the hybrid clinical manager's identity issues
The new breed of clinical managers need the right support if they are not to feel alienated and reluctant in their role
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CommentHow a vanguard is transforming acute care for mental health
Samantha Jones explains how the new care model vanguards are making great strides in changing crisis care
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CommentOnly the Budget can prevent an impossible task
The latest figures on NHS providers’ deficit are not surprising but they are very worrying – Anita Charlesworth analyses why
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CommentHospital turnarounds offer a glimmer of light amid NHS gloom
In the face of major challenges, success stories offer valuable insight into achievable goals, and deliver important benefits to patients and staff alike
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CommentTime for the near-invisible Hunt to shape up or ship out
The public are suspicious of sustainability and transformation plans but some positive news shines through anyway
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CommentThe safety branch should also investigate staff harm
Narinder Kapur suggests that the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch also examine 10 cases a year of death or serious harm to staff arising from workplace issues
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CommentSimon's disease and what to do about it
A three part analysis can help the commissioning body calculate the change in emergency admissions, focusing on reducing total healthcare activity
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CommentWe'll take a fresh look at clinical leadership in the NHS
Andrew Murrison on why his all-party parliamentary group on clinical leadership and management will overcome the partial observance of Roy Griffiths’ recommendations
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CommentWhy the forward view's target is in danger of being missed
The NHS must radically rethink its approach to productivity during the Five Year Forward View refresh in March, or key assumptions underpinning the high level plan will unravel
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CommentWhy the 'good year' has not been good enough on efficiency
The required progress is not being made in NHS finances, storing up trouble for the future, writes Rob Whiteman
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CommentTake the less trodden path of volunteering overseas
Laura Spratling shares her experience of volunteering in a hospital of Sierra Leone
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CommentAnalysis: Emergency care reforms delayed pending answers on social care
Details of an overhaul of emergency care targets have been delayed, as senior figures in the health and care system await a potential government intervention to support social care services, HSJ understands.