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CommentA staffing overhaul is required for 24/7 services
An increased number of specialists, concentration of acute and emergency services in fewer hospitals would allow us to achieve the goal of seven day working. John Bevan writes
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CommentThe journey to digital starts with seeing things afresh
Most transformation projects fail because they start as IT projects
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CommentIs it time for the NHS to have a ‘psychologist in residence’?
The effort required to transform NHS care is often in reality a job too far for overworked NHS staff
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CommentAnalysed: public reaction to the junior doctors’ strike
Public support has strengthened in favour of junior doctors, with an increase in those strongly supporting yesterday’s strike compared to the one in January.
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CommentNeeds fixing: new models of care for children and young people
It is time that new models of care turn their attention to children and young people, writes Lucia Kossarova
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CommentEchoes of the past in the junior doctors' row
Peter Sykes delves into the past and compares the junior doctos’ dispute with industrial action in 1975
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CommentDecisions on the junior doctor contracts will inform who we want delivering the NHS
The drive to reform the NHS must be careful not to alienate the very people who can make it happen
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CommentClaims costs: Not the doctor's fault
The inconvenient truth is that clinical negligence claims costs have soared – but is it justified to blame the doctors, Christine Tomkins questions
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CommentWomen: Victims or champions of change?
Karen Castille discusses the dangers of creating a victim culture and why women should instead take on the role of change champion
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CommentWe must keep our eyes on the outcomes prize
The bravest leaders are ensuring outcomes are prized above activity – but this is not a mission for the faint hearted
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CommentGetting the measure of this year's NHS planning guidance
The planning guidance comes amid a backdrop of balancing finances and patient safety
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CommentIt's not just winter pressure
The pressure is on all year round for the health and social care system – all it needs is to become financially sustainable. Ray Puddifoot writes
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CommentLearning how to implement research results can improve healthcare
Implementation of new treatments and technologies is more important than simply discovering them – a course teaches just that. By Rachel Davis
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CommentNo more white knights please
NHS England needs a chief clinical information officer for the successful application of digital technology and implementation of the forward view. By Ewan Davis
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CommentWe must keep our heads to reach new heights
Providers must not feel commissioning for outcomes deals require them to scale an impossible height in a single jump
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CommentShare data without falling foul of information governance
Data sharing is essential to improve patient care but appropriate governance arrangements need to be in place. By Marc Farr
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CommentIt is essential to halve delays in discharge
Crispin Simon on what can be learnt from the private sector to reduce the chronic problem of delay in the discharge of patients.
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CommentThe new age of consent – what is important to your patient?
The approach of doctor knows best does not work any more – there is a legal reason for taking appropriate consent for treatment from patients. Ruth Hewitt writes
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CommentMaintain the digital dignity balance for older people
Assuming that the older generation cannot use technology for their wellness is detrimental to empowering them with the digital. By Julia Manning
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CommentBuilding resilience: can we afford not to?
We need to ensure that the NHS spends every penny as well as it could