External contributors – Page 119
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CommentSTPs can deliver with good leadership
If STPs are given support and expertise, they might deliver better quality care at lower cost
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CommentIs the UK failing patients in obesity services?
Commissioners seem to be unprepared for a multi-million pound obesity surgery bill
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CommentThe firebreak is not enough and the plan is unravelling at frightening speed
All parts of the NHS must work together if the cataclysmic financial storm is to be survived
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CommentWhy the DH may still have to reach into its pocket
Many trusts and CCGs may turn to the Department of Health for additional financial support in 2016-17
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CommentRunning to stand still - the steady decline in cancer waiting time performance
Implementing strategies on cancer services for better outcomes and experience for patients
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CommentHousing, health and social care – is it time for a quiet revolution?
Partnerships between health and housing are key to reducing bed blocking in hospitals
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CommentThe public needs to know where the buck stops
One year as an MP and I’m still none the wiser about lines of accountability in the NHS
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CommentIs Brexit or Bremain best for the NHS?
The big decision will have far greater ramifications for healthcare than merely the funding available
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CommentNew care model vanguards: Getting serious about prevention
Prevention is crucial for the success of new care model vanguards
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CommentUnexpected insights on variation from the doctors’ strike
The action by junior doctors has revealed new strategies for tackling the war against variation in the NHS
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CommentWhy planning should be part of performance reporting
Capacity planning should be as critical to business as performance
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CommentMarch sees worst ever breach of England's 18-weeks target
March was another bad month for England’s 18 week waiting times. It was the worst performance since the “incomplete pathways” target was introduced in 2012, powered by the largest waiting list since January 2008.
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CommentLet's focus on care and quality rather than numbers
Better outcomes, teamwork and efficiency cannot be measured but are vital
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CommentComment: Systemic bullying has to stop
Positive organisational cultures need supportive leaders
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CommentManchester’s devo deal is a huge opportunity for clinician-led change
Manchester can put clinicians at the centre of better care
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CommentThe emerging new era of general practice
How the evolution of general practice is being driven by advancements in technology
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CommentMore data on activity is needed to tackle the general practice crisis
NHS England must urgently consider how it can generate ongoing information on primary care workload
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CommentVanguards are already improving people's lives
Health of care home residents has improved with advancements in new care model vanguards
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CommentThe 'weekend effect' is about admissions as much as mortality rates
Understanding the infamous hospital ‘weekend effect’ can be achieved by looking not at weekends but weekdays
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CommentNHS channel management strategy needs some resuscitation
Gordon Miles on how some of the urgent care plans proposed by NHS agencies have been tried elsewhere and failed