External contributors – Page 153
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The NHS needs a 'Bank of England moment'
How to transform the service’s reconfiguration policy
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Scotland puts the squeeze on outpatient long waits
Underlying pressures continue to build on trusts
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Alan Johnson: Dementia strategy needs to transcend party politics
Let’s have a new vision to tackle this major health issue
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The friends and family test works best if we forget about scores
Patient’s comments are far more important
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CCGs must learn to 'co-commission' without conflict of interest
New plans mean greater CCG responsibility
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To the NHS: Please explain the missing waiting list data
Yet another trust has dropped out of the stats
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'There's no discrepancy in the A&E data, it's just not true'
We must question the credibility of the College of Emergency Medicine study
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Beyond the official data: a different picture of A&E attendances
It is an opportunity to design services fit for the future
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Every board must commit to collective leadership and culture
Finding out what well led means at all levels of an NHS organisation
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'We must make public consultations more meaningful'
They are an impediment to implementation
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CCGs should authorise 18-week target breaches
We must make sure a good crisis does not go to waste
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NICE nursing ratios hit the target but miss the point
Safe staffing and good care involve more than just crude nurse ratios
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We can't afford to rush community care contracts
Commissioners need to be pragmatic with out of hospital care
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Mutuals could save the NHS
Only friendly societies can keep the NHS free at the point of use
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Michael White: The 'British Dream' has a bearing on our NHS
The NHS is screwing money out of others
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'England is stuck with complex and perverse waiting times targets'
The government won’t fix this system
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Quality and safety must determine our targets
Rob Findlay’s analysis of issues around the 18-week waiting standard is timely.