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CommentTackling health inequalities should be core business for trusts
A new NHS Providers’ guide for trusts provides a comprehensive framework for identifying, prioritising, and addressing health inequalities, write Christine Camacho and Rachael McKeown
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CommentLabour need to think big on primary and community care
Blair and Brown missed the opportunity to think big despite winning a mandate for change. Nearly 30 years on, healthcare can’t afford history to repeat itself, writes Adam Sampson, chief executive of the Association of Optometrists
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CommentI am not 'an angry black woman', but I am disheartened by the lack of diversity in NHS comms
A report’s finding that there is poor representation of minority ethnic communities in NHS communication teams speaks to a broader issue of racial inequality, and the lack of diversity in senior positions in the NHS, writes Edna Boampong
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CommentClinical homecare needs to be properly regulated
Clinical homecare could offer a solution to some key NHS challenges, says Mark Hackett. With a focus on governance and strategic thinking, increased uptake could be transformative for patient experience, the NHS and society.
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CommentWhen commissioning priorities meet clinical reality
Navigating the complexities of delivering care for individuals with learning disabilities, autism, and challenging behaviour reveals systemic challenges and underlines the need for urgent reform, writes Andrew Hider
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CommentMaking hospital at home work
Hospital at home services offer alternatives to traditional inpatient care in the NHS, showing potential benefits but requiring careful implementation strategies for success, writes Steve Iliffe
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CommentNHSE's productivity deal threatens to pull local services apart
Whatever has happened since the 2022 Budget offered extra capital funding in exchange for improvements in A&E performance feels like a strange mix of policy development, financial incentive design and performance theatre, writes Siva Anandaciva
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CommentMental health waiting times skyrocket
While the NHS made slow progress towards its next target, the longest elective waits and those for mental health care deteriorated
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CommentNHS leaders are entering dangerous territory as election nears
Matthew Taylor explains how the NHS leaders face mounting pressure from the government’s productivity demands amid insufficient support and funding, risking short-term fixes over long-term solutions
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CommentThere’s a fire in the neonatal unit! What are you going to do?
A simulation exercise at Leicester Royal Infirmary reveals vital lessons in managing neonatal unit evacuations during major incidents, emphasising the need for tailored training and inter-agency collaboration
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CommentSustaining the, apparently, unsustainable
Anita Charlesworth and Malte Gerhold explore the impact of last week’s budget on the NHS.
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CommentDigitising patient flow is the key to releasing operational capacity
Mary Fleming, CEO, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals FT, writes about the digital solutions undertaken by the trust to tackle patient flow challenges, and thus enhance care, staff wellbeing, and operational efficiency
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CommentNational bodies must improve their 'unintelligent' use of staff survey data
As the NHS prepares for the release of its annual staff survey results, the challenge lies in leveraging this data to drive meaningful improvements in healthcare, writes Matthew Winn
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CommentGovernment focus on ‘woke’ and ‘waste’ is undermining the NHS’s reputation
Strategic and effective communications is at the heart of high-performing organisations in the NHS. Challenges in diversity, budgets, and tech demand effective action for improved public engagement, say three NHS comms leaders.
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CommentBring on the chief health AI officer
As electronic health records pave the way, GenAI tools promise transformative gains, requiring strategic focus and investment. By Robert Wachter and Harpreet Sood
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CommentWhy 1.9% for general practice won’t cut it
The government’s proposed 1.9 per cent funding uplift for general practice this year would undermine providers and their GP partners, argues NHS Confederation primary care network director Ruth Rankine, in a rare intervention in the contract negotiation.
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CommentA Labour government will need unpopular solutions
The solutions an incoming Labour government would need to bring to bear on the NHS would be challenging, counterintuitive, and often unpopular, say Richard Bourne and Professor Steve Iliffe.
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CommentThe NHS is on the right path to combating discrimination
The NHS grapples with diversity challenges, but strides towards inclusivity offer hope for positive change in healthcare, writes Jon Czul
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CommentChildren’s mental health needs more
New impetus, more funding, and innovation is needed to tackle long waits and growing demand in children and young people’s mental health services, which are highlighted by new national data.