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CommentThe crucial target that most NHS staff don’t know about
Achieving net zero emissions while delivering quality healthcare requires integrating environmental sustainability with core care priorities, engaging staff, and reshaping policies, write co-authors Luke McGeoch and Tom Hardie
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CommentHow paid 'lived experience partners' can enhance care
The Health Innovation Network transformed its approach by embedding strategic lived experience partners, enhancing co-production, and fostering meaningful community engagement, thus shaping healthcare projects and dismantling traditional power barriers
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CommentAs a doctor I don’t believe regulation of managers should be a priority
David Oliver expresses his five big doubts on the statutory regulation that is in place for NHS managers and examines the complex realities of accountability and performance in healthcare leadership
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CommentThe way ambulance trusts work has not always delivered, so we’re changing
London Ambulance Service Trust’s CEO Daniel Elkeles discusses the trust’s new five-year strategy and the three missions it aims to achieve
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CommentDecision-making should be a science
Kate Cheema and Rony Arafin write about how professionalising healthcare analytics helps in unlocking the power of data for informed decision-making in the NHS which is a vital investment.
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CommentDebt support should be integrated with healthcare services
Integrating mental health and debt advice services could improve recovery rates, cut waiting times, and save the NHS millions, writes Conor D’Arcy
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Comment‘Old hands’ as well as ‘new blood’ are needed to lead the NHS
Why more NHS chief executives have been leaving, and why it matters, by trust CEO Paul Roberts.
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CommentThe benefits and limits of private sector involvement in the NHS
The NHS has never been anything other than a mixed economy argues Adam Sampson, chief executive of the Association of Optometrists – let’s forget the rhetoric and get on with the job of managing it properly
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CommentThe lesson from Letby is to listen
Now that the inquiry into Lucy Letby’s case has been given legal powers, it must explore how the NHS can tackle the culture of defensiveness, denial and secrecy that often lies at the heart of tragic scandals. Louise Ansari, chief executive of Healthwatch England, argues that the NHS has some ...
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CommentElective waiting list rises by 100,000 in July
The waiting list is still growing at more than 100,000 patients per month
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CommentNHS must stop treating data analysis as a 'clerical' role
Recognising data analysts as vital technical experts, not clerical staff, is essential for the NHS’s data-driven future and improved patient care, writes Andrew Barraclough and Dr Marc Farr
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CommentThe tragic demise of the Learning from Deaths Programme
Seven years ago, a critical review of the healthcare system’s response to patient deaths revealed systemic challenges. Despite initial reforms, unresolved issues persist, raising concerns about transparency and accountability
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CommentAnalysts with benefits
The NHS long-term plan’s omission of analysts and data scientists has been revealed as a deliberate act, sparking frustration and a call for a robust digital workforce strategy, writes Andi Orlowski
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CommentActing on suicide prevention
While progress is being made, it is essential for all to work together to create hope, strengthen prevention, and achieve zero-suicide ambitions, writes Emily Gibbons
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CommentNavigating the future: Challenges and innovations in healthcare workforce planning
The workforce plan’s aims for new roles will require an extensive organisational and workforce development programme, writes Nick Krachler
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CommentNHS facing structural collapse
The government has been criticised for not acting sooner to deal with known defects in NHS structures, reports Julian Patterson
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CommentAccessing a GP is more difficult for some
Collaboration between healthcare providers and communities is crucial for tackling the issues affecting primary care within the NHS when considering both data-driven insights and individual experiences, writes Jacob Lant
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CommentThe Letby inquiry will not make any difference
In the aftermath of traumatic events, traditional inquiries lack patient-led insights including patient leaders in decision-making which could foster meaningful change in policy, regulation, and care models writes David Gilbert
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CommentMore managers would ensure justifiable staff concerns are heard quickly
In light of the Lucy Letby case, to proactively identify and prevent unethical behaviour in the NHS, senior managers must analyse key events regarding staff voicing their concerns using a time-based perspective, write John Richmond, Dr Sarah Brooks and John Blenkinsopp
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CommentDon’t underestimate the power of ‘pen pushers’
Save time and money by upskilling your analytical workforce and making better decisions, write Andi Orlowski and Mark Foy