External contributors – Page 50
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CommentElective waits topped 34 weeks in May
An enormous and invisible backlog is building up during covid, as referrals are delayed. By Rob Findlay
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Comment'A slave master situation': the lived experiences of NHS BAME staff
Tackling race inequalities will require commitment for the long haul, with locally engaged leadership and staff, including stronger allyship from white leaders and staff. By Shilpa Ross
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Comment'Sometimes you need a jolt': how covid made going digital urgent
Samantha Allen and Beth Lawton outline how placing digital at the centre of Sussex Partnership’s response to the pandemic has helped it transform services and deliver real benefits to patients and staff
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CommentA difficult balancing act lies ahead for Matt Hancock
About to complete two years at the DHSC this week, Matt Hancock’s in-tray for the third year looks particularly challenging in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, writes Richard Sloggett
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CommentNHS must play its part in the economic recovery too
Michael Wood shares NHS Confederation’ five-point plan for every system - offering leadership, guidance and practical support.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: When in doubt, ignore
Andy Cowper gives the lowdown on the government’s bungled handling of the covid-19 pandemic
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CommentWest Midlands seeks to mainstream public health
We want people to think and talk more about wider determinants of health, upstream interventions and preventive approaches – only then will we fully embrace all the pillars of public health, write David Kidney and Lisa McNally
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CommentEnough empty words: four actions the NHS must take to tackle racism
Professor Partha Kar urges the NHS to make fundamental changes to their approach towards promoting racial equality within care systems.
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CommentCovid-19 has rewritten the rulebook for how the NHS operates
Dr Richard Vautrey highlights how the pandemic has wrought solutions in general practices, with rapid responses to the needs of patients.
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CommentThe impact of coronavirus on young people with cancer
Coronavirus has hit the whole country hard, but for young people with cancer, the impact has been unimaginable. In this piece, Teenage Cancer Trust’s Director of Services, Dr Louise Soanes, talks about its psychological impact and how the vital support provided by the charity, must be preserved to protect the ...
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CommentThere should be a public inquiry into BME staff wellbeing in the NHS
A virus of racism would appear to be endemic in the NHS. In the eyes of many, racial bias, at an institutional level and at an individual level, is prevalent, and operates both consciously and unconsciously. An often-overlooked area is the impact on BME staff wellbeing. Simple reforms could bring ...
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The cargo cult of NHS test and trace
Andy Cowper on NHS’ famously failed test and trace app and the politics of the “Covid-19 Blame Olympics”.
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CommentUnite to combat the “toxic” discrimination faced by LGBTQ+ staff and patients
On the launch of the new Health and Care LGBTQ+ Leaders Network, our director of international relations, Layla McCay, shares her experience of being a gay woman in the NHS and her pride on being part of a movement that aims to transform the NHS into an inclusive environment for ...
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CommentHunt: Scrap national waiting time targets
Jeremy Hunt sets out his vision for the post-covid NHS
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CommentThe real reason why the NHS testing app had to be ‘world beating’
Paul Corrigan writes that the Government’s desire to produce a ‘world beating’ test, track and trace system is misplaced and counter-productive.
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CommentCowper’s Cut : Ha-Ha, or human shielding with an NHS Kiss
SCENE: INTERIOR, 10 DOWNING STREET, THURSDAY 18 JUNE 2020. A DISHEVELLED, BALD FIGURE (THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM) SWEEPS IMPERIOUSLY FROM THE ROOM, LEAVING OUR HERO AND HEROINE, MATT HANCOCK AND DIDO HARDING, ALONE TOGETHER. MATT HANCOCK: Yeah, thanks Dominic! DIDO HARDING: Thanks Dom, best to Mary! MH: ...
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CommentUK now reliant on China for majority of PPE imports
Matthew Bevington sheds light on the remarkable turnaround in demand for PPEs where imports rose by 45 per cent in April, compared to a year earlier.
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CommentSARS tells us covid will have serious psychological impact on staff
Based on evidence of earlier SARS-CoV epidemics, Valerie Amies and Clive Martinez analyse the current pandemic’s potential psychological toll on healthcare workers and the implications for sustainable service delivery
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CommentWe must offer patients hope, even if we can't offer timely treatment
With no capacity for any operations other than the urgent and emergency, waiting list growth looms large over patients, writes Polly Dickerson.
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Comment'Covid hot’ care homes must be commissioned immediately
A whole systems approach, including the commissioning of a new type of care home, is required to alter the course of the pandemic and reduce its impact. By Dr Anna Down, Dr Arjun Dhillon and Dr Graham Stretch