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CommentAn uneven future: an ageing population needs innovation, but not at the expense of equal care
A new survey of clinical experts predicts technological advances, but will they benefit everyone in a population getting older but not healthier? Camilla d’Angelo considers the report’s findings
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CommentCowper's Cut – Now is the autumn of our discontent
With the budget approaching, austerity still biting and the deficit not shifting, the NHS is not the only institution fearing a tough end to the year
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CommentWho wants a dying app? Is 'digital' the answer to improved healthcare experience?
GE Healthcare Partners’ Tim O’Hanlon considers ways technology solutions can help clinicians and patients alike
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CommentThe clock is ticking on prevention and integration
Lip service has been paid to the need for prevention and integration in the NHS and social care system. Now more must be done to implement change on the ground, writes Mike Adamson, chief executive of the British Red Cross
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CommentThe NHS must slow the chief executive merry-go-round
With no trust able to consistently meet what were once standard targets, simply replacing chief executives is a pointless and damaging exercise, says Gill Morgan of NHS Providers
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CommentCowper’s Cut – On the NHS reaching Peak David Brent
The recent antics of a regional leader showing that the NHS has reached peak David Brent, it’s hard not to conclude that the NHS needs a chief anthropologist more than it needs a chief inspector, says Andy Cowper
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CommentNetworks not working? Improving how we improve together
Networks are all the rage across the NHS. But too often they are ineffective
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CommentNHS England and NHS Improvement should be brought closer together
Is it possible to tighten up NHS organisation and efficiency without major upheaval?
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CommentNew care systems must be truly accountable
STPs and ACSs are doomed to fail if the NHS doesn’t engage others in its plans, says Leicestershire County Council chief John Sinnott
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Jeremy Hunt’s futile gesture
What will the resignation of two chief executives last week actually achieve, asks Andy Cowper
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CommentA radical reshaping of regulation is needed
Expanding the 9 professional regulatory bodies would be counter-productive
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CommentSome green shoots amid the snowy peaks of the NHS workforce
Over a fifth of the NHS workforce are from non-white backgrounds, yet they suffer consistently worse workplace experiences
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CommentCan't stay in hospital? Can't go home? Housing associations are bridging the gap
The NHS spends huge amounts treating patients who no longer need to be in hospital. But finally, housing services are beginning to tackle this growing problem. By Helen Rowbottom
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CommentThe case for separating 'hot' and 'cold’ facilities
There are arguments for and against splitting hot and cold facilities. How would you decide? This example from a real NHS hospital shows how careful modelling can lead to a clear recommendation. By Rob Findlay
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CommentProposed changes to deprivation of liberty laws – what you need to know
Hope Davis-McCallion explains the Law Commission’s ’urgent’ safeguard suggestions
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CommentCowper’s Cut – complexity for dummies
Complexity is not going away, especially in public policy and in healthcare – but can our leaders explain it to their audience, asks Andy Cowper
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CommentNHS trusts may have held their own in Q1, but risks are growing
Savings have been made and costs reduced, but the deficit forecast remains troubling
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CommentThe Better Care Fund is now part of the problem. We need a better solution
The removal of the Better Care Fund’s ‘temporary sticking plaster’ may be painful, but it forces us to think differently, writes Richard Humphries
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CommentWhat your commute can teach you about performance targets
Rob Findlay and Mike Davidge on how your journey to work demonstrates the difference between ‘common cause’ and ‘special cause’
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The Inverse Scare Law – helping politicians ignore the NHS
Andy Cowper on what he calls ’the Campaign for NHS defunding