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CommentWhy Scotland is front of the 'Q'
It may have just as alarming a financial situation as England, but Scotland is superior when it comes to quality improvement, writes Mark Dayan from the Nuffield Trust
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CommentEmbrace curiosity (and never mind what happened to the cat)
Ask questions, find answers and seek out others with a similar appetite for discovery, says Kate Cheema
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CommentFollow up outpatients and the clinical harm of delay
Everybody agrees that clinical priorities should come first. Why does this principle break down when it comes to follow up outpatients?
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CommentLet's get real about what's up with WhatsApp in the NHS
You can’t blame staff for using commonly available apps to communicate – but they pose risks to patient confidentiality, argues Felix Jackson, who calls for leaders to introduce compliant technology
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Brexit – clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right: stuck in the middle with EU
Cowper’s Cut is a new weekly column from HSJ’s comment editor Andy Cowper. It will be published every Monday and seeks to serve as an informative and entertaining stimulant for HSJ’s subscribers at the start of the working week.
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CommentThe NHS needs truth and reconciliation
So much more money is needed to deliver services that we might have to consider the radical idea of some cross-party unity, writes Andrew Murrison
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CommentFindings from CQC’s first consultation on its next phase of regulation
We examine some of the CQC’s proposed regulatory changes that would affect NHS trusts.
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CommentHow stroke services could benefit from evidence-based STPs
Service changes need to be informed by best evidence – and stroke care is a great place to start, says Tara Lamont with Dr Muhibbur Chowdhury and Dr Stephen Webb.
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CommentWhy Getting it Right First Time is easier said than done
GIRFT has the potential to improve clinical performance but it must overcome a couple of stumbling blocks first, writes Nick Timmins
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The how, why and when of raising NHS pay
Cowper’s Cut is a new weekly column from HSJ’s comment editor Andy Cowper. It will be published every Monday and seeks to serve as an informative and entertaining stimulant for HSJ’s subscribers at the start of the working week.
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CommentNew business immigration rules: effects on the healthcare industry
The new business immigration rules have made it more expensive and difficult for healthcare employers to hire non-EEA migrant workers, say Sybille Steiner and Laura Ludlam
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CommentAssessing the digital maturity of the English NHS
GE Healthcare Finnamore take a look at the NHS’s scrutiny of its organisations’ ability to cope with a digital future
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CommentHow can we match demand and capacity if we don’t analyse it?
Despite real improvements in performance against waiting list and waiting time standards in recent years, it is clear that the NHS faces a challenge in coping with the growing pressure of an increased demand for its services. We also know that during this period of financial constraint, the system is ...
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CommentBalancing costs and equity: the new government’s social care task
The government needs to make sure that social care services are adequately funded, cap any individual’s total exposure to social care costs and maximise the savings which people can retain
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CommentThe money follows the patient... and other lessons from Alzira
Nishma Manek and Alex Till on three secrets to the success of a publicly funded health system delivered in Spain by a private provider
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Comment18 week waits, April 2017: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for April 2017
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The workforce crisis is the NHS’s Brexit
Cowper’s Cut is a new weekly column from HSJ’s comment editor Andy Cowper. It will be published every Monday and seeks to serve as an informative and entertaining stimulant for HSJ’s subscribers at the start of the working week.
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CommentReflections on the dog that doesn't bark
Saffron Cordery on themes to have emerged from NHS Providers’ conversations with trust leaders and others about the future of commissioning
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CommentLeaders speak their minds on commissioning
A new report by NHS Providers quizzes a range of leaders on issues including the role of sustainability and transformation plans and accountable care systems.
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CommentMental health clinics in GP practices is a great step – but we could go further
An effective complementary step is basing housing services at surgeries, too, says Rachael Byrne, who explains how they can have an impact