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CommentWe must act as England falls behind on access to rare disease medicines
It is crucial that we develop a bespoke process to evaluate ‘orphan’ medicines if we are to eradicate inequality in the system, says Sebastian Stachowiak
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CommentThe need for IT that is fully connected, real time and available everywhere
Our culture and communication with patients need to make huge leaps if they are to deliver services that are the equivalent of those made in banking and travel
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CommentOrganising care at the NHS front line
Quality improvement is best led not by regulators but by those who care for patients, say Chris Ham and Don Berwick
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CommentLessons from Manchester: can Labour ever turn the NHS into a winning issue?
A new poll ahead of the Greater Manchester mayoral elections offers some wider hope and pointers to Labour, writes Mike Birtwistle
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CommentWhy letting the waiting list grow is a false economy
Letting the waiting list grow is like borrowing from a loan shark: a bit of short term relief, followed by years of risk and expense
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CommentSeeing and hearing: reflections on how the NHS has changed
Helen Buckingham looks back on the highs, lows and lessons from 25 years working in the health service
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CommentPeople, not process: knowing how to collaborate
Richard Taunt offers three ideas on achieving smarter collaboration across providers
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CommentHow Cumbria strove for new heights in healthcare
The combination of a success regime and the dawn of sustainability and transformation plans has started to address the shortcomings in Cumbria’s services, writes Alison Moore
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CommentBuilding a team of teams in the NHS
Like the US army in Iraq, the NHS can restructure its teams to improve its functioning
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CommentMore work needs to be done for race equality in the NHS
Where does the NHS stand in the treatment of its black and minority ethnic staff and patients
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CommentTrust-level support must be in place for overseas doctors
Amelia Kehoe on what other trusts can learn from North Tees and Hartlepool about giving back-up to medical graduates from abroad
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CommentElective waits hold steady in February
Referral-to-treatment waiting times were largely unchanged in February – the last full month when most trusts felt subject to financial penalties for this NHS Constitution standard. By Rob Findlay
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CommentWellbeing boards are crucial to post-Francis accountability
Health and wellbeing boards are in an ideal position to increase accountability in the health and care system, write Aliko Ahmed and Kelechi Nnoaham
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CommentWhy not a psychiatrist as NHS England medical director?
A case for appointing a psychiatrist as the next NHS England medical director
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CommentMobilising our ‘Hidden Army’ for better environments, value and care
Evidence shows that happier patients get better more quickly – and that supported staff make fewer mistakes, writes Ian Crichton
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CommentNot giving up on elective waiting times
When elective waiting times go up, how can we minimise the harm to patients?
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CommentAre we ending purchaser-provider separation?
Do Simon Stevens’ remarks about accountable care organisations really herald the seismic shift they suggest, asks Ben Collins
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CommentEvidence-based STPs – the case for stroke care
Investment in the right stroke care saves lives – and money
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CommentThe Naylor review can kick-start estates transformation
Sir Robert Naylor’s vision is bold and far reaching – now he just needs politicians to back it up, writes Robert Ede
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CommentThe Care Act's prevention duty is far from being fulfilled
Almost two years to the day since the Care Act came into force, its vision of a truly preventative care system still seems a long way off. So why is it so hard to realise this shared vision?