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HSJ PartnersDelivering proactive, preventive and community services – our evidence-based neighbourhood models
We all hope to prevent people from slipping into crisis. That starts with supporting individuals and communities to confidently navigate the complex social and health challenges shaping their lives.
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CommentMental health reform is becoming urgent
Demand for mental health support is rising, particularly among young people. The next phase of NHS reform must prioritise prevention, early intervention and services that are accessible when people need them
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HSJ PartnersWorking together to change children’s futures
For too many children in the UK, their health in childhood and long into adulthood is affected by inequality.
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CommentWhy 30 years of commissioning reforms have failed
NHS commissioning reforms repeatedly fail due to structural, financial and political barriers, raising doubts over whether latest changes can succeed
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NewsDHSC hires firm to help with wave of private finance deals
The Department of Health and Social Care has commissioned a “technical adviser” to develop the public-private partnership model for neighbourhood health centres.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Abolishing NHSE is the easy part
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week, by deputy editor Dave West
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CommentThe global lessons on how to shift care closer to home
Global evidence shows primary care reforms often face political resistance, requiring deliberate strategies to sustain change and avoid stalled or collapsed implementation
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CommentSaying ‘no’ to referrals is the morally right thing to do
The NHS cannot meet rising elective demand within its current resources. Introducing referral thresholds is no longer a theoretical option, but a practical necessity to protect patients with the most serious conditions
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NewsNHSE rows back on controversial target
NHS England has rowed back on what was widely understood to be a new target for the proportion of patients it wanted “diverted” away from waiting lists, after accusations it was rationing care.
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NewsGP upgrades ‘stuck in layers of approval’
A string of bureaucratic barriers are still holding up development of buildings for primary and community care, multiple NHS and industry organisations have warned.
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HSJ PartnersBeyond the minimum: Broadening the field of vision for neighbourhood health
The NHS has been clear about what it wants neighbourhood health to deliver. To succeed, it must be built on the deliberate use of the full breadth of primary care and community partners.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The two-speed problem
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week, by correspondent Mimi Launder.
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NewsNHSE sets requirements for neighbourhood health centres
A building can be designated a “neighbourhood health centre” without offering mental health services, urgent or minor-injuries care, diagnostics or an on-site pharmacy, as determined by NHS England criteria published this week.
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CommentNational targets protect low-profile services
Devolution without accountability risks worsening NHS inequalities, leaving osteoporosis patients underserved, and the need for national mandates to ensure equitable care
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CommentStrengthening the patient voice after Healthwatch
Removing Healthwatch threatens a decade of progress, leaving patient voice searching for structure, influence and meaningful impact
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CommentCultural differences in British society are being ignored by NHS reform
Structural reforms ignore how to handle cultural differences within the population, leaving clinicians without frameworks for making complex decisions, risking inequity, unsafe care, and weak accountability
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Commissioning’s ‘last role of the dice’
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week, by deputy editor Dave West
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NewsStreeting: ‘Extraordinary vested interests’ resisted NHSE abolition
Government has faced an “extraordinary [level of] vested interest” from within the health sector opposing the abolition of NHS England, Wes Streeting has said.
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CommentHow to ensure ‘advice and guidance’ works for patients
Transparency will be critical to evaluate whether increased use of advice and guidance leads to better experiences and outcomes, says William Pett
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NewsICB warned against ‘passing costs’ to council
A cash-strapped integrated care board has been warned against shunting costs to local councils or residents, after making large cuts to NHS Continuing Healthcare spend.