All Leader articles – Page 2
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Stevens has been the most important figure in NHS history since Bevan
When Sir Simon Stevens was appointed chief executive of NHS England in the autumn of 2013, HSJ commented – tongue-in-cheek – that he now had the chance to save the NHS for the second time.
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The government must not be allowed to rewrite history on its failure to protect the NHS
Let us lay to rest the assertion that the government acted quickly to stave off the threat from the new coronavirus variant.
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Will the public sector take back control of Test and Trace?
There is still an opportunity for the public sector to take back NHS Test and Trace.
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Not before time the covid testing programme finds proper purpose
The success of the test and trace programme is the cornerstone of both the NHS’ ability to increase the amount of care it can provide, as well as the continued unlocking of the economy and guarding against a second peak.
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The NHS in the time of covid: what happens next
What will the next six months bring for the NHS? HSJ has spoken to the service’s most senior figures and makes the following predictions.
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The NHS’ recovery from covid will be complex, uncertain and controversial
Restarting “routine” care will be no simple task, as our analysis of yesterday’s letter from NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens shows.
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Should non-clinical staff risk their lives for the NHS?
The debate continues over which NHS staff should stay home. Many non-clinicians, and even some clinicians, are deeply unhappy with their employers’ instructions to come to work – which seems at odds with government advice.
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Please stay home too: an open letter to NHS managers and other admin staff
This editorial is not meant as a criticism of the efforts being made by the centre or senior managers working at a local level. HSJ knows better than most how hard they are working and – in most cases – how effective they are being.
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Take NHS England’s power - but don’t give it to ministers
Ministers need to work out how to curb NHS England’s power and responsibilities - but by devolving it, not taking it for themselves - writes HSJ deputy editor Dave West.
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The NHS begins 2020 with good reason to hope for a better decade
The NHS stands at the threshold of a new decade facing both potentially its most difficult winter in decades and the most hopeful medium-term future since the 2008 financial crash.
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Nobody really knows how this Labour party would run the NHS
Although discussion of the NHS has dominated much of the election debate, there has been little scrutiny of how Labour would run the NHS. The party’s focus has been on attacking the Tory record, making spending pledges and raising the existential fear that the service is “for sale” to Donald ...
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Pension tax fury exposes the centre’s strained relationship with NHS chiefs
Accusations of greed and hypocrisy over pension reform highlight the strained relationship between NHS CEOs and the centre, writes Alastair McLellan.
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What if the doctors never come back?
A ‘black swan’ event is defined as an “extremely rare event with severe consequences” which is rarely predicted and whose impact is heightened by its sheer unexpectedness.
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Children with cancer need an end to the 10-year Marsden standoff
“The language of priorities is the religion of socialism” – and the NHS, Nye Bevan might have added.
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Simon Stevens' exit strategy
HSJ is asked one question more often than any other: ’when will Simon Stevens step down as NHS England chief executive?’ The focus on the end of his tenure is understandable, Mr Stevens has been the most dominant NHS figure in modern times – and arguably since Nye Bevan.
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Pritchard must decide
Just over two months ago, HSJ wrote an editorial suggesting the approach being taken to the recruitment of the NHS’ new chief operating officer would result in “a good chief executive being ripped away from a trust that needs them.” We also said that, as a result, the new COO ...
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The folly of forcing Matthew Swindells out of NHSE
The NHS is making its third attempt post-Lansley to appoint a national boss to oversee operations. This is a waste of time - and Baroness Dido Harding should appoint Matthew Swindells, argues the HSJ editor.
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Matt Hancock’s endorsement of Babylon risks undermining NHS innovation
HSJ editor Alastair McLellan says the health and social care secretary’s endorsement of Babylon Health risks undermining innovation efforts in the NHS.
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Pragmatic Stevens focusses on keeping his vision alive
Simon Stevens is a man on a mission – and that mission is to control expectations.
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What Matt Hancock’s arrival means for the NHS
The new health and social care secretary is keen to make his mark quickly, and has much to get to grips with, says Alastair McLellan.