All Long-term conditions articles – Page 37
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Comment
Noel Plumridge on the NHS budget
Here’s a summary of the financial plan for the English NHS.
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News
Hospital closures: the taboo has been broken
At the first whisper of a service or hospital closing, local campaigners and politicians launch vociferous protests. But despite this opposition the idea that we need fewer hospitals and beds is gathering momentum, writes Richard Vize
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News
Labour pledges personalised care revolution
Personalised healthcare tailored to the needs of individual patients is a centrepiece of Labour’s general election manifesto.
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS sustainability: how to achieve long term efficiencies
Moving care closer to home and focusing on prevention are ways to achieve long term efficiencies, says Jennifer Taylor
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Comment
David Kerr: health policy just got personal
An architect of Labour’s NHS reforms explains why he has decided to take a role as health adviser to the Conservatives
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News
Reactor repairs hold up diagnostic test supplies
Trusts are likely to face mounting delays in diagnostic tests for cardiac, cancer and kidney patients due to a worldwide shortage of a vital radioactive material.
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Comment
Chris Ham on urgency for healthcare innovation
Labour’s tenure has seen massive progress in areas including access to services and cardiac and cancer care. But the greatest changes must now follow fast - things can only get different
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Comment
Andy McKeon: why money could not unravel the NHS red tape
Whoever wins the forthcoming election will have some unfinished business on health policy to attend to, even if it is possible to declare victory over waiting lists.
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News
Budget cuts NHS spending estimate by £500m
The Budget today reduces the Treasury’s estimate for NHS spending as a whole this year by £500m.
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News
Burnham, Lamb and Lansley clash in health debate
The three main political parties all accused each other of “failing the NHS” before Thursday evening’s televised debate between the Labour, Tory and Liberal Democrat leaders.
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News
NHS is yet to capture the wealth of the net
Texting appointment reminders is a good start but the health service lags far behind leading industries in exploiting the rich potential of the digital revolution, reports Dave West
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News
Close hospital beds to save money, says report
Some regions of the country should close more than a quarter of their hospital beds to save on running costs and improve care for individual patients, a think tank has said.
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS boards should welcome disability
Increasing the representation of the disabled community on trust boards is being hindered by a lack of understanding and guidance, writes Daloni Carlisle
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News
NHS managers demand power to fire GPs
Managers are calling for the power to “fire” GPs and to get rid of small practices to make the huge spending cuts needed in coming years.
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HSJ Partners
Innovation - harnessing the power of communities
Charles Leadbeater is the co-founder of Participle, which innovates new approaches to public services.
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News
New chief executive in post
The new chief executive for NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale has begun work this week.
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Blogs
One country, one surgeon
A tiny Caribbean nation is looking for healthcare insights from the UK
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News
Nurse specialists 'save money'
The NHS could save millions by giving all patients with long term conditions access to a specialist nurse, according to the RCN.
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HSJ Knowledge
Transforming community services for people with long term conditions
Community healthcare is widening the focus from just a patient’s condition to their whole life, says Stuart Shepherd
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Comment
Andrew Jones on the politics of wellbeing
Election season is upon us and the aspiring communicator can only watch in awe as the main protagonists wheel out their proven strategists and presenters.