All articles by Nigel Edwards – Page 2
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CommentThe NHS needs to think long term about contracts
Why commissioners should take a more strategic approach
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Comment
Shifting care closer to home: slogan or solution?
We must reimagine the wider health and social care system
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HSJ KnowledgeThe knowns and the unknowns about how CCGs will work
There are still questions about how CCGs will operate from April
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CommentLessons from the world of payments
Policy makers overestimate the power of the tariff system, says Nigel Edwards
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CommentThe benefits of centralised emergency services are less than clear
Small hospitals face growing threats, says Nigel Edwards.
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CommentNigel Edwards: how Lansley's big vision got shredded
Does the Health Act leave Lansley powerless?
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Comment'Choosing the comfortable path is a route towards trouble'
NHS trust boards are more on the ball than they used to be, but there is much more to be done when risk management is preferred to risk prevention, writes Nigel Edwards.
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CommentNigel Edwards: NHS reform is nothing new, but it's about time leadership delivered
When I was asked by HSJ to reflect on what I have learnt about in my 12 years at the NHS Confederation, I thought I would specifically reflect on the constant process of reform including at least two which were billed as a once in a generation chance to change ...
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HSJ KnowledgeRealising actual cost savings through organisational strategies
In the second of two articles on savings, Andy McKeon and Nigel Edwards look at powering organisational strategies to achieve real cost-savings and avoid disappointing results.
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HSJ KnowledgeRethinking clinical services: avoiding the hidden costs of saving and efficiency strategies
Savings strategies can have hidden costs, without due attention given to the potential risks and conditions needed to ensure they can work. Andy McKeon and Nigel Edwards begin a two part series on rethinking clinical services.
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CommentCan value-based drug pricing deliver a 'postcode lottery' alternative?
Value-based drug pricing is meant to reduce the postcode lottery but could end up achieving the opposite.
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Comment'Don't doubt the government’s commitment to radical NHS reform'
It would be wise not to underestimate the government’s commitment to radical NHS reform.
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NewsNHS innovation: can the health service drive new ideas?
The NHS has grown used to a pattern of crisis followed by review followed by reform - yet many fundamentals remain little changed. Will the past keep shaping the NHS of the future or will the service explore different paths, asks Nigel Edwards
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NewsCan the NHS do more to catch local ‘failures’?
Neil Goodwin’s report clearing NHS East Midlands of bullying highlights issues of management and regulation. Failure may be about more than poor local leadership, says Nigel Edwards
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CommentNigel Edwards on winter pressures in the NHS
The NHS has learned much from the demand surges of other winters. But while effective measures are in place, costs are significant and challenges for managers still persist
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HSJ KnowledgeWhat is causing GP referrals to rise?
The 15 per cent growth in GP referrals to hospital in quarter one 2008-09 is putting pressure on both providers and commissioners (see first graph).
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Nigel Edwards on NHS exceptional case panels
Over the summer no media report on the state of the NHS was complete without mention of the postcode lottery in treatments, either through challenges to primary care trust exceptional case panels or the perceived ethics of the current rules on top-ups.
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Nigel Edwards on Darzi's big ideas
The 'once in a generation' billing given to health minister Lord Darzi's review, published this week, might have caused some alarm after so much change in the last few years.
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HSJ Knowledge
Questions to ask yourself about health policy
The Darzi report looks set to unleash another wave of reforms, but those making and implementing new policies must learn from past mistakes.
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How can we stop chief executives' rush to quit with a golden handshake?
While experienced chief executives can be paid off even after gross misconduct, first-timers are often persuaded to take reputation-damaging jobs at failing trusts. Neither is acceptable - the health service needs to take more care of its talent, says Nigel Edwards
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