All Opinion and blogs articles – Page 23
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Blogs
Proper tea is theft
End Game fans will remember, perhaps with a nostalgic chuckle, that a few months ago we exclusively revealed that Sir David Nicholson takes a Nottingham Forest mug on tour with him.The famous mug, in its new home at the HSJ national support centreWe’re still not quite sure why he did ...
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CommentMy advice to Bristol heart parents: consider another hospital
The unit lacks direction and leadership
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Blogs
Yesterday's man
Sir David Nicholson – winner of End Game’s unofficial best ever person on social media award – has promised to keep tweeting about the NHS after he retires on Monday.We are sure we will continue to enjoy his weird and dangerous sense of humour for many years to come, but ...
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Blogs
CQC loses its footing
Two senior individuals involved in the Care Quality Commission’s new hospital inspection regime have been spotted clunking around in orthopaedic boots – the sign of a nasty foot injury.An uncanny coincidence. Have they been giving some hapless trust a kicking? Or are hospitals under inspection feeling the pressure and fighting ...
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CommentPersonal budgets and PbR offer integration stepping stones
How to transform mental health services
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HSJ Knowledge#Transformation2019: The key issues to tackle
Sue James looks at the transformation process ahead
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HSJ Knowledge#Transformation2019: What does hospital transformation mean in Derby?
Sue James looks at the transformation process ahead
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Blogs
TeeKay's banter cannon
Tim Kelsey’s appetite for a good old josh on Twitter with his departing boss Sir David Nicholson appears undiminished despite recent events which hopefully won’t be remembered as Hitler-gate.The japery began when Sir David Nicholson tweeted a link to the now infamous Downfall parody video lampooning Mr Kelsey’s oversight of ...
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HSJ KnowledgeLessons from India: There's no conflict between good care and commercial success
The second report from NHS leaders’ India trip
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CommentKeep the primary care estate at the centre of reform
Estate strategy is a catalyst for service improvement
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BlogsMiddle managers need to stir it up
Team leaders should be the ones agitating for radical change
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Blogs
Hyaluronic acid: A love letter
Hyaluronic acid. Say it with End Game. Hyaluronic acid. We love the stuff! It’s easily our favourite kind of acid.Known simply as HA to its pals, hyaluronic acid is sometimes marketed as the “fountain of youth” because it is good for the joints and revitalises the skin. We’ve been a ...
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Blogs
Sir David's leaving do
Sir David Nicholson is now enough of an adopted southerner to have had his farewell drinks reception at St Thomas’s Hospital this week, and we made it onto the guest list.That means we were treated to canapés and free drinks – including some presumably ironic bottles of London Pride. We ...
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CommentEliminating poor productivity is key to NHS improvement
Significant variations remain in the service
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BlogsWhatever happend to the battle against institutionalisation?
Good care practices appear to have been forgotten in senior management’s preoccupation with budgets