All Opinion and blogs articles – Page 27
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CommentWhy positive press is just as important as the negative
The imbalance of stories can have potentially damaging consequences
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Blogs
Journalists for the Ethical Treatment of Women
There are many joys that come from End Game’s status working on a noted health publication, but foremost among them is that we get kept abreast of what’s going on in the world of eating.That’s because many mailing list machines think that “health policy” and “mindless guff about food” are ...
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CommentThe information revolution hasn't stopped care failings
Access to data isn’t improving hospital care
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Mob-ilising for great care
What’s in a name? End Game ponders not the name a celebrity might give their first born child – that’s way too easy. The name is selected to attract the most tabloid column inches.No, End Game is contemplating, not for the first time, the meaning of the names given to ...
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Do we expect higher moral standards from our leaders?
Should we be bothered by what public sector leaders do outside of work?
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Committee pity
A recent health committee select hearing provided a fine example of our greatest political minds offering their learned insights into the health system.Sir Bruce Keogh was summoned to discuss a wide ranging agenda focused on his review of accident and emergency services, but also rambling into broader topics such as ...
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Blogs
Young people: Always board
End Game was uplifted to learn NHS England has opened its doors to the nation’s young people.Recent board papers reveal that the mega quango was an enthusiastic participant in “Children’s Takeover Day”, which was all about listening, and learning, and engaging, and connecting.The write up does not confirm whether Bill ...
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CommentHow we bridge the gap between community and acute care
Berkshire trust chief explains their new service model
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Comment'Closing the Gap' is a crucial step to mental health parity
Closing the Gap can rectify the NHS’s institutional bias
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Blogs
The NAO report on NHS waiting times for elective care in England
The NAO have done a good report on waiting times. This is an opportunity to simplify the targets, make better use of Choose & Book, and knuckle down to the hard job of getting the record-keeping right.
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CommentThe UK and US are united by a common health goal
Health secretaries sign technology memorandum today
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CommentDavid Bennett: Monitor's plan for a better merger regime
Competition should be used to improve services for patients
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Blogs
Contract planning, or last minute scramble?
Last minute deals, plans that nobody believes in… does the annual contracting round have to be like this?
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Blogs
All stand together
There is probably a book to be written about the naming of operations by public bodies.One of those books you see on the counter of a book shop by the till, the kind you think “that will make a temporarily amusing gift for a relative to whose Christmas present I ...
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Blogs
Your 18 week waits: November 2013 data
Interactive maps of local NHS waits around England, showing the pressures and one year waits, with links to all the detail by organisation and specialty.
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Blogs
Honest PR
There are so many things to love about commissioning support units that it can be difficult to know where to begin.This week, it’s their transparency and honesty that End Game loves best of all. When we were faced recently with the potentially soul destroying task of ringing round lots of ...
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CommentThe service is not ready for a new flu pandemic
The NHS reforms have distracted public health officials