All Opinion and blogs articles – Page 32
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Doctor Bruce
The NHS and Doctor Who have much in common, as long-running national institutions committed to decent moral values. Both have seen much-loved figures struggle to cope with budget cuts and wonky backdrops over the decades, and both were revived by massive injections of cash in the noughties.So End Game ...
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'Just enough' is far from good enough
The vast majority of workers are not strivers or skivers but fall somewhere inbetween, so how can managers get the best from them?
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CommentGrasp the nettle of inequality
An NHS that neglects BME staff will also neglect patient care
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The NHS's own dead parrot sketch
Some of the sketches of the reunited Monty Python bring the new NHS to mind
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Power games
End Game has learned Sir David Nicholson has been broadening his cultural horizons as his period in charge of NHS England draws to a close.In recent weeks the big beast has apparently been absorbed in Game of Thrones, the glossy American fantasy TV series.The show has been described as “The ...
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CommentMichael White: Reaction to response is cause for dismay
Francis report still has the power to shock
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Long-waits soar in Scotland
Scotland is achieving its main waiting times targets. Yet long-waits are soaring.
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Taxi for none
A patient who recently had cause to visit a West Country hospital recently regaled a tale to health chiefs about how, when told they needed to visit another trust an hour down the road, they were initially pleased to learn a taxi would be called so their records could be ...
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CommentOlder people are our forgotten addicts
Alcohol misuse is rising among older people and is presenting new challenges for the NHS
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Don't believe everything you read...
Thumbing through the Department of Health response to Francis, End Game was shocked to learn that the government had lost all confidence in the General Medical Council and was proposing to transfer the medical revalidation programme to NHS England.“We are now at the right point for transferring the programme to ...
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CommentTaking the pulse of health and wellbeing boards
A national survey of HWBs offers grounds for optimism
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CommentCompassionate care means rooting out staff stress
The Francis response will not foster a culture of compassion
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A chicken and horse situation
Whenever there’s a big policy announcement, End Game always gets deluged with preposterous responses from PRs keen to get a mention on these pages.This week the honours go to the union Unite, for the superb mixed metaphors contained in its verdict on the government’s response to the Francis inquiry.Head of ...
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Profound disappointment
HSJ hacks were eagerly awaiting the final version of guidance on safe staffing levels from the chief nursing officer and the National Quality Board, despite obtaining a draft almost a week before publication.You see, the leaked version ended with a tantalising question from one anonymous editor: “Do we need to ...
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Why do so few leaders speak out about disastrous changes?
Not enough leaders stand their ground when bad changes are imposed on the NHS, but good leadership means having the courage to speak out, says Blair McPherson.
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CommentIntegration fund is biggest worry for finance directors
Practical implications of £3.8bn fund cause concern
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CommentSimon Stevens − put staff safety first and save the NHS
NHS staff wellbeing should be a priority for the new chief exec
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Lessons from Co-op Bank: how much should the chair know?
The criticism of former Co-operative Bank chair Paul Flowers overlooks the benefits of boards operating with a non-expert chair
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Flailed hedges
It’s every NHS chief executive’s worst nightmare: becoming embroiled in a local scandal where vulnerable local residents have come to harm in an obscure bit of their organisation they probably haven’t thought about in while.Spare a thought then for the folk at Devon Partnership Trust. The Plymouth Herald reports that ...
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SupplementsHSJ Awards 2013: A celebration of compassionate healthcare
Alastair McLellan introduces this year’s winners