All Opinion and blogs articles – Page 42
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CommentDon't be deceived by the rhetoric of reconfiguration
Picking apart the devices being used to warp the debate
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Blogs
No blame − the NHS's the gain
The Berwick reviews says the NHS should have a learning, no blame culture. But what would that look like?
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CommentNHS in-fighting is creating a toxic culture
Blame games foster a harmful climate for staff and patients
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BlogsHow should the DH allocate the £500m A&E bailout?
The Department of Health’s plan to divert £500m to A&Es is to be welcomed, now comes the difficult job of allocating it
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Blogs
Momentous CCG success
Commiserations to Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group, which remains one of the groups with some of the most serious limitations on its freedoms following a summer review of the CCG authorisation process. The categories of its failures – covering its engagement with practices, its constitution, and the skills of those on ...
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CommentChris Hopson: Berwick review is an important intervention
Don Berwick’s report outlines the right way for the NHS to move forward
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Blogs
A certain amount of sweat is fine
It’s National Orgasm Day! NHS Choices excitedly informed us via their Twitter feed.The tweet, to their 84,600 followers, also included a link to the NHS Choices good sex guide. Who knew everyone’s favourite NHS website had taken an interest in improving the nation’s lovemaking?“Even the most contented lovers can have ...
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Blogs
Stress, strokes and Robin Hood
The affects of stress on managers could have a serious impact on the NHS in future.
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CommentThe friends and family test is a foe to the NHS
The test is inaccurate and the results damage hospitals
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CommentMichael White: Poulter the procurement the champion
Dr Dan wants NHS England to raise its game
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Blogs
Publicity hunt
Health minister Dan Poulter used the launch of the NHS’s procurement strategy this week to urge the service to take note of the daytime television show Bargain Hunt.Dr Dan name-checked perma-tanned presenter David Dickinson, who left the show 10 years ago, but would have been the presenter when the minister ...
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CommentPatient engagement? There should be an app for that
It’s time to update how we involve the public
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Blogs
Out of the office
To quote Toots and the Maytals, it’s “time tough” in the NHS these days.But even bearing that in mind, End Game received a particularly sobering response to a freedom of information request showing just how far efficiency savings had gone at one Merseyside trust.It wasn’t so much the response itself ...
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CommentKim Holt: Daniel Pelka's story is a sadly familiar one
Lessons have not been learnt since the death of Peter Connelly
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BlogsWhat can we learn from the CQC 'cover up' story?
Recent events at the regulator bring up many questions and a valuable lesson for senior managers
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CommentAre these the all-time most inspirational women in health?
HSJ’s list of women who paved the way for today’s leaders
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CommentHelp GPs make the right decisions first time
We must improve the referrals process and GPs’ performance
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CommentMoney doesn't equal power to patients
Provider compensation for missing waiting targets will not ‘empower’ patients