All Opinion and blogs articles – Page 46
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CommentTime for truth and reconciliation in the NHS
A new commission could ensure transparency and justice
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CommentHunt is correct to stick with the CQC
Heads have rolled at the regulator and more will follow
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Blogs
The radiology for fun tariff
An excited press release arrives from a tech firm who are desperate for us to use their name, boasting that their equipment was used to identify the bones of deceased monarch Richard III.End Game thanks them for getting in touch, but is more interested in the fact that the work ...
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Blogs
Doctor Wars
Word reaches End Game that some American funsters have come up with a game based on the premise that medics can be a bit competitive.We don’t know where they got that idea. Anyway, “Doctor Wars” is apparently a game in which “chance and strategy are the prescription for fun”.“When doctors ...
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BlogsA state of emergency for mental healthcare
Police cells are used 9,000 times each year as ‘places of safety’ for people detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act
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CommentAct now to tackle the pressure of long term cancer care
The impact of an ageing population on the NHS
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Blogs
Your 18 week waits: April 2013 data
The local picture on one-year and 18 week waits across England, updated with the April 2013 data.
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CommentThe government's drug pricing policy is still full of holes
The DH’s ambition isn’t matched by its action
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Blogs
Record breaking rise in English waiting list
The English waiting list got much bigger again in April. There will be trouble.
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CommentWhy we should engage young people in the NHS
Working with the local school is having unexpected benefits
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CommentLet's rethink the NHS's public engagement
Feedback exercises alone fail to engage patients meaningfully
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BlogsReforming the funding of long term care in the US
The US is not that different from Europe in the funding of long term care but urgent reform is needed.
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CommentMore patient rights and provider responsibility
The transparency and accountability drive continues apace
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Blogs
Man of Steel
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Nope – somewhat surprisingly, it’s Phil Morley, chief executive of Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust.It’s fair to say Mr Morley threw himself headlong into the organisation’s Workout at Work day by appearing in a short film made especially for the event.The ...
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Blogs
Can clinicians make good managers?
In the new NHS, having the necessary management skills is more relevant than your professional background
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Blogs
Implementing localism
A particularly bold and probing parliamentary question has caught End Game’s eye.Dominic Raab, Tory MP for Surrey’s Esher and Walton ward, exhibiting his finest scrutiny skills, queried of health minister Norman Lamb last Tuesday: “What progress his department has made on implementing local commissioning of NHS services?”Mr Lamb – ignoring ...
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CommentA chase with no thrill: in search of perfect healthcare
What will constitute a successful NHS?
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Blogs
All fall down
Heartiest End Game congratulations go to Greater Manchester Commissioning Support Unit, whose stand was named best in the exhibition at the Commissioning Show.One of the best things about the GM CSU’s stand was a game of giant Jenga. The bricks were marked with corporate branding and descriptions of their various ...
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Blogs
Open sesame
Among the few perks of being a hack is being able to stumble into various events, often late and smelling of last night’s indulgences, mumbling the word “press” and watching the doors magically open.We’re like modern day Ali Babas, but without the cave full of treasure.But the old “open sesame” ...
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