All Opinion and blogs articles – Page 47
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The return of Bill Moyes
Sir David Nicholson appeared to go into June on a relative high. He’d had a recent holiday, his retirement was decided, and as a result there had been an abating of the opprobrium from elements of the press and body politic.He could even have been described as ebullient as he ...
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An ear to the ground
Regular readers may remember that End Game got the willies a few weeks ago when something called @DHMonitoring started following a couple of HSJ’s more high profile tweeters.After all, the name was a bit creepy, and it did feel a bit like someone had brazenly parked a van with a ...
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CommentMark Britnell: we must take the fear out of healthcare transformation
Square up to the challenge
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Blogs
Healthcare in flux
A delegate at the NHS Confederation’s conference in Liverpool has been spotted drawing what appeared to be a picture of the Flux Capacitor from Back to the Future, but with the patient at the centre.For any readers who didn’t tape the 80s cinematic humdinger off the telly and watch it ...
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Soubry watch
End Game is the biggest fan of public health minister Anna Soubry and was distressed to see her dragged into controversy after attempting to make a sensible point about women doctors.The minister for shooting from the hip - as her distractors unfairly label her - got herself in trouble during ...
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Waiting lists and criminal offences
It will soon be a criminal offence to supply false or misleading waiting list data. Time to get ready.
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CommentDelivering a new NHS strategy means busting some myths
We need to have radical service change
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CommentMichael White: we're entitled to be sceptical of Labour's plans
A different version of austerity and the NHS after 2015
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CommentSuccess means different things for different trusts
How to turn a failing hospital into a winner
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The Hospital Standardised Morality Rate
As the post-Francis funk over patient safety enters its fourth month, it seems that NHS lifers are finally beginning to point their fingers of blame directly into their own faces.In particular, at the loose morals plaguing the NHS.Evidence of this was spotted at a recent patient safety event, where a ...
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BlogsIs it that good to talk?
I’m unconvinced the government’s Schwartz rounds pilot will improve staff wellbeing or patient care
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The friends and family test: all Dunn in
When Stephen Dunn, former head of policy at NHS Midlands and East (RIP), tweeted a link to a video about the “friends and family” test last week, End Game was excited.Crayon at the ready, tongue sticking out the corner of the mouth for added concentration, End Game prepared to scribble ...
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CommentHR Barometer commentary: contracts must change
NHS HR leaders are working hard to deal with a number of challenges
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Scotland slips on outpatient waits
Scotland is slipping badly on its least-enforced waiting times target. It’s not looking good for the most enforced one either.