All Opinion and blogs articles – Page 49
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CommentMonitor will be a fair and pragmatic regulator
We will be rigorous proportionate and enforcing the rules
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CommentWhat can NHS leaders learn from the voluntary sector?
Lessons from innovators in the third sector
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Blogs
Startling openness from NHS England
The latest “bulletin” for clinical commissioning groups out of the Quarry House Quango In the Sky may have been a little bit too open.NHS England’s deputy chief executive Dame Barbara Hakin, writing about patient safety, writes: “Dr Don Berwick, in his advisory role as chief inspector of hospitals, spoke at ...
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Big Brother is Monitoring you
Now that the NHS has been wrested from the cold dark hands of Whitehall civil servants (allegedly) the Department of Health’s surveillance function appears to have turned its evil eye to social media to keep track of what is going on out there.A few startled members of the NHS Twitteratti ...
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Worskett case scenario
End Game received an email a couple of weeks ago that filled us with admiration for the hard work and long hours put in by NHS Partners Network chief executive David Worskett, who represents the views of private providers to the NHS.It was the night of the Lords debate on ...
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Seddon joins the Downing Street inner Circle
End Game’s congratulations to Nick Seddon, who has been propelled from introspective think-tankery as the deputy director of Reform, to the heady position of advisor on health and social care policy to the prime minister.Mr Seddon – a former communications director for private health provider Circle – is media savvy.We ...
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BlogsChallenge the myth of integrated care
Integrated care is not immune from the problems that affect the existing health and social care system.
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CommentMichael White: two cheers for the Queen's Speech
The pitfalls of the Care Bill and health tourism
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CommentSally Gainsbury: the mutating baseline
What to do with illogical policy or unworkable budgets
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CommentLocal solutions are best for integrated care
Avoiding the pitfalls of top-down reorganisation
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CommentThe whole-system future for integrated urgent care
Designing better systems and behaviours is crucial
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The new NHS can transform mental health care
Under the NHS mandate, new commissioners have the chance to improve mental health care throughout the NHS.
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CommentCarol Black: The many benefits of healthy staff
Promoting and ensuring staff health and wellbeing is essential
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The mystery of the missing waiting list patients
Thousands of patients are apparently missing from the English waiting list. February is 28 days long. Together, those facts help us work out what on earth might be going on.
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CommentMedical leadership is vital for quality patient care
We need more doctors in leadership roles, says Chris Ham
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Cut the Newspeak out of redundancy announcements
Managers and politicians should be upfront and clear when announcing bad news, not hiding behind jargon.