All Opinion and blogs articles – Page 61
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CommentMichael White: the ever-shifting 'responsibility' of drink
Action is stifled by a failure to grasp the economics or morality of alcohol.
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CommentMichael Rawlins: playing fair on treatments
A few weeks ago, Steve Winyard, head of policy and campaigns at the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), asked to see me.
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CommentWhy top-up fees are not the answer
Gleeful insurers are rubbing their hands at the prospects opened up by the Health Act.
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Blogs
Is trust really the be all and end all of leading?
You can’t be an effective leader if you don’t have the trust of your peers and the public.
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Blogs
18-week waits still improving
18-week waits continued to improve, but large reductions in long-waiters were offset by some relaxation in services that are already achieving the target.
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CommentMichael White: much ado about almost nothing - 0.02pc
The economics of NHS funding are out of joint.
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CommentNoel Plumridge: when risk assessment goes awry
How necessary monitoring is to avoid failure.
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Comment'Poor patient experience is a clinical time bomb'
But can Virgin’s customer service know-how help?
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Blogs
Will new waiting time records be broken?
In Thursday’s figures, will the number of long-waiting patients being admitted finally fall below the general election level? It looks like it will.
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CommentMichael White: looking to the Lords for inspiration
Come back, Health Bill, all is (slightly) forgiven!
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CommentMaking sense of organisation branding in the NHS
NHS identiy is becoming increasingly complex.
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CommentNigel Crisp: the most precious commodity of all
On achieving a workforce skill mix to safeguard healthcare.
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Blogs
A mandate for bad waiting list management
The draft NHS Mandate will drive up waiting times, undermine the NHS Constitution, and be unfair to patients. Not what was intended, obviously.
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Blogs
Accountable care organisations: revolution or business as usual?
The Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act in the US could have wide ranging implications for the future of healthcare. Or could it?
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Blogs
Wider lessons from Imperial's long waits
How can we make the NHS more resilient against the risk of waiting times failures?
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CommentMichael White: learn from past errors with PFI
PFI still has a place, but management is key.