All Opinion/columnist articles – Page 19
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CommentRegulating managers is the wrong response to Mid Staffs
Poor managers are a symptom of a poorly governed system
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CommentCommunity care should be the NHS's first option
Community FTs are crucial to the mandate’s aspirations
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CommentCommissioning board makes its move
Is the board’s rejection of the CCG funding formula a declaration of independence?
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CommentStaff should be protected from 'never events'
The safety of healthcare workers should also be a factor on the never events list
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CommentTransforming primary care: let's start with the basics
Improving primary care is key to meeting demand for better NHS services
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CommentWe must root out ageism in NHS cancer care
Bold steps now can improve cancer care in the long term
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CommentNHS managers' car metaphors belong on the scrapheap
Managers’ language can be damaging for the wider workforce
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CommentHealth leaders on Twitter have a public health responsibility
Health leaders can use social media to improve public health
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CommentNHS must plan for a longer austerity than we imagined
The autumn statement reveals frightening truths about savings
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CommentToo big to fail: why PFI will get a helping hand in an emergency
PFI creditors are likely to be protected when NHS trusts fail
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CommentA timely strategy for hospitals to cope with demand
Acute trusts cannot prevent overcrowding but they can reduce demand
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CommentSally Gainsbury: Gilding the NHS settlement lily
Paul Baumann may struggle to spread some seasonal cheer to CCGs
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CommentWhy the friends and family test won't work
The test will overload NHS leaders with more meaningless data
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CommentCCG budgets: Challenging or naive?
Many CCG leaders are approaching important issues with a novel or naive attitude
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CommentHunt picks out a worthy target
The health secretary is modelling himself on Michael Gove and Einstein
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NewsCommentary: Quality can be achieved while keeping costs low
The financial pressures on the NHS mean that it is no longer enough to simply look at the quality of care provided by our hospitals
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CommentHow to make integration work
Achieving the health secretary’s “holy grail” of integrated care requires big changes
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CommentHunt should remove workforce straitjackets
To improve quality we need transformational approaches
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CommentLabour's vision of 21st century care
Liz Kendall outlines the approach Labour would take to NHS reform
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CommentIs the government doing enough?
Experienced leaders will have to prevent cracks in the system as the NHS changes