All articles by Richard Vize – Page 2
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LeaderBurying the NHS mortality row will clear the way for quality push
The Department of Health is trying to get a grip on the toxic issue of hospital standardised mortality ratios.
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The money makers at the BMA
The BMA campaign Look After Our NHS is a highly distorted portrayal of the health service
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LeaderUrgent care: confusing jargon – we’ve got your number
The NHS is constructing its own tower of Babel.
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LeaderRegulation must boost NHS managers’ reputation, not voters’ blood lust
Plans to regulate NHS managers are gathering pace. This creates both risks and opportunities.
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Mutual appreciation society
Mutualism is the latest public sector reform craze, with all three parties talking it up. Could it work in healthcare?
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The next NHS chief executive?
The list of potential candidates for the chief executive of an independent NHS board has just got longer
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LeaderCQC SOS: high stakes mean it is essential registration succeeds
The Care Quality Commission is in difficulty.
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LeaderTories’ tempered pledges show the effect of political realities
The Conservatives’ draft manifesto on health offers subtle changes to the party’s health policies.
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LeaderPut the brakes on NHS car park consultation
If ever there was an example of pointless Department of Health micromanagement it is the launch of the consultation paper on car parking.
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Targets are here to stay
The Tories have, inevitably, confirmed they would set central targets for health
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NewsReview of 2009: a swine of a year for Mid Staffs, Rose Gibb and the public purse
It had it all: an inspiring comeback at Brent, a bruising scandal at Mid Staffordshire, a constitution, a pandemic, financial collapse, a war of words with some meddling Republicans and rather a lot of departures. Ah, 2009: Richard Vize is missing it already
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LeaderIrrational optimism is the best prescription for NHS managers
Monitor’s outgoing executive chair Bill Moyes delivered a typically pugnacious valedictory address.
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LeaderUnions and NHS employers team up to negotiate for a better future
A tough year has ended with news that is no less painful for being inevitable - there are likely to be thousands of job losses in 2010. But despite the implosion of public finances the omens are not all bad.
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LeaderNHS regulatory turmoil distracts from the real business of care
Regulation has become politically dangerous territory for health secretary Andy Burnham. Just at the moment when the recent furore over death rates and patient safety has shaken public confidence in the NHS, the two regulators at the centre of the storm are about to be left leaderless.
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LeaderPopulist blame culture stifles openness
The introduction of mandatory safety breach reporting has superficial voter appeal, but problems lurk beneath.
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NewsUnison furious over pay and pension caps
Unison has condemned Alistair Darling’s pay controls as a betrayal of public sector workers.
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Young's departure exposes cracks in the system
The rows in the last few days over regulation, death rates and patient safety, culminating in the resignation of Care Quality Commission chair Barbara Young, are a public display of dysfunction by some of the most powerful organisations in healthcare.
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LeaderSuccessful trusts must not let their stories be overshadowed
The past week has seen the NHS endure its worst reputational battering since the Mid Staffordshire scandal in March.