All articles by Sir Chris Ham – Page 2
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CommentOrganising care at the NHS front line
Quality improvement is best led not by regulators but by those who care for patients, say Chris Ham and Don Berwick
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Comment2017 is a make or break year for the forward view
Sustainability and transformation plans must be backed up by resources, time and leadership and not become lost in the huge drive to get performance back on track
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CommentThe chancellor's autumn statement must heed social care's SOS
The chief executives of the Health Foundation, Nuffield Trust and King’s Fund call for the chancellor to provide funding to deal with immediate pressures in the sector
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CommentWatching Wallonia: or what STPs can learn about team working
A recently endangered trade deal between the EU and Canada offers some pertinent thoughts on balancing the interests of the new partnerships
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CommentWhy new care models need more haste, less speed
Rushing the development of new care models – and the collaborative relationships that drive them – is a recipe for disaster
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CommentThree versions of the NHS: I know which one I'd choose
The most advanced of the new care models promises transformational change
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CommentThe need for a 45th STP – a national one
Separating the noise of contract negotiations from the signal around STPs
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CommentNow quality improvement can finally have its day
A new King’s Fund paper offers thoughts on how to formulate a long overdue strategy for quality improvement
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CommentPanic and denial won't solve funding issues
Honesty and realism is required for decisions on health spending
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CommentProviders must work together to create local systems of care
The idea of systems of care is not new but only now is it starting to gain traction as growing pressures in the NHS have engulfed previously high performing providers
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CommentMain manifestos: Certainty is lacking in post-election prospects
Manifestos mask a need for pressure relief
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CommentCollective leadership will keep forward view ambitions on track
Changes to commissioning are needed
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SupplementsChris Ham on ‘bilingual’ clinical leaders
Leaders have to be fluent as managers and clinicians
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CommentPublic service mutuals will inspire greater staff engagement
Devolve more power to local level
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CommentDalton review: Good leadership will determine the best models for change
Meet varying local needs