All articles by Sir Chris Ham – Page 4
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Blogs
'The coalition’s distrust of managers means the usual options are closed'
The health white paper has set out a clear direction of travel, but it is far from a done deal.
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Blogs
Will the government's plans improve GP performance?
The hope is that pressure from respected and credible peers in the form of GP consortia will help to improve performance in primary care. But will it?
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CommentAnswering the NHS's £14bn productivity question
Government efforts have reduced the NHS productivity challenge by £6bn, but also increased its instability
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CommentChris Ham on urgency for healthcare innovation
Labour’s tenure has seen massive progress in areas including access to services and cardiac and cancer care. But the greatest changes must now follow fast - things can only get different
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to encourage innovation in healthcare
Creativity is now compulsory for SHAs but how to go about it is open to suggestion, say Chris Ham and colleagues
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CommentChris Ham on increasing NHS co-operation
Tighter budgets and more integrated care mean the co-operation and competition panel must change tack away from its old policy of relying on competitive markets
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HSJ Knowledge
Is world class commissioning the answer?
Two healthcare management experts lock horns over whether the drive to raise the standard of commissioning really can transform the quality of care
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HSJ Knowledge
Integrated care - lessons from America
The US healthcare industry is often ranked below the UK system in international comparisons. But the UK health service still has much to learn from America about integration and partnership working
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HSJ Knowledge
Home truths from New Zealand's healthcare system
The UK and New Zealand are similar enough for them to learn from each other's very different health service reforms, writes Chris Ham
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HSJ Knowledge
Staying power: beacon sites offer some answers
Why could US provider Kaiser provide better care at the same cost as the NHS? Why were there so many bed days in the UK? After four years of questions, writes Professor Chris Ham, beacon sites are providing answers
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News
Tips from over there for over here
The corporate practice of medicine Competition and innovation in healthcare By James C Robinson University of California Press 261 pages £11. 95
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News
Getting into the swing
It's time the NHS had a national curriculum for management development - but not a staff college, argues Chris Ham
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News
Quasi for you
A revolution in social policy: quasi-market reforms in the 1990s Edited by Will Bartlett, Jenny Roberts and Julian Le Grand The Policy Press 341 pages £16.95