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Sue Thomas used to work as nurse before she realised that working in policy could help improve the lives of more people Describe your role in one sentence: Heading up a unique voluntary sector organisation that's trying to improve the way health and social care services are developed, by putting...
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The first woman to hold the senior advisory role on how to operate in a male-dominated environment How do you describe the way you operate and how much of that is influenced by you being the first woman to hold the post of chief medical officer? As chief medical officer, I'm an independent adviser...
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Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, hears of a failure to recommend a safe, sustainable and accessible way forward The Independent Reconfiguration Panel's demolition of proposals for reconfiguring children's heart services has set the benchmark for all future service reviews. The panel told the...
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Rather than comic book heroes, it is often local heroes and the efforts of individual staff that produce co-ordinated care You would be forgiven for thinking that integration is the new fresh-faced comic book hero fearlessly felling all foes. A&E crisis? "No problem ma'am, a bit of integration...
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Taking responsibility for the wellbeing of communities will allow local government to influence key areas affecting health, but this increased power will have to be balanced with political motives Local government's new responsibility for public health will give it greater influence over key policy...
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It is time to stop dissecting the legislation and focus on how to make the most of this initiative I was a little downhearted when I read Professor Peter Lynn's article questioning the efficacy of the Friends and Family test (FFT) – not because it was negative, but because it was stuck in a reactive...
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Families are the biggest providers of care, yet carers can find themselves cut out of decision-making and bounced between different bureaucracies Caring is a fact of life. Whether a partner falls ill, or a parent needs support as they grow older, or a child is born with a disability – it will affect...
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Cost-effective, person-centred, co-ordinated care requires support for local health systems so they can deliver the right care in the right settings, and develop new ways of working In recent years, the health and social care sectors have both faced a series of unprecedented challenges. These have included...
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Sponsored Q&A: how can higher education better prepare students for a patient-centered NHS? Join our panel of experts on Friday 17 May 12-2pm BST The inquiry into the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of patients at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust earlier this year, has left an unsettling nervousness...
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How can the NHS move forward from the current situation where it is besieged by the Francis report and cuts? Post the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and the economic climate, providing affordable and safe healthcare is now one of the biggest challenges we face. The NHS is always changing and over time...
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The chair of the NHSLA board on changes in the health service, her life as an academic and why diversity is slipping back What does the NHS litigation authority do? We are essentially a mutual insurance company for the NHS in England. We indemnify NHS organisations against negligence claims, and in particular...
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Public health settlement is more generous than expected but basing allocations on historic spend will leave some councils out of pocket There has been both excitement and anxiety around the transfer of public health to local government this month. Unfortunately the excitement has mainly been in local...
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If we reduce migrants' access to GPs we increase the amount of disease within the population and drive up admissions to A&E Migrants already have significantly less entitlement to use the NHS than the general population. Their current situation is an injustice, and they are suffering the constant...
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Following the Francis report, the NHS Confederation was asked to review bureaucracy. Mike Farrar reveals some early findings The NHS has experienced numerous attempts to free staff from the shackles of unnecessary paperwork to allow more time for patient care. These efforts have seemed little more than...
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We asked healthcare professionals whether they had ever reported serious concerns over the delivery of care. Here is a selection of their answers What the whistleblowers say "I reported clinical concerns and highlighted bullying and victimisation - no action was taken." "They were investigated...