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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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Whistleblowing doctors, who were chased out of their jobs, should be invited back to change the culture of the NHS In his first reaction to the Francis report on Mid Staffs, Dr Mark Porter, who chairs the council of the British Medical Association (BMA), made all the right noises: "I have been profoundly...
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The Care Quality Commission's annual inpatient survey suggests that the negative press is by no means all justified Judging by recent media coverage, you might be forgiven for thinking that the NHS has become a patient's nightmare, with doctors and nurses routinely mistreating or ignoring those...
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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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Designing, developing and commissioning leadership development is a difficult job to explain at the dinner table I design, develop and commission leadership development for leaders across the NHS. Have I lost you yet? I have one of those jobs that are difficult to explain to anyone not in the same little...
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One in four people suffer mental health illness, making Norman Lamb's pledge to put this on par with physical health welcome In government, as in society, attitudes tend to change gradually, so health minister Norman Lamb's commitment to "prioritising mental health like never before, making...
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Jackie Bailey, paralysed from the waist down after breaking her back aged 17, and her team of peer support officers work with healthcare staff to improve care for people with spinal cord injury I'm up at 6am, and the first thing I do is make a cup of tea, which I take to the bathroom. As a wheelchair...
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CCGs could play a key role in ending the health inequalities faced by people with a learning disability in the NHS To date nearly 100 families have shared with us how they have been devastated by the death of a loved one with a learning disability, due to bad practice and neglect in the health service...
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People Powered Health is an approach that can improve quality of life and save the NHS money The health system is going through significant upheaval and crisis provoked by the combined impact of the NHS reforms and the Francis Inquiry. The result is a sense of unease and uncertainty despite the NHS ranking...
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A well-designed survey can be a powerful tool but the single-question A&E survey being introduced in hospitals is unclear, ambiguous and will not stand up to meaningful analysis In the wake of the Stafford hospital scandal and widespread concern about the treatment received by hospital patients,...
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A late discharge summary – typical, it seems, of the perennial state of war between GPs and hospital doctors – makes a follow-up consultation meaningless, writes the Patient from Hell On 18 February, I complained that it had taken 14 days for a letter to arrive from a surgeon at my local hospital telling...
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Sir David Nicholson said the reforms are so big they can be seen from space. But will patients and staff notice anything different? This week, the government's NHS reforms came into force. NHS chief executive, Sir David Nicholson, said they are so big they can be seen from space . But on the frontline...
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The intervention shows that NHS boards are expected to suspend staff or services as soon as they have suspicions The suspension of children's heart surgery at Leeds general infirmary and the subsequent battle to restart operations is a foretaste of what will become a familiar chain of events in the...
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With a clearer picture of what people want and what they get, CCGs need to identify gaps and improve care across all services An ageing population, ongoing pressures on public spending, the Francis report and current NHS reforms mean that now is a good time to think about how to refocus care for people...
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Complaints offer an early warning system that trusts can use to identify pockets of poor care Today, more than 300 senior leaders from NHS trusts will gather for the Foundation Trust Network 's conference Governance after Francis and the NHS reforms , which will highlight how the NHS has to improve...