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A not-for-profit company in New Zealand is exploring how best to tackle the problem of the country's ageing population As economic pressures play havoc with the NHS and require that a significant amount of thought be put into how it will operate in the future, a perfect storm has been brewing in...
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From clinical services to specialised care, there are many models of affordable healthcare that we can adopt in the UK The NHS is staring down the barrel of shrinking budgets and rising costs. In the midst of this perfect storm radical innovation in how health services are delivered is sorely needed...
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Video produced by the BMA highlights the importance of more ethical procurement in the NHS Watching the BMA's film, the Human Cost of Healthcare, it is difficult not to be moved by the personal stories of workers injured in the manufacture of surgical instruments used in the NHS. But how do you translate...
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After a trip to Sierra Leone, one doctor reflects on what can be learned from those working in more challenging circumstances Staff productivity and service efficiency have been outlined as key to helping the NHS improve its performance to meet the £20bn saving challenge by 2015. The role of innovation...
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A suitable home is vital for maintaining independence, so housing must be part of the debate around integrating health and social care When last month's social care white paper announced it would "set out new duties to … ensure that adult social care and housing departments work together"...
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Working internationally will encourage the best hospitals to stay at the forefront of modern practice and benefit patients The government's announcement of a renewed push to market the NHS abroad could help improve patient care in the UK – but there are risks. The Department of Health (DH) and UK...
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The US city is successfully combating chronic disease through community engagement, policies and measuring impact results As part of the investment in security surrounding the Olympics in London, the Health Protection Agency has been touting a state-of-the-art disease surveillance system promising real...
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What the UK could learn from a specialist centre of clinical excellence offering sight-restoring cataract operations In July, the Institute for Fiscal Studies published public spending projections for 2021-22, which show that the health budget is likely to grow significantly over the next decade. Tiny...
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First UK people's health assembly meeting at Nottingham Trent University further shapes social movement on health "Health for all" has been a slogan and a guiding principle for many who work in public health and global health. A generation and more has passed since the Alma Ata declaration...
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Increased community care has helped Canterbury deliver better health services after being severely weakened by an earthquake in 2011 On 22 February 2011 a 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook Canterbury and the devastation it caused made it one of the worst natural disasters in New Zealand's history. Christchurch...
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Natasha Curry, of the Nuffield Trust, explores Japan's long-term care insurance system and the lessons we can learn about caring for an ageing population While changing demographics are putting considerable pressures on health and care systems in all Western countries, nowhere is it more acute than...
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How can we apply the lessons from innovative work abroad to improve outcomes and find efficiency savings? Every OECD country faces increasing demands for health services and escalating costs of healthcare. To ensure sustainability, we need to be innovative – meaning we must do things better and more...
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Technology enables us to live longer and healthier lives, says Neelie Kroes, the vice-president of the European Commission Europe is known the world over for its universal public healthcare systems. But these systemsare at risk of becoming financially unviable and suffering from a lack of human resources...
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Honesty with the public over the scope of the NHS efficiency challenge is a critical first step to building the case for change locally In September, Andrew Lansley accepted the Independent Reconfiguration Panel's recommendations to proceed with changes to services at Chase Farm hospital in north...