Blog tagged as: NHS reform
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Nick Goodwin argues that unless we are prepared to invest in care co-ordination it will continue to be on the fringes of activity rather than being the main event.
Current debates about the future of hospitals and bringing care closer to home echo those of the 1970s. So will anything be different this time round?
David Buck looks at how public health funding allocations will be decided with the help of the Advisory Council of Resource Allocation (ACRA).
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Looking back on the conference, Anna Dixon considers outstanding reform issues, including the difficult decisions that must be made around hospital reconfiguration.
Chris Naylor looks at what the future shape of support arrangements for clinical commissioning groups will look like.
Why has the British public's satisfaction with the way the NHS runs taken a nose dive in 2011 – falling from 70 per cent (its highest ever level) to 58 per cent?
Angela Coulter responds to the Department of Health's new consultation on 'No decision about me, without me'.
If the NHS is to address financial challenges, while improving patient care, leaders will need to balance the pace-setting style that predominates among top leaders.
Lisa Weaks argues that it is often small community-based charities' understanding of local need and how they work across services that allows them to be so effective.
How does the Health and Social Care Act differ from Lansley's original plans? And what challenges will the NHS face now as the Act is implemented?
Is the obsession with organisational structure missing the point? Angela Coulter looks at why NHS organisations need to show leadership in engaging patients.
Many aspects of the NHS reforms have given rise to debate, but one of the most controversial has been whether GPs should have responsibility for commissioning.
While opposition to the Bill has got louder, there has been relatively little debate about the new powers for Monitor and what they will mean in practice.
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Visiting Fellow, Claire Perry gives us an insight into her previous roles in the NHS and the examines the issues surrounding health care in London.
As the Prime Minister's summit on the NHS reforms provides a new focus for debate, Chris Ham considers whether inertia is a bigger threat to the NHS than privatisation.
With huge varieties in spending across the country, David Buck considers the role ACRA must play in distributing budgets for public health.
As policy-makers focus on how integrated care can become a reality in the UK, integration of mental and physical health care should be a key part of the debate.
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With the government's response to the Dilnot report on social care funding weeks away, will the HSC's new report set out a compelling case for social care change?
The variability in the quality of neurological services is clear. Catherine Foot asks if national strategies solve the problem.
Chris Ham puts forward the argument that the complexity and importance of the issues at stake cannot be reduced to the simple question, are you for or against the Bill?