Blog tagged as: NHS reform
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?
Chris Naylor considers the potential loss of managerial talent as new designs for the NHS Commissioning Board are revealed.
Lara Sonola asks if clinicians used data to improve clinical practice and drive efficiency, could a little change help the NHS in a big way?
David Buck asks whether the government should be looking towards Scotland and considering minimum pricing on alcohol.
With the Royal College of Nursing announcing their opposition to the Health and Social Care Bill recently, Chris Ham considers the next steps for the health reforms.
James Thompson examines the data on median hospital waiting times and targets in our latest data briefing.
Primary care must be at the heart of delivering integrated care; in his blog, Chris Ham looks at the changes needed in general practice to achieve this goal.
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Paul Zollinger-Read considers whether it's the size of clinical commissioning groups that counts, or their ability to collaborate.
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Candace Imison assesses what evidence is needed for NHS merger decisions.
John Appleby analyses the results of the British Social Attitudes survey to see why our satisfaction with the NHS is so high.
John Clark explains why doctors must become more engaged in NHS leadership as he introduces our new review into leadership.