Blog tagged as: Service redesign

The NHS reforms in England will have major implications for all involved in the system, none more so than providers.

Nigel Edwards concludes our look at the relocation of care, considering whether shifting care closer to home is always the best solution.

Having spent the first half of the Parliament legislating for radical changes to the organisation of the NHS, the government now needs to focus on the mundane but much more important challenge of implementing and executing the service changes on which its record will ultimately depend.

Chris Ham argues that much bolder approach is needed to bring about innovative models of care that meet the population's needs.

Looking back on the conference, Anna Dixon considers outstanding reform issues, including the difficult decisions that must be made around hospital reconfiguration.

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.

Using a personal experience of emergency surgery, Candace Imison makes the case for hospital reconfiguration in her blog.

Rachael Addicott asks if social enterprises will be able to compete with the big players in health care in her blog.

One aspect of the Health and Social Care Bill that has attracted remarkably little controversy is the proposal for health and wellbeing boards. But are they really part of the solution?