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Attention deficit

31 Mar 2006
Niall Dickson
As we reach the end of the financial year, Niall Dickson warns there could be even more stories of deficits, wards being closed and staff being cut.

Let's face the future

30 Mar 2006
Niall Dickson
Niall Dickson argues that there is now a glimmer of hope that care really can be transformed. But the details of the Wanless report and other recent studies show just how big and deep-rooted the current problems are.

Prescription for change

15 Mar 2006
Richard Lewis
Ministers are pinning their hopes on plans to put health care into the hands of staff and patients through social enterprises. A good idea – but it won't be easy, argues Richard Lewis.

Sir Nigel Crisp and the future of the NHS

14 Mar 2006
Niall Dickson
Niall Dickson suggests the Crisp-Bacon legacy in the NHS may be viewed more favourably in a few years' time.

The NHS deficit problem has gone from bad to worse

14 Mar 2006
John Appleby
The NHS is doing its best to grapple with deficit, but the real pain of doing so will now be felt in the next financial year, argues John Appleby.

Does more choice equal more risk?

1 Mar 2006
Jennifer Dixon
Jennifer Dixon discusses issues of risk and responsibility in relation to choice in health and social care. What kinds of risks apply, and whose responsibility are they?

Can the English NHS meet the 18-week waiting list target?

12 Jan 2006
John Appleby, Richard Lewis
Richard Lewis and John Appleby question whether the 18-week NHS waiting list target is in the interest of patients and the system in the long run.

Who wants patient choice?

13 Dec 2005
John Appleby, Arturo Alvarez-Rosete
John Appleby and Arturo Alvarez-Rosete say that the latest British Social Attitudes survey reveals some interesting - and perhaps surprising - views about choice in health care.

Enhancing the Healing Environment: NHS Directory

1 Nov 2005
Sarah Waller CBE
An article for the NHS Directory on the Enhancing the Healing Environment programme.

Shop 'til you drop

27 Oct 2005
Rebecca Rosen
It is the lynchpin of health policy for third-term Labour, but how much does the public understand about what choice offers? Rebecca Rosen reports on new research.

Effect of diverging policy across the NHS

21 Oct 2005
Arturo Alvarez-Rosete, Jennifer Dixon, Gwyn Bevan, Nicholas Mays
Arturo Alvarez-Rosete, Jennifer Dixon and colleagues look at the effect of diverging NHS policy since devolution in 1998.

Reforming the NHS in England

7 Oct 2005
Jennifer Dixon
Pressing issues must be resolved for the government's radical NHS reforms to succeed, argues Jennifer Dixon.

The quest for quality in the NHS: still searching?

20 Jul 2005
John Appleby
To assess what we get for our money we need more than simple activity data, argues John Appleby.

NHS foundation trusts

9 Jul 2005
Richard Lewis
Richard Lewis argues that the Healthcare Commission's review offers something for both proponents and detractors.

Using statistics to detect poor practice

2 Jun 2005
John Appleby
John Appleby explores the extent to which poor performance by individual clinicians could be reflected in data available from routine NHS statistics.

Impact of choice on hospital viability

3 May 2005
John Appleby
John Appleby looks at the impact of patient choice on the future viability of some hospitals.

Implementing a national strategy for patient safety: lessons from the National Health Services in England

1 Apr 2005
Richard Lewis, M Fletcher
Richard Lewis and M. Fletcher highlight the importance of a strategic analysis of the policy process in the design of the national patient safety strategy.

Mapping choice in the NHS: cross sectional study of routinely collected data

5 Feb 2005
Mike Damiani, Carol Propper, Jennifer Dixon
Mike Damiani and colleagues test out existing levels of patient choice in England to find out more about how the government's objective to increase elective care will work in practice.

Get the measure of delivery

3 Feb 2005
John Appleby
How clear is the link between low winter temperatures and high death rates? John Appleby argues that the NHS needs to measure health outcomes as well as health care outputs.

Economic growth and NHS spending

6 Jan 2005
John Appleby
John Appleby looks at the pattern of spending on the NHS since the 1950s and considers what level of spending the UK economy could support over the next 50 years.

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