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Doing justice to mental health in STPs

Chris Naylor looks at whether mental health is being considered carefully enough in the development of sustainability and transformation plans.

By Chris Naylor - 16 December 2016

Involving patients and the public in developing STPs

With recent discussion around the lack of patient and public involvement in the development of STPs so far, Mark Doughty considers how this can be addressed moving forward.

By Mark Doughty - 24 November 2016

Will STPs deliver the changes we wish to see in our health and care services?

Drawing on the findings of our report on sustainability and transformation plans, Nicola Walsh considers how local leaders and organisations will need to work together to ensure the plans lead to real improvements in care.

By Nicola Walsh - 14 November 2016

STPs: where are we now and what happens next?

Ahead of the publication of our report on the process of developing sustainability and transformation plans in England, Hugh Alderwick evaluates the story so far.

By Hugh Alderwick - 3 November 2016

Co-production: an inconvenient truth?

Jane McGrath of community interest company West London Collaborative sets out what distinguishes true co-production from patient involvement.

By Jane McGrath - 31 October 2016

Two years on from the Forward View, is there hope for sustainability and transformation in the NHS?

Tom Buckley considers key policy changes in the two years since the publication of the NHS five year forward view, looking at the progress made and the challenges that lie ahead.

By Tom Buckley - 27 October 2016

Overcoming the challenges to improve health and wellbeing in care homes

David Oliver considers the role of care homes in the social care sector, and the challenges that need to be tackled while seeking to improve the health and wellbeing of care home residents.

By David Oliver - 21 October 2016

Listening to feedback in maternity services

As local areas prepare to take forward the recommendations of the national maternity review, Lillie Wenzel considers the role of user feedback in driving improvements in maternity services.

By Lillie Wenzel - 6 October 2016

NHS planning guidance 2017-19: steps in the right direction?

Richard Murray evaluates the latest NHS planning guidance, and considers whether the changes proposed are welcome and realistic in the current financial context.

By Richard Murray - 26 September 2016

STP leaders face major challenges in transforming care and balancing budgets

With NHS sustainability and transformation plans hitting the headlines recently, Chris Ham discusses how the plans are shaping up and the challenges in developing new care models and delivering unprecedented improvements in efficiency.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 12 September 2016

The childhood obesity plan – brave and bold action?

The government's long-awaited childhood obesity plan was published earlier this week. David Buck considers whether it meets expectations.

By David Buck - 26 August 2016

End-of-life care: getting it right for more people, more of the time

David Oliver considers some of the positive steps being made towards improving end-of-life care.

By David Oliver - 18 July 2016

A new and powerful relationship with patients

Marcus Powell considers how, in a digital world, patients can embrace the opportunity to become partners and share in the decision-making that affects their care.

Challenging traditional relationships and embracing shared decision-making

After a busy few days at NHS Confederation conference, Marcus Powell reflects on how the health service can build a new relationship with patients.

Is strategic commissioning the future for the NHS?

Clinical commissioning is changing in response to financial and operational pressures, and the implementation of new care models. Chris Ham considers whether strategic commissioning is the way forward.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 1 June 2016

Separating the noise of contract negotiations from the signal of STPs

Chris Ham considers the progress made so far on sustainability and transformation plans, and whether they really have the potential to be a game-changer for the NHS.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 21 April 2016

Realising the untapped potential of volunteering in health and care

As we announce the winners of this year's GSK IMPACT Awards, programme manager Lisa Weaks considers the invaluable role that volunteering plays in health and care.

By Lisa Weaks - 18 April 2016

The leadership challenges of sustainability and transformation plans

Nicola Walsh considers the challenges for health care leaders tasked with developing sustainability and transformation plans, and the behavioural shifts needed to tackle them.

By Nicola Walsh - 12 April 2016

The role of GPs in leading local health system change

Dr Nikita Kanani reflects on the opportunities and challenges posed by GPs becoming medical leaders in their local health system.

By Nikita Kanani - 7 March 2016

A social movement for health? It’s already here – it’s called volunteering

David Buck looks at what data from the British Social Attitudes survey tells us about the diversity and scale of volunteering in health and care services.

By David Buck - 17 February 2016

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