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Premature discharge: is going home early really a Christmas gift?

David Maguire discusses the issues surrounding premature discharge or people leaving hospital too soon and the effect this may have on re-admission rates.

By David Maguire - 21 December 2015

Clinical leaders need to bring their experience to service re-design

Anna Moore reflects on how medical leaders can help to develop new models of care and integrate services around the needs of patients.

By Anna Moore - 17 December 2015

Discrimination and NHS staff: stepping bravely into the grey

Mandip Kaur asks how we can have open and honest conversations about difference and what it is like to be discriminated against.

By Mandip Randhawa - 16 December 2015

Using patient feedback to drive improvement

Joni Jabbal looks at what enables NHS acute trusts to take data from inpatient surveys, understand it, work with it, and use it to improve patient experience overall.

By Joni Jabbal - 10 December 2015

NHS vanguards: redesigning the aeroplane in flight

Will vanguards be able to make significant changes to the configuration of local health and care systems, while sustaining existing services in a difficult environment, with limited spare cash and growing service pressures?

By Ben Collins - 8 December 2015

Do the public still trust doctors and nurses?

Do the public still trust doctors and nurses to deliver high-quality care and put patients, interests first, or could high-profile failings and inspection results have contributed to a change in public opinion?

By Anna Charles - 7 December 2015

Allied health professionals are critical to new models of care

David Oliver considers the role allied health professionals will have in meeting the challenges facing our health and social care systems and in delivering the new care models outlines in the NHS five year forward view.

By David Oliver - 1 December 2015

Sharing experience with aspiring medical leaders

In the first of a series of guest blogs on clinical leadership, Jonathan Fielden shares some insight into his personal philosophy and on his approach to medical leadership - and life.

By Jonathan Fielden - 26 November 2015

System leaders and patient leaders: learning from a new relationship

What does a positive and effective patient leader/system leader relationship look like, how does it develop and what makes it work? David Sgorbati looks at what we can learn from how these relationships form.

By David Sgorbati - 23 November 2015

NHS sustainability: there aren’t always more fish in the sea

The NHS needs to effectively manage its common resources more money and greater efficiency won't be enough.

By Hugh Alderwick - 16 November 2015

Transforming mental health services – at what cost?

Helen Gilburt asks is it time for an honest conversation about the impact of cost-saving measures on the quality of care in mental health services?

By Helen Gilburt - 12 November 2015

Improving mental health outcomes for young people: the perspective of a GP trainee

Young people, and their families, are extremely able to express what they need and have done so clearly. It is now imperative that providers and commissioners work together to meet those needs, building on the momentum of Future in mind.

By Preety Das - 5 November 2015

Recognising the experience of BME staff: a reason to hope for better

While there is still much more to do to achieve equality for those from diverse backgrounds who aspire to leadership roles in health and care, there is reason for hope, says Vijaya Nath.

By Vijaya Nath - 29 October 2015

The story of us: our relationship with patients, service users and the public

Becky Seale shares the story of The King's Fund's new and still emerging relationship with patients, service users and citizens, how it has developed so far and where it might go in the future.

By Becky Seale - 29 October 2015

Are we supporting or sacrificing NHS staff?

With financial pressures at unmanageable levels, increasing demands and great uncertainty, staff are exposed to the violence of a perfect and continuous storm.

By Michael West, Donna Willis - 22 October 2015

Building healthier accountable communities

Nicola Walsh reflects on three important messages that emerged from our 2015 integrated care summit.

By Nicola Walsh - 21 October 2015

Simon Stevens' vision for the NHS: welcome but challenging to deliver

In his keynote address at our annual integrated care summit, Simon Stevens gave what was arguably his most important speech since he took up post. His speech contained three big messages.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 14 October 2015

Improving hospital discharge and intermediate care for older people

Healthwatch England's recent report, Safely home, described in harrowing detail the personal stories of patients who felt that their discharge from hospital was unsupported. It also described patients marooned in acute beds unable to move on. So how can older people's care be improved?

By David Oliver - 6 October 2015

Moving from integrated care to integrated population health systems

While integrating care services is part of the journey to a transformed health system, it is not the destination. Efforts to integrate care have rarely encompassed the broader health of local populations and the impact of the wider determinants of health.

By David Buck - 30 September 2015

Should we be worried about CCG conflicts of interest?

Are conflicts of interest affecting the services patients receive? Or is this inherent feature of clinical commissioning being managed appropriately through common-sense decision-making?

By Ruth Robertson - 29 September 2015

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