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Are the Whole System Demonstrator trial results a watershed moment for the rise of telehealth?

Nick Goodwin asks if new government strategies and positive results from the Whole Systems Demonstrator trials will encourage new investment into telehealth.
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By Nick Goodwin - 7 December 2011
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Is good NHS management a waste of money?

Chris Ham's blog about the importance of good management and leadership in the NHS.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 29 November 2011
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Making a reality of telehealth: lessons from the Whole System Demonstrator programme

As we await the results of the WSDAN project, Nick Goodwin considers what else is needed to support new technologies in telehealth and telecare.
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By Nick Goodwin - 3 November 2011
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Obesity and public health: a taxing issue

David Buck questions whether a 'fat tax' would help or hinder the government's attempts to curb obesity in England.
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By David Buck - 27 October 2011
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Learning from variations to increase value for money in the NHS

At this time of tight budgets and organisational restructure, Al Mulley explores the implications of practice variation for the NHS.
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By Al Mulley - 28 July 2011
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Blink and you missed it: the public health command paper

The recent public health Command Paper, Healthy lives, healthy people: Update & way forward, was underwhelming in its recommendations, according to David Buck.
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By David Buck - 27 July 2011
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The £20 billion productivity challenge: an unavoidable choice for the NHS?

John Appleby champions the need to keep improving NHS productivity, even if we decide to spend more on health care in his blog.
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By John Appleby - 15 July 2011
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Did Labour's Spearhead health inequalities policy miss the target but hit the point?

Will the health reforms and the formation of Public Health England help to address health inequalities in England? David Buck investigates in our blog.
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By David Buck - 6 July 2011
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Our health depends on it: the Health Select Committee pauses for thought on public health

With the Department of Health responding to the consultations on 'Healthy Lives, Healthy People' soon the Health Select Committee is looking at public health reforms
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By David Buck - 26 May 2011
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Incentivising public health in primary care: learning from the QOF

Good primary care is critical to public health and tackling inequalities. So how has the QOF incentivisation scheme in primary care impacted on public health?
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By David Buck - 21 April 2011
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Achieving high-quality care at manageable costs: a lesson for GP consortia

Paul Zollinger-Read considers the many similarities between American medical groups and the proposed GP consortia.
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By Paul Zollinger-Read - 15 April 2011
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Shove and nudge: the Tobacco Control Plan and the Responsibility Deal

Is the nation being nudged or shoved into making better health choices? What can we learn from the government's Tobacco Control Plan and the Responsibility Deal?
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By David Buck - 22 March 2011
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Can we justify the investment in telehealth and telecare?

Is the Department of Health's large-scale evaluation necessary to support the need for telehealth and telecare?
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By Nick Goodwin - 15 March 2011
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Maternity wards need the right people in the right place at the right time

Could the situation in maternity care be improved if maternity services changed the way they use their current workforce? Natasha Curry explores in our blog.
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By Natasha Curry - 7 March 2011
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How will the Budget affect the state of our health?

Public spending must be cut to create the right conditions to deliver growth and innovation in the private sector. But how will this affect health and wellbeing?
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By David Buck - 24 February 2011
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The future of telehealth and telecare in England is on a knife edge

At a time when the health service is under pressure to improve quality with fewer resources, new technologies are being carefully scrutinised.
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By Nick Goodwin - 2 February 2011
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The Big Society: nudging the public towards better health

How important is changing social norms to the success of health behaviour change? David Buck discusses his findings from the health and the Big Society event.
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By David Buck - 25 January 2011
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How do quality accounts fit into the information revolution?

Catherine Foot asks if the new quality accounts will help the public and patients have a clearer view of the quality of care provided locally.
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By Catherine Foot - 6 January 2011
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