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Uses of the Mental Health Act: is the data fit for purpose?

How reliable is the data collected about detentions under the Mental Health Act? Veena Raleigh looks at the data quality issues and their implications.
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By Veena Raleigh - 20 December 2017
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Reducing inequalities in children and young people’s mental health

With the publication of the government’s Green Paper on child and adolescent mental health, Jill Roberts looks at how it tackles the issues around inequalities.
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By Jill Roberts - 8 December 2017
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The future of the NHS must be settled through constructive argument not adversarial disputes

Chris Ham urges national leaders to work together to determine what the NHS can deliver with current funding constraints.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 4 December 2017
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The Budget: is the government listening?

Chris Ham calls on the Chancellor to provide more funding for the NHS and social care before it is too late.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 15 November 2017
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A minority government: a chance for NHS leaders to seize the day?

Matthew Kershaw looks at the risks and opportunities for the NHS presented by the government’s focus on Brexit.
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By Matthew Kershaw - 13 November 2017
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A productive workplace is built on teamwork and a shared vision

In a guest blog, Jane Collins looks at how managers and clinicians can work together better to improve productivity and reduce waste.
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By Dr Jane Collins - 8 November 2017
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Surviving and thriving as a small health and wellbeing charity

Natasha Thomas, Chief Executive of GSK IMPACT Award-winning charity Health Action Local Engagement, reflects on what she has learnt as a charity leader over the past 14 years.
By Natasha Thomas - 1 November 2017
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Public engagement – pitfalls, barriers and benefits

As part of our project on the NHS and the public, Dan Wellings asks why the NHS can be reluctant to involve the public in decision-making and makes the case for why it should.
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By Dan Wellings - 18 October 2017
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Falling number of nurses in the NHS paints a worrying picture

Richard Murray considers the falling number of nurses and health visitors in the NHS.
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By Richard Murray - 12 October 2017
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Hospital bed numbers – can the downward trend continue?

Leo Ewbank asks whether sustainability and transformation plan proposals to reduce the number of hospital beds are realistic.
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By Leo Ewbank - 29 September 2017
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Is investment in GP services increasing?

Is the promised extra funding for general practice reaching frontline services? Beccy Baird explains how the lack of national data makes this a hard question to answer.
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By Beccy Baird - 28 September 2017
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Streamlining the organisation of the NHS without a top-down reorganisation

Chris Ham makes the case for aligning the work of NHS Improvement and NHS England.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 19 September 2017
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Growing up with the NHS: born on 5 July 1948

As part of our work on the changing relationship between the NHS and the public, Aneira Thomas, who was the first baby born on the NHS, shares her views on its past and its future.
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By Aneira Thomas - 16 September 2017
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GSK IMPACT awards – defining the boundaries between good and excellent

Helen Gilburt considers what it is that makes GSK IMPACT Award-winning charities stand out from the crowd.
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By Helen Gilburt - 7 September 2017
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Getting serious about public mental health

Chris Naylor considers whether public mental health is being prioritised in a world of thinly stretched public health budgets.
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By Chris Naylor - 1 September 2017
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Great expectations: the changing nature of the public’s relationship with the NHS

What are the biggest issues and priorities for the NHS, and what do people expect from our health care system in the 21st century? As we start a new research project, Beth Adams reflects on the insights we’ve had so far.
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By Beth Adams - 16 August 2017
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Improving patient experience through design: The King's Fund in the 1960s

Nicholas Willsher looks at the Fund’s work in the late 1950s and early 1960s on improving patient experience and how the Fund developed its approach to design.
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By Nicholas Willsher - 16 August 2017
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Political consensus needed to ensure the future of health and social care

In July, Chris Ham joined Sarah Wollaston MP to give the Speaker’s lecture on the future of the NHS in the House of Commons. Here, he summarises his contribution, detailing what needs to be done to secure a sustainable health and social care system.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 14 August 2017
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When it comes to public sector pay, caveat emptor

Siva Anandaciva suggests that while ending the public sector pay cap may mean a fairer wage for NHS staff, it won’t be enough on its own to solve the health sector’s workforce challenges.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 3 August 2017
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Specialist major trauma networks and terrorist events: to care for many, care for one

Since its establishment in 2010, the London Trauma System has improved access to specialist trauma care, improved quality of care, and more than halved the mortality of severely injured patients. Reflecting on the 2017 terror attacks, trauma surgeon Karim Brohi highlights the difference it has made.
By Karim Brohi - 31 July 2017
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