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System leadership: where can our leaders practise without breaking things?

Mark Patterson considers the skills needed for system leaders to bring people from different parts of health and care together to inspire change, and asks how these skills can be learned and put into practice.

By Mark Patterson - 9 December 2019

We know the public love the NHS, but do they think it is a good employer?

Is the NHS a good place to work? With the NHS and its workforce emerging as a key battleground in the run up to the general election, Rachel Worsley of Ipsos MORI looks at the data on the public’s views on how the NHS performs as an employer.

By Rachel Worsley - 18 November 2019

Tackling poor health outcomes: the role of trauma-informed care

People who have experienced trauma face a number of barriers to accessing health care. Deborah Fenney explains why a trauma-informed approach is essential for supporting a group that currently face poor health outcomes.

By Deborah Fenney - 14 November 2019

An outsider’s reflections on NHS primary care reform

New Zealander Martin Hefford reflects on his time in the UK and ponders the questions about primary care reform that arose from his conversations with those working in primary care, secondary care and the third sector.

By Martin Hefford - 24 October 2019

Securing money to improve mental health care... but no staff to spend it on

Ambitions to improve the quality of mental health care will fail if they are not accompanied by plans to address staff shortages. Helen Gilburt looks at the effect of staff shortages on staff, patients and quality of care.

By Helen Gilburt - 22 October 2019

Party conference season: the key announcements on health and social care

As this year’s party conference season comes to a close, what have we learned about the main parties’ priorities for health and social care? Richard Murray weighs up the key commitments, from funding and the NHS workforce to social care reform.

By Richard Murray - 4 October 2019

NHS sickness absence: let’s talk about mental health

Rising demand for services and systemic staff shortages are putting NHS staff under increasing pressure. What impact is this having on sickness absence rates in the NHS, and what can be done to reduce the pressure on staff?

By Annabel Copeland - 1 October 2019

Scrapping prescription charges: should it be a priority?

Following Labour’s announcement that it will abolish prescription charges, Nicholas Timmins weighs up the costs and implications, and questions whether it should be considered a priority.

By Nicholas Timmins - 24 September 2019

Tackling 'imposter syndrome': working with third sector leaders

David Naylor reflects on ‘imposter syndrome’ and considers its impact on third sector leaders and beyond.

By David Naylor - 19 September 2019

NHS admin: how does it affect patient experience?

NHS administrative processes and staff have an important role to play in delivering care. But what happens when administration is poor? What impact can it have on patient experience? As we begin our new project on NHS administration, Lillie Wenzel shares the findings from our early work.

By Lillie Wenzel - 13 September 2019

Five tips for successfully leading a primary care network

Clinical leaders of primary care networks face both challenges and opportunities to bring people together to drive real change. Beccy Baird and Tricia Boyle suggest five ways to help successfully lead a primary care network.

By Beccy Baird, Tricia Boyle - 12 September 2019

Inclusive leadership: how ready are we to learn?

Tracie Jolliff, Director of Inclusion at the NHS Leadership Academy, explains how inclusive leadership and cultures require personal dedication to change, as well as support and oversight at an organisational level.

By Tracie Jolliff - 8 August 2019

Social care funding reform: more haste, less speed

Sally Warren explores whether the Prime Minister’s commitment to ‘fix the social care crisis’ will be more successful than attempts by previous administrations.

By Sally Warren - 31 July 2019

Primary care networks and mental health

How will mental health fit into primary care networks? With primary care providing the majority of NHS mental health support, Beccy Baird and Andy Bell from the Centre for Mental Health look at the opportunities and challenges these networks will face in improving the mental as well as physical health of the communities they serve.

By Beccy Baird, Andy Bell, Centre for Mental Health - 25 July 2019

Better patient information, better patient outcomes: the role of health libraries

As Health Information Week gets underway, Deena Mags explores how health libraries are helping patients and the public to be better informed, and some of the challenges around providing meaningful and informative information.

By Deena Maggs - 5 July 2019

A new trend in elective hip surgery?

After more than a decade of steady growth, the number of elective hip procedures is in decline. Deborah Ward and Lillie Wenzel unpack this surprising trend.

By Deborah Ward , Lillie Wenzel - 3 June 2019

Five myths of compassionate leadership

Compassionate leadership is needed now more than ever in the NHS, but there is a reluctance to put it into practice. Michael West and Suzie Bailey dispel five common myths surrounding compassionate leadership and explain how it is essential for alleviating the current workforce crisis.

By Michael West, Suzie Bailey - 28 May 2019

What does NHSX have to learn from other countries’ experiences of digitisation in health systems?

As NHSX is set to begin work on digital transformation in the NHS, Matthew Honeyman reports on discussions from the European Health Policy Group’s most recent meeting and considers what the NHS can learn from other systems.

By Matthew Honeyman - 22 May 2019

The NHS misses its new target for planned elective care

Siva Anandaciva considers the shift in priorities for the elective care waiting list and outlines three key considerations for developing a new strategy: how to best measure waiting times, setting realistic targets and the importance of short waits for patients.

By Siva Anandaciva - 16 May 2019

Spare change: the public and NHS funding

Is the NHS adequately funded, and how should funding be raised? Harry Evans explores the findings of the British Social Attitudes survey on public attitudes towards NHS funding and taxation.

By Harry Evans - 2 May 2019

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