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First do no harm: lessons from service reconfiguration in London

What can we learn from service redesign in London? Chris Ham reflects on themes from our conference on progressing health care in the capital.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 19 October 2012

Use of emergency hospital beds: why is there so much variation?

An emergency admission to hospital is a disruptive and unsettling experience, so surely we owe it to our patients to reduce the current variation between areas?

By Candace Imison - 9 August 2012

Jumping the gun in the telehealth steeplechase?

Nick Goodwin looks at the barriers that are preventing the successful adoption of telehealth.

By Nick Goodwin - 26 July 2012

Provider reform: will anything be different this time round?

Current debates about the future of hospitals and bringing care closer to home echo those of the 1970s. So will anything be different this time round?

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 5 July 2012

Radical changes are needed – my reflections on themes from the NHS Confederation conference

Looking back on the conference, Anna Dixon considers outstanding reform issues, including the difficult decisions that must be made around hospital reconfiguration.

By Anna Dixon - 28 June 2012

Dithering on Dilnot?

Despite the coalition's pledge in its programme for government that it recognised the urgency of reform, almost a year has elapsed since Dilnot reported.

By Richard Humphries - 25 June 2012

Can Lean redesign stick in health care?

Lean is a methodology developed by Toyota which aims to improve flow while minimising waste. But why is it so difficult to apply to health care?

By Nigel Edwards - 19 June 2012

The Information Strategy: a transformation in health and social care information on the way?

Will the Department of Health’s long-awaited Information Strategy transform health and social care information as we know it today?

By Veena Raleigh - 21 May 2012

The colour of money: Dilnot and the social care White Paper

Richard Humphries discusses the government’s forthcoming social care White Paper and the final piece of the jigsaw – Andrew Dilnot’s report on how care is funded.

By Richard Humphries - 9 May 2012

Will the Information Strategy start an information revolution?

Nearly two years ago the government consulted on its aim to achieve an ‘Information Revolution’. So what should the new strategy say if it is to start a revolution?

By Catherine Foot - 15 March 2012

Where next for telehealth? Reflections from our international congress

What did we learn during our second International Congress on Telehealth and Telecare?

By Nick Goodwin - 13 March 2012

London health care: perspectives from the board

Visiting Fellow, Claire Perry gives us an insight into her previous roles in the NHS and examines the issues surrounding health care in London.

By Claire Perry - 23 February 2012

Health Select Committee weighs in to debate on social care

With the government's response to the Dilnot report on social care funding weeks away, will the HSC's new report set out a compelling case for social care change?

By Richard Humphries - 8 February 2012

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