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Doing justice to mental health in STPs

Chris Naylor looks at whether mental health is being considered carefully enough in the development of sustainability and transformation plans.
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By Chris Naylor - 16 December 2016
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What now for social care?

Widespread dismay greeted the omission of any reference in the 2016 Autumn Statement to the perilous state of social care funding. Richard Humphries looks at the options available.
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By Richard Humphries - 11 December 2016
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What have we learnt about keeping people safer?

Following our recent event on keeping people safer in the health and care system, David Naylor reflects on how the implementation gap between theory and practice can be narrowed.
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By David Naylor - 7 December 2016
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Involving patients and the public in developing STPs

With recent discussion around the lack of patient and public involvement in the development of STPs so far, Mark Doughty considers how this can be addressed moving forward.
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By Mark Doughty - 24 November 2016
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Will STPs deliver the changes we wish to see in our health and care services?

Drawing on the findings of our report on sustainability and transformation plans, Nicola Walsh considers how local leaders and organisations will need to work together to ensure the plans lead to real improvements in care.
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By Nicola Walsh - 14 November 2016
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Listening to the chorus of concern around social care

As we publish a joint statement on health and social care, Richard Humphries considers the rising levels of concern in the social care sector about funding and quality of care.
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By Richard Humphries - 8 November 2016
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STPs: where are we now and what happens next?

Ahead of the publication of our report on the process of developing sustainability and transformation plans in England, Hugh Alderwick evaluates the story so far.
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By Hugh Alderwick - 3 November 2016
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Two years on from the Forward View, is there hope for sustainability and transformation in the NHS?

Tom Buckley considers key policy changes in the two years since the publication of the NHS five year forward view, looking at the progress made and the challenges that lie ahead.
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By Tom Buckley - 27 October 2016
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NHS planning guidance 2017-19: steps in the right direction?

Richard Murray evaluates the latest NHS planning guidance, and considers whether the changes proposed are welcome and realistic in the current financial context.
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By Richard Murray - 26 September 2016
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Home truths: are older people paying the price for social care cuts?

Following the launch of the Social care for older people: home truths report, Patrick Hall considers whether older people are paying the price for cuts to social care.
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By Patrick Hall - 15 September 2016
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STP leaders face major challenges in transforming care and balancing budgets

With NHS sustainability and transformation plans hitting the headlines recently, Chris Ham discusses how the plans are shaping up and the challenges in developing new care models and delivering unprecedented improvements in efficiency.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 12 September 2016
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Patient safety: closing the implementation gap

Dr Suzette Woodward, national campaign director for NHS England's Sign up to Safety campaign, reflects on the difficulty of introducing new methods to improve patient safety and what can be done to improve the success rate when it comes to putting theory into practice.
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By Suzette Woodward - 30 August 2016
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Taking control of our social care system

Richard Humphries considers the findings of the annual budget survey published this week by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), and a social care system in trouble.
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By Richard Humphries - 13 July 2016
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The future of social care

With the latest NHS England figures for delayed transfers of care reinforcing concerns about the impact of funding restrictions on social care services, Patrick Hall considers working towards better social care provision for future generations.
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By Patrick Hall - 17 June 2016
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Is strategic commissioning the future for the NHS?

Clinical commissioning is changing in response to financial and operational pressures, and the implementation of new care models. Chris Ham considers whether strategic commissioning is the way forward.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 1 June 2016
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Separating the noise of contract negotiations from the signal of STPs

Chris Ham considers the progress made so far on sustainability and transformation plans, and whether they really have the potential to be a game-changer for the NHS.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 21 April 2016
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The leadership challenges of sustainability and transformation plansĀ 

Nicola Walsh considers the challenges for health care leaders tasked with developing sustainability and transformation plans, and the behavioural shifts needed to tackle them.
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By Nicola Walsh - 12 April 2016
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What has the impact been of recent caps on NHS agency staff spend?

Four months since the first caps on NHS agency staff spend were introduced by Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority, Phoebe Dunn looks at the impact so far.
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By Phoebe Dunn - 23 March 2016
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The role of GPs in leading local health system change

Dr Nikita Kanani reflects on the opportunities and challenges posed by GPs becoming medical leaders in their local health system.
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By Nikita Kanani - 7 March 2016
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Real trust rather than regulated trust should be the foundation on which improvement in the NHS is built

A shift in emphasis, away from rules and regulation and towards developing positive organisational cultures that encourage risk taking and avoid blame, will be key as the NHS strives to improve quality
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 4 March 2016
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