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Three challenges facing clinical commissioning groups

Chris Ham asks what can clinical commissioning groups learn from medical practices in California.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 12 December 2011
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Medical engagement in leadership: no longer an optional extra

John Clark explains why doctors must become more engaged in NHS leadership as he introduces our new review into leadership.
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By John Clark - 8 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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Data blog: what's happening to NHS redundancies?

James Thompson explores the figures behind this year's NHS redundancies in his data blog.
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By James Thompson - 18 November 2011
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Innovations in the health care workforce needed to deliver productivity improvements

Anna Dixon explains why it will only be possible to deliver productivity improvements in the NHS by using human as well as financial resources differently.
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By Anna Dixon - 7 November 2011
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Who's paying for mental health services for young people?

Sarah Jonas asks what effect will large scale cuts to local authority social care budgets have on child and adolescent mental health services.
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By Sarah Jonas - 1 September 2011
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The new-look Health and Social Care Bill: what are the next steps for clinical commissioning groups?

Paul Zollinger-Read asks if the pause in the Health and Social Care Bill is welcomed by clinical commissioning groups or do they want to get on with the NHS reforms?
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By Paul Zollinger-Read - 8 July 2011
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Are health and wellbeing boards part of the solution?

One aspect of the Health and Social Care Bill that has attracted remarkably little controversy is the proposal for health and wellbeing boards. But are they really part of the solution?
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By Richard Humphries - 5 May 2011
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The White Paper challenge for GPs: plugging the knowledge and skills gaps

As the election campaign ratchets up a gear prospective MPs are vying for our votes and using local service changes and promises to save hospitals as currency.
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By Vijaya Nath - 9 September 2010
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GPs must embrace the quality revolution

General practice lies at the heart of the new coalition government's plans for reform of the NHS in England.
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By Nick Goodwin - 15 June 2010
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Who should own the NHS?

Over the past few months, there has been increasing talk about concepts such as 'employee ownership'. But would the 'John Lewis model' work for the NHS?
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By Rachael Smithson - 29 April 2010
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