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It is time to put trust, transparency and fair value at the centre of digital health and care

Digital tools and services are increasingly being used in health and care, but what happens to all the data that is collected, who should have access to it and who decides? Pritesh Mistry outlines the value of trust and transparency in these complex agreements

By Pritesh Mistry - 14 October 2020 4-minute read

Social care services: funding cuts are biting hard

There is nothing to smile about in new statistics showing more people request social care support but fewer get it.

By Simon Bottery - 9 January 2020

Co-ordinating care for high-cost, high-need patients

Chris Ham considers the care models for patients with complex needs presented at the Commonwealth Fund International Symposium, and argues that clinical teams need time and resources to effectively co-ordinate the care they provide.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 23 November 2018

A short history of NHS winter funding

The NHS relies on the reoccurrence of supposedly non-recurrent winter funding, but is still kept on its toes each year wondering how much money will be available and when it will be provided. Siva Anandaciva looks at how it works.

By Siva Anandaciva - 11 October 2018

NHS performance: bad, better or both?

In light of rising demand for NHS services how should we talk about performance against targets? Deborah Ward takes a different view of the data.

By Deborah Ward - 30 August 2018

NHS medicines provision: a tricky balancing act

With medicines spending growing at a time of NHS funding restraint, difficult choices lie ahead for policy-makers. Leo Ewbank assesses the current situation and looks at what the future may hold.

By Leo Ewbank - 27 April 2018

Priorities for the NHS in 2018/19 and beyond

Does the new NHS planning guidance contain good news or bad? Richard Murray takes stock of the changes.

By Richard Murray - 8 February 2018

Focusing on better-value care

Focusing on better-value care

As the NHS faces financial and service pressures, Matthew Lewis asks if now is the time to focus on better-value care.

By Matthew Lewis - 26 January 2018

NHS winter crisis: when a plan is not a plan

Matthew Kershaw highlights the need for a fundamental change to the way NHS emergency care is provided.

By Matthew Kershaw - 26 January 2018

How can the NHS tap into innovations from the front line?

Neil Guha considers how we can encourage a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship in the NHS so it is perceived as a critical component of how we function rather than an optional extra.

By Neil Guha - 16 January 2018

A&E performance reaches a new low

The media and groups of NHS staff are describing an A&E service in crisis, while the government says the NHS is more prepared for winter than ever before. What does the latest national data say about how A&E departments are coping compared with previous winters?

By Siva Anandaciva - 12 January 2018

NHS sustainability: there aren’t always more fish in the sea

The NHS needs to effectively manage its common resources more money and greater efficiency won't be enough.

By Hugh Alderwick - 16 November 2015

Improving hospital discharge and intermediate care for older people

Healthwatch England's recent report, Safely home, described in harrowing detail the personal stories of patients who felt that their discharge from hospital was unsupported. It also described patients marooned in acute beds unable to move on. So how can older people's care be improved?

By David Oliver - 6 October 2015

Is the NHS delivering enough things right?

Misuse occurs in the NHS when health services are poorly delivered. So how big is the problem of preventable harm in health care?

By Hugh Alderwick - 9 September 2015

Is the NHS delivering enough of the right things?

Underuse happens when effective care isn’t delivered when it’s needed and it can lead to people needing more complex care as their conditions get worse. So, where might the NHS not be delivering enough of the right things?

By Hugh Alderwick - 19 August 2015

Is the NHS delivering too much of the wrong things?

More health care is not always better health care. Sometimes the NHS delivers services that people don’t want or need: the problem of overuse.

By Hugh Alderwick - 12 August 2015

How much has generic prescribing and dispensing saved the NHS?

The rising trend in cheaper generic medicines rather than proprietary or branded drugs being prescribed and dispensed has saved the NHS billions of pounds and enabled millions more prescriptions to be dispensed.

By John Appleby - 4 August 2015

Day case surgery: a good news story for the NHS

The rising proportion of operations carried out as day cases over the past few decades has been good for patients and a much more efficient use of NHS resources, says John Appleby.

By John Appleby - 30 July 2015

Three challenges and a big uncertainty for the NHS in 2015

The NHS faces three major challenges in 2015: preparing for the spending review, achieving much closer integration of health and social care, and ensuring that the NHS has the leadership in place to deliver the highest possible standards of care within available resources.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 1 January 2015

Is good NHS management a waste of money?

Chris Ham's blog about the importance of good management and leadership in the NHS.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 29 November 2011

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