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Quality in social care: we need an ear for stories as well as an eye for data

Listening to people’s experience of services – good and bad - is as important to improving quality as crunching the data, writes Simon Bottery.

By Simon Bottery - 10 December 2019

Primary care networks and community health services: further, faster!

As primary care services come together under the new primary care networks, Richard Murray reviews progress to date and what’s next for general practice, from integration and workforce to technology and the estate.

By Richard Murray - 5 July 2019

A two-way street: primary care networks and integrated care systems

As primary care networks and integrated care systems develop, Anna Charles considers how their relationship might evolve to strengthen the voice of primary and community care and join up local services.

By Anna Charles - 31 May 2019

Saving lives, supporting communities: The role of volunteers in ambulance services

Volunteers are involved in providing vital frontline care and support to ambulance services. Helen Gilburt explains how these roles are developing and diversifying to meet the wider needs of the NHS as a whole.

By Helen Gilburt - 30 May 2019

NICE at 20: a cause for celebration

Nicholas Timmins celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and considers the challenges ahead.

By Nicholas Timmins - 29 March 2019

Commissioning is dead, long live commissioning

With collaboration and integrated care central to the long-term plan for the NHS, Ruth Robertson considers what the future holds for commissioning and commissioners.

By Ruth Robertson - 14 March 2019

Quality improvement for patient safety: a chance to steady the ship?

Does the recommissioning of the Academic Health Science Networks’ patient safety collaboratives mark a renewed commitment to quality improvement for the NHS? In this blog, Ben Collins considers the NHS’s relationship with quality improvement and the challenges it faces in bringing about real improvements in quality.

By Ben Collins - 6 March 2019

The Care Quality Commission and improvement: a system-wide issue

How can we maximise the impact of CQC’s regulatory action in health and social care? It takes two at least: CQC, providers and other system partners all need to contribute.

By Ruth Robertson - 5 December 2018

Volunteers in NHS hospitals: developing the infrastructure to support them is a win-win

The role of volunteers in the NHS cannot be overstated, but good management is essential to making sure they provide NHS staff with the support they need.

By Deborah Fenney - 4 December 2018

Quality improvement and collaborative working: partnerships across services in East London, Bedfordshire and Luton

Following on from our recent report on the impact of the Care Quality Commission's approach to regulation, Navina Evans, Chief Executive of East London NHS Foundation Trust, writes about their experience of the inspection regime.

By Navina Evans - 12 November 2018

Prevention and early action are key to positive, healthy outcomes

The ‘radical shift in approach’ towards preventive care proposed by Health Secretary Matt Hancock would align with the goals of many in the charity sector who have long been promoting prevention and early action. But will he put his money where his mouth is?

By Jo Davies - 8 November 2018

Better value and a better night's sleep: keeping acutely unwell children and adults out of hospital

Mathew Mathai, Consultant Paediatrician at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, explains how the concept of a ‘virtual hospital’ and keeping patients out of hospital where possible has helped to improve quality and reduce costs.

By Mathew Mathai - 30 October 2018

CQC, the state of care and system-level regulation

CQC must ensure it creates a mix of regulatory tools that work together to efficiently assure people’s overall experience of care, rather than simply adding a layer of regulation to a health and care system that is already one of the most heavily regulated in the world.

By Ruth Robertson - 18 October 2018

Second’s out, round two: Is the government’s latest childhood obesity plan a knockout?

Less than a year since its underwhelming first attempt, the government has just released round two of its plan for childhood obesity. What has the government learned since the last time round and is it still pulling its punches?

By David Buck - 25 June 2018

Achieving a balance between quality, access and money

Focusing on just one of these priorities can seem more straightforward, but that is not the reality of life for NHS leaders and is not the right approach, says Matthew Kershaw.

By Matthew Kershaw - 8 March 2018

Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision – our response

Helen Gilburt evaluates the government's plan to transform children and young people's mental health provision.

By Helen Gilburt - 2 March 2018

Hidden from the targets: how long are patients waiting for NHS care?

Deteriorating performance against national waiting time targets is one of the most visible signs of the increasing pressures facing the NHS. But do the current headlines fully capture how long patients are now waiting for NHS care?

By Siva Anandaciva - 14 February 2018

Transforming general practice through volunteering

Transforming general practice through volunteering

In a guest blog to accompany our volunteering report, Kay Keane shares her experience of developing a community-centred general practice approach through building a community of volunteers.

By Kay Keane - 7 February 2018

Not to be sniffed at: flu vaccination for NHS staff

What more could the NHS do to improve flu vaccination uptake among staff? Bilal Sahib looks at the options.

By Bilal Sahib - 2 February 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

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