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Genomic medicine: a tool for population health?

Genomic medicine has been hailed as the magic bullet for prevention, diagnosis and personalised treatment. But what can we really expect from this field? Cecilia Price looks at the impact of the 100,000 Genomes Project to better understand the future role of genomics in health and care.

By Cecilia Price, NHS graduate management trainee - 7 November 2019

The deteriorating state of the NHS estate

Each year, NHS provider trusts survey their estate and estimate the costs of restoring buildings and equipment to mandatory standards. Today’s data for 2018/19 shows more investment is needed to tackle the rising backlog of maintenance issues.

By Siva Anandaciva - 17 October 2019

Does the NHS really have a new strategic health infrastructure plan?

Following the launch of the new health infrastructure plan, Siva Anandaciva considers the potential implications and limitations of this new funding.

By Siva Anandaciva - 9 October 2019

Primary care networks and mental health

How will mental health fit into primary care networks? With primary care providing the majority of NHS mental health support, Beccy Baird and Andy Bell from the Centre for Mental Health look at the opportunities and challenges these networks will face in improving the mental as well as physical health of the communities they serve.

By Beccy Baird, Andy Bell, Centre for Mental Health - 25 July 2019

Meaningful measures of integration

As the health and care system takes steps towards joining up care, what will successful integration look like, and how will it be measured? Dan Wellings considers why new measures are needed and the challenges for ensuring meaningful data is collected.

By Dan Wellings - 12 July 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

Workforce implementation plan: Five key issues to look out for

With an interim workforce implementation plan due to be published soon, Richard Murray highlights five areas to look for, from the recruitment of nurses and primary care staff, to leadership, training and national oversight.

By Richard Murray - 9 May 2019

Primary care networks and the deprivation challenge: Are we about to widen the gap?

The newly emerging primary care networks provide an opportunity to tackle health inequalities in England but, as Rebecca Fisher and Beccy Baird explain, they will have to be careful to avoid perpetuating the problem.

By Beccy Baird, Rebecca Fisher - 8 May 2019

Hitting the sweet spot? multi-morbidity, the NHS long-term plan and population health

With its long list of commitments on specific clinical issues, did the NHS long-term plan miss a vital opportunity to address health inequalities? David Buck takes a look at what the plan could achieve for people with multi-morbidities, in a guest blog for the Richmond Group.

By David Buck - 15 April 2019

Primary care networks and the NHS long-term plan: the new player on the pitch

Richard Murray considers the role primary care networks are meant to play in alleviating workforce pressures, linking general practice with integrated care systems and improving population health.

By Richard Murray - 3 April 2019

The NHS, local authorities and the long-term plan: in it together?

The long-term plan is written by the NHS for the NHS. But how will it work without the full involvement of local authorities? Richard Humphries argues that successful partnerships between local government and the NHS are essential for improving the health and wellbeing of local populations.

By Richard Humphries - 15 March 2019

The NHS needs to be more productive – or is it more efficient?

Stop reading this and get back to work – you need to be more productive. Or is it more efficient? David Maguire explores the difference between productivity and efficiency in the NHS long-term plan.

By David Maguire - 12 March 2019

A modest proposal? Choice and competition in the long-term plan

Can the principle of choice and competition work alongside integrated care and the demands of patients with multi-morbidity? Nicholas Timmins unpacks NHS England’s plans to make integrated care work more effectively and what this might mean in terms of changes to legislation.

By Nicholas Timmins - 7 March 2019

Compassion: your greatest leadership contribution?

The NHS long-term plan highlights that compassion and inclusive leadership are essential for allowing staff to perform their best. Suzie Bailey considers how to overcome divisive top-down leadership and encourage cultural change.

By Suzie Bailey - 25 February 2019

A significant moment for general practice

A new five-year contract for general practice has been announced, with an increase in funding and plans to transform GP services. Beccy Baird and Anna Charles give their take on the key things you need to know.

By Beccy Baird, Anna Charles - 1 February 2019

The NHS long-term plan: five things you need to know

The NHS long-term plan has been launched and long it indeed is, in every sense of the word, clocking in at a weighty 120 pages. Here’s my take on the top five things you need to know.

By Richard Murray - 8 January 2019

2019: handling the uncertainty

Richard Murray reflects on the opportunities and challenges that 2019 may bring, as well as the need for flexibility in the face of uncertainty.

By Richard Murray - 2 January 2019

What should the NHS long-term plan say about STPs and ICSs?

Is the integration of health and social care moving too fast for the current legal framework? Chris Ham identifies five steps to support the continuing transformation by aligning regulation, policy and practice.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 25 October 2018

The NHS long-term plan: factoring in multiple risks

A long-term plan for the NHS requires new thinking on how to address multiple unhealthy risk factors, as Harry Evans explains.

By Harry Evans - 21 September 2018

How are health and wellbeing boards shaping up to their new responsibilities?

As implementation of the government’s controversial health reforms draws near, Richard Humphries looks at how health and wellbeing boards are shaping up.

By Richard Humphries - 20 March 2013

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