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Allied health professionals are critical to new models of care

David Oliver considers the role allied health professionals will have in meeting the challenges facing our health and social care systems and in delivering the new care models outlines in the NHS five year forward view.

By David Oliver - 1 December 2015

Are we supporting or sacrificing NHS staff?

With financial pressures at unmanageable levels, increasing demands and great uncertainty, staff are exposed to the violence of a perfect and continuous storm.

By Michael West, Donna Willis - 22 October 2015

Frontline teams are the key to delivering better value care for patients

Ruth Robertson's blog argues that we need to shift the debate on productivity to focus on delivering better value care for patients.

By Ruth Robertson - 13 July 2015

Is it time to look at the third sector afresh?

Let the third sector be round the table when plans for communities are being shaped, says our guest blogger Sarah Swindley, Chief Executive of Lancashire Women’s Centres.

By Sarah Swindley - 1 July 2015

When do you ‘feel’ like a leader?

Leadership isn’t about how you look, it’s about how you behave and what you do – in other words, an attitude not an appearance, says Mandip Kaur.

By Mandip Randhawa - 17 June 2015

Local systems of care: one of the solutions to the challenges facing the NHS

Chris Ham argues that providers need to work together to form local systems of care, with leadership provided by the most experienced managers and clinicians in the NHS.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 16 June 2015

The Prime Minister's salary is a dumb place to start a debate about NHS pay

There is, of course, and always will be, a debate about just what the pay for top public sector posts should be. But that debate should not start with, let alone end at, the Prime Minister's salary, says Nick Timmins.

By Nicholas Timmins - 11 June 2015

Is lack of leadership talent a long-term condition for the NHS?

Developing leadership that is ‘fit for purpose’ is often cited as the most common workforce challenge facing all sectors – and the health service needs to take this challenge seriously, says Sarah Massie.

By Sarah Massie - 3 June 2015

Workforce challenges will define the government’s record on the NHS

While NHS funding is perhaps at the top of most people’s concerns on health, it is the (admittedly intertwined) approach to workforce that will determine the government’s legacy, says Richard Murray.

By Richard Murray - 2 June 2015

Improving mental health: recognising the vital role of charities

There is a long way to go before mental health achieves ‘parity of esteem’ with physical health, and the voluntary and community sector is key to helping address this challenge.

By Lisa Weaks - 15 May 2015

How can we plan the future NHS workforce with incomplete information?

Rachael Addicott looks at NHS data from the electronic staff record and realises that we don’t know nearly enough about the numbers or nature of the workforce currently delivering NHS-commissioned services.

By Rachael Smithson - 29 April 2015

Implementing the NHS five year forward view: let’s not forget engaging patients and communities

‘Implementing the Forward View’ is often synonymous with ‘establishing multispecialty community providers and primary and acute care systems’. But this risks leaving behind the more radical chapter of the Forward View – chapter two, on engaging patients and communities.

By Catherine Foot - 18 February 2015

Making sure health professionals are supported: untangling supervision and regulation

Is it appropriate for regulators to be responsible for providing functions under the umbrella of 'supervision', including clinical support, development, and mentorship?

By Beccy Baird - 5 February 2015

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