Blog post 19/06/2019Andi Orlowski
In a guest blog, Andi Orlowski of Imperial College Health Partners explains why population health management has become so important for health systems all over the world – and why it is different from the previous approaches we have taken in public health or within the NHS.
Blog post 13/06/2019Eilís Keeble
Knowing which of the growing number of initiatives to join up care in the health service actually work for patients is crucial. Based on her experience with an earlier wave of integration initiatives – the “Pioneers” – Eilís Keeble looks at what needs to be done to make this possible.
Blog post 07/06/2019Kate Jarman
For this week's FAQ we spoke to Kate Jarman, Director of Corporate Affairs at Milton Keynes University Hospital. Kate is also the co-founder of FlexNHS, a support and resource network to promote and enable flexible working in the NHS.
Blog post 06/06/2019Mark Dayan
After President Donald Trump told a press conference in London this week that the NHS could form part of a future trade deal between the UK and the United States, Mark Dayan looks at whether we really have cause for worry.
Blog post 31/05/2019Rachel Hutchings
Alongside our new report today on achieving a digital NHS, co-author Rachel Hutchings highlights three areas that are vital for that to become reality, and argues for much better communication between national policy-makers and local organisations.
Blog post 29/05/2019Helen Buckingham
With poor care for people with learning disabilities once again in the news, Helen Buckingham laments the NHS’s failure to learn from what’s gone on before, while arguing that the future doesn’t have to see the same mistakes.
Blog post 24/05/2019John Craig
For this week's FAQ we spoke to John Craig, the Chief Executive of Care City, which is a test bed in East London focused on using new technologies to support people with long-term conditions.
Blog post 14/05/2019Sophie Castle-Clarke
Sophie Castle-Clarke describes what it’s like to live with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, the cost to the NHS of a system currently failing rare disease patients, and what can be done to improve matters.
Blog post 10/05/2019Prof Martin Vernon
For this week’s Friday FAQs we spoke to Professor Martin Vernon, a consultant geriatrician who is the National Clinical Director for Older People and Person Centred Integrated Care at NHS England and NHS Improvement.
Blog post 08/05/2019Billy Palmer
In an analysis carried out exclusively for the BBC, Billy Palmer draws on published data sources to assess the number of GPs compared to the size of the UK population over time.