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14/02/2020 Louella VaughanSmaller hospitals provide care to nearly half the population of England and are often the linchpin of rural communities. Yet their position is precarious despite recent pledges to tailor operating models to meet their needs more equitably. Dr Louella Vaughan has edited a special edition of...
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09/08/2016Helen Birtwhistle, Group Director of External Affairs at NHS Confederation, sits down with Nigel Edwards and Sir David Nicholson to discuss the viability of the smaller hospitals. The podcast follows …
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12/07/2016 Nigel EdwardsNigel Edwards examines some of the challenges facing rural and remote hospitals in England - and what can be done to address them.
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12/07/2016 • 18.00–20.00 Amanda Philpott Caroline Abrahams David Evans David NicholsonThe NHS Confederation and the Nuffield Trust's second debate in our joint event series - Daring to ask - took place on 12 July.
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08/07/2016 David EvansDavid Evans, Chief Executive of Northumbria Foundation Trust, argues that smaller hospitals should be acknowledged as valuable assets in the NHS ecosystem - for the good of rural communities.
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21/06/2016 Paul MearsWe interviewed Paul Mears, Chief Executive of Yeovil District Hospital, about the viability of small hospitals, the challenges they face and what he thinks some of the solutions might be.
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09/05/2016 Matt GaskinsKicking off a new series, Matt Gaskins unpicks the current landscape for smaller hospitals.