There’s an old saying of ‘if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all’, which is generally a good rule to live by in everyday life, and probably explains why nobody speaks at all when co...
The Intensive Care Unit, or ICU, can be a pretty scary place for patients. For tracheostomy patients this is compounded by not being able to speak or communicate effectively. Around 15,000 tracheostom...
Each day travelling into the office, I join the ranks of people taking the bus, tube, train, cycling or walking into central London. Many of us create a trail of data in our wake; beautifully visualis...
Suppose someone told you that they could improve your outcomes without you having to invest anymore than you are doing so currently? Having spent two days at a positive deviance workshop in April, I w...
New data out today should answer the burning question in health policy (or at least those of us who follow mental health) – did the NHS meet the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) targ...
We have today published Shaping the future, setting out the broad strands of action for system leaders local and national to meet the system’s vision for health care in the future. We argue a strategy...
There's a definition of health which is the ability to adapt and self-manage in the face of life's changing circumstances. When someone is diagnosed with a long-term illness it represents a fundamenta...
Rob Webster, Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation, discusses how Shaping the future challenges us to embrace a new style of leadership in the NHS.
Let’s start with a conundrum. Nine out of ten people in England would be happy to donate their organs after they die. And awareness of the way to do this – joining the organ donor register – is ...
As a health economist, I am often asked the same question: what does the government actually mean by its commitment to increase ‘NHS spending in England in real terms by a minimum of £8 billion over t...
