Whilst Northern Ireland differs from much of the rest of the NHS in having an integrated health and social care system, it faces many of the same challenges and must deliver similar changes if it is t...
The readmissions policy (non-payment for readmissions within 30 days) has been a feature of the system payment rules for several years now. The rationale is that providers should get it right first ti...
There comes a time in your life when you start to get preoccupied about what the world looks like for older people, profoundly hoping it will get better before you have to experience it for yourself. ...
Orthostatic hypotension (a drop in blood pressure upon standing from a lying or sitting position) is a major cause of falls, both in the community and for hospital inpatients. At Stockport NHS Foundat...
The House of Commons Health Committee today published its report, After Francis: making a difference. The report offers further insights and reflections on some of the most critical and contentious ar...
For the past six months or so I’ve been on a journey, with others and a wonderful leader and with a huge task. As one of the patient representatives on the Berwick Review, I was given the privilege an...
If a trawl through the press cuttings is to be believed, the period of my tenure at the Health Foundation has been a tumultuous one in health policy terms. As I complete my last few days as Chief Exec...
Many older people take a large number of medicines, but those who use the services of care homes often have little say over what medications they are taking. Sometimes they’re prescribed medicines tha...
uch has been said and written over the past few years about the work of Dr Devi Shetty and the Narayana Health system. With 17 hospitals covering a full range of specialities and employing 1300 doctor...
Whether we are a patient, manager or clinician, all the conversations we have in healthcare settings should be open, honest and 'person to person' rather than 'label to label'. I was thinking about...
