The Keogh Report: reacting to reactions
Yesterday's high octane ding-dong in the House of Commons over the Keogh report was an example of the unacceptable face of political interference in the delivery of healthcare. It was nothing, however...
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Keeping the faith: transforming health and social care in Northern Ireland
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...
Learning from the readmissions policy
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...
Getting to grips with the needs of older people
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. ...
The role of co-production in improvement
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...
After Francis: safety, safety culture and next steps
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...
The recovery journey of the NHS: a patient’s response to Berwick
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...
Here’s to the future of the NHS
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...
Improving medicine prescribing in care homes
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...
Quality, affordability and scale in healthcare: learning from Narayana
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...
