Theresa May got it wrong with her cash boost for the NHS. Here's why
Jan Filochowski
Assessing what the health service needs is essential before giving it more money to meet demand
May 2018
Capita's NHS deal was founded on guesswork. It was doomed to fail
Richard Vize
Outsourcing primary care support was meant to make things better. But Capita waded in unprepared – and caused chaos
Breast cancer screening scandal must prompt review of mammograms
Kailash Chand
Doctors and patients should be fully informed about the true balance of risks and benefits
The last decade of health and social care in England – in 10 charts
Despite warnings of a crisis, the quality of care and patient outcomes have improved. But the NHS still needs a pragmatic plan to secure its future
March 2018
More cash will force the NHS to address tougher questions than money
Richard Vize
Hopes are rising for a solution to the funding crisis, but investment must be used to reshape the service not to perpetuate inefficiency
February 2018
Liverpool NHS scandal shows how culture of denial harms patients
If staff do not feel able to speak out about their concerns, something is rotten at an organisation’s core
January 2018
A royal commission is not the way to solve the problems facing the NHS
Richard Vize
Calls are growing for a commission, but it would lead to years of policy paralysis. The health service doesn’t need a grand plan – it needs a courageous government
December 2017
Views from the NHS frontline
Why wait for an appointment when you can see a GP via phone?
Mobasher Butt
People are more comfortable with using tech than critics of the GP at Hand app, which I launched, claim
October 2017
Partnerships in practice
The NHS needs a digitally savvy workforce to ensure its survival
Harpreet Sood
Frontline staff are frustrated they can’t make more use of digital tools and data but a new academy could help by training 300 technology leaders
July 2017
Relationship between councils and NHS is cracking under financial strain
Richard Vize
Collaboration between the health service and local government is essential to modernise care, but tensions between the two are growing
May 2017
What do the party manifestos mean for the NHS?
Patients need motivation to recover. The NHS must offer hope
Kate Allatt
Occupational therapy could save NHS and social care – but don't call us OTs
Julia Scott
Are NHS transformation plans a sticking plaster over big funding gaps?
Paul Briddock
April 2017
How a digital NHS saves time and money – and transforms care
Dr Afzal Chaudhry
Our hospital trust has introduced electronic records and innovative integrated systems have released appointments and allows staff to spend more quality time with patients
March 2017
Over half of NHS staff work unpaid overtime every week, survey finds
Annual survey reveals morale is high but workloads, sick rates and overtime highlight challenges
February 2017
Drive to bring health and social care together is a well-intentioned mess
Richard Vize
Report by the National Audit Office lays bare government hubris and fictional promises of progress from within the NHS
January 2017
Will NHS transformation plans kill or cure the health service?
Debate about the role of sustainability and transformation plans has become dangerously polarised
NHS commissioners risk losing sight of human cost of their decisions
Richard Vize
Vulnerable patients are being shunted into care homes to make easy savings
NHS crisis: more money must be linked to reform
Richard Vize
The health and care system desperately needs more cash – but it cannot be swallowed up in funding business as usual
