Mental health reform: ambitious and necessary change
Tim Read, director, UK and Europe healthcare advisory Marwood Group examines the potential impact of long overdue mental health reform
This is why that the publication...
Playing the waiting game
IHPN director of policy and delivery David Furness looks at what rising NHS waiting lists mean for the independent health sector
NHS England’s monthly performance data is always eagerly...
Supporting act
As the NHS looks to new models of care to help overcome resourcing and demand issues, could there be a greater role for the...
Virtual consultations: the ‘new normal’
As the world strives to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, virtual consultations have become the norm in the NHS but will they be retained as...
NHS long term plan: what’s the verdict?
Welcome signals for inclusion in NHS Long Term Plan but more work needed on developing genuine partnership
In a rare break from Brexit headlines, for...
Better data: completeness and validity
In the latest column from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN), senior information services manager Peter Mills looks at the quality of the data...
A plan for recovery
Published on Christmas Eve, there was little in the way of festive cheer in the latest NHS Planning Guidance as Tim Read, managing director...
The politics of the NHS
What have we learned from this year’s Party Conference Season?
Party conferences are a useful opportunity to understand the state of the political parties and...
Moving the MPAF with the times
IHPN CEO David Hare talks about the rationale behind the updated Medical Practitioners Assurance Framework and the key changes for practitioners and providers
2019 seems...
Converting self pay leads and building loyalty with dedicated staff
Independent consultant Richard Gregory explains how hospitals can create dedicated customer service roles to help convert leads and build loyalty
In this month’s article I...