Do we need a telehealth tsar?
Telehealth pilots show promising results but technology will not deliver benefits if care pathways are poorly designedAmong the numerous challenges facing the NHS in England, caring for more than 15...
View ArticleIt's time to talk about mental health
Angela McNab, chief executive of one of England's larger mental health trusts, explains how listening to patients has led to improvementsIn government, as in society, attitudes tend to change...
View ArticleNHS data: 'People have become over-concerned about protecting confidentiality'
Dame Fiona Caldicott's report emphasises that patients are at risk if clinicians base decisions on inadequate dataPlans to share patient information electronically date back to the Blair government's...
View Article'Private and public healthcare providers can learn from each other'
Key theme of online debate is that private care is not a long-term solution to NHS problems, but both sectors should be working together to provide the best careSPONSORED FEATUREMore than six decades...
View ArticleWhy doesn't the NHS know how many patients have chemotherapy?
Tim Kelsey, NHS director of patients and information, believes big data can transform the performance of the NHSWhether it's picking up a weekly grocery shop or booking a holiday, online transactions...
View ArticleDementia champions create friendly communities and save public money
With more than a million people expected to be living with dementia by 2021, councils and businesses need to change the way they workHealth secretary Jeremy Hunt is one of 11 people who have so far...
View Article'We can't afford for clinical commissioning groups to fail'
NHS England's lead for commissioning support, Bob Ricketts, explains how the organisation will make services more efficientThe policy of commissioning NHS services from external suppliers remains...
View ArticleMobile working: why healthcare staff should be better connected
Giving employees remote access to medical records and information improves safety, efficiency and patient confidenceFrom allowing remote access to medical records, to helping professionals engage their...
View ArticleThreat to mental health programme that aims to get patients back to work
Cuts come as 70% of working age adults with a mental health condition in England are unemployedA programme at South London and the Maudsley NHS foundation trust (Slam), which provides tailored careers...
View ArticleInformation governance in the NHS: the challenges and the future
Information governance has had a difficult history in the NHS but it's time that the health service embraced itWhen it comes to information governance, the NHS has experienced a few catastrophes. Take...
View ArticleKaren Middleton: 'Let's add life to years, not just years to life'
The new Chartered Society of Physiotherapy chief executive discusses patient-first care, technology and rehabilitationFor some former high-ranking public servants, leaving the NHS means consultancy, a...
View ArticlePensioners to prisoners: how telecare can treat hard to reach patients
Airedale foundation NHS trust conducts videoconferencing consultations with prisoners at Full Sutton maximum security jailLast winter, 93-year-old Ernest Towers had access to arguably one of the most...
View ArticleWhat is stopping a digital revolution in health and social care?
A Guardian Healthcare Professionals Network seminar discussed barriers to digitising services and possible solutions• How to implement a new IT system in healthcare – live discussionThe health and care...
View ArticleHow an overlooked workforce is key to rescuing the NHS
Allied health professionals are well primed to address key challenges facing health and social careTheir numbers have grown by a third since 2002 and they now make up about 6% of the NHS workforce....
View ArticleHow the NHS can improve care for dementia patients
Treating people with dementia costs the health service £4.3bn a year, the illness currently affects more than 800,000 peopleThere are over 800,000 people living with dementia in the UK and numbers are...
View ArticleWill new patient booking system be a cure for previous NHS tech failure?
Choose and Book will soon be replaced by e-referral which NHS England claims will manage appointments in ‘a modern and effective way’Is Jeremy Hunt’s agenda for a paperless NHS about to take a dramatic...
View ArticleDementia-friendly GP practices: 'fun, easy and a model for other conditions'
Dyneley House surgery in Skipton has implemented various changes in an effort to identify itself as a community resourceHazel Foster’s biggest worry is getting lost, even in a place she’s very familiar...
View ArticleEmergency response service brings hospital care to older people's homes
A community care project in London is helping to reduce pressures on A&E departments by treating patients at homeA pioneering grassroots emergency service targeting frail older people who have...
View ArticleExercise classes for over 65s help cut falls risk
Targeted classes are having remarkable success in Merton, south-west London, which has a significantly lower rate of hip fractures than England overallIt’s just your average Monday morning at Morden...
View ArticleNHS seeks cure for its costly digital headache
Health sector accounts for nearly half of all reported data breaches in the UK, so what are the solutions?This May two NHS trusts were fined almost £400,000 for failing to protect confidential...
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