Most health and care organisations think about contract readiness in one way: will we be ready when the tender lands? That is important. Tender windows are short, questions are specific…
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One of the things I find myself reflecting on when talking to practices, PCNs and federations is how often conversations about the future focus on structures rather than capability. We…
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Neighbourhood Readiness One of the things I've learned over the years is that major changes in the NHS rarely arrive with a neat starting gun. There is no moment when…
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Neighbourhood Readiness Over the past few months, I've found myself having variations of the same conversation with practices, PCNs and federations across the country. Waiting is a Strategy. Just not…
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Once upon a time, a health provider could deliver good services, keep its head down and expect the contract to roll over. Those days have quietly left the building. Across…
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Ask any neighbourhood partnership how they are doing and you will hear about good work. Committed teams, genuine collaboration, real progress on the ground. All true, and none of it…
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After a couple of weeks to reflect on NHS England’s consultation, my thoughts have started to crystallise. The proposed Multi-Neighbourhood Provider and Single Neighbourhood Provider contracting models may sound technical,…
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MDT's are in vogue, not because they are the next buzz word but because they are an enabler to fully integrated health and wider wellbeing.In 1974, management theorist Jerry Harvey…
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CQC Practice Healthcheck At 9:17 on a perfectly ordinary Tuesday morning, the phone rings. The conversation is polite, professional and entirely expected. Yet somehow the effect is remarkably similar to…
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Stakeholder mapping alone changes nothing. Excellence means translating population diversity into explicit service requirements, holding all providers accountable, and allocating resources where they actually work. You have done brilliant stakeholder mapping. You understand…
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