Healthcare Management Magazine | Opinion

Latest Opinion

Quietly achieving change

08 December 2025

The pursuit of ambition can become a barrier to positive change, writes Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation

ESTATES

Building the NHS of the future

08 December 2025

Embracing innovation in construction will be key to ensuring healthcare infrastructure keeps pace with patient needs, writes Nathalie Meunier, sales director at offsite manufacturer Premier Modular

HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE ICB

Driving innovation through collaboration

08 December 2025

ICBs need to find smarter, more efficient ways to deliver care using data, technology, and partnerships to ensure services are effective and sustainable for the future, writes Simon Trickett, chief...

PRODUCTIVITY

Left-shift views - Productivity - make it personal

08 December 2025

Our correspondent Melissa Harvard looks outside the box to provide a radical solution for healthcare

NHS ARDEN & GEM COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

Harnessing AI to futureproof NHS finance services

08 December 2025

Embracing AI is not just about cost savings – it’s about unlocking strategic capacity, improving compliance and building a resilient workforce that can meet the demands of a modern health service, ...

MEDICATION PRICING

'Trump NHS shakedown' or 'landmark pharma deal'

By Lee Peart 08 December 2025

A pharmaceuticals trade deal with the US has been hailed by the Government as a ‘landmark’ agreement and good for economic growth and investment but the long-term implications for the NHS may not b...

WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Miracle cure or dangerous fad?

08 December 2025

Professor Lisa McNally, director of public health for Worcestershire County Council, examines the reality of anti-obesity medications

COMMUNITY

Breaking down the neighbourhood health service

By Tej Pradhan 04 December 2025

Britain's brand-new community-based healthcare service promises plenty of muscle, but a lack of structural bones may prove its downfall.

Reducing out of area placements

04 December 2025

Shirley O’Keeffe, associate director mental health Transformation Partners in Health and Care (TPHC), shares lessons from practitioners on reducing inappropriate mental health out of area placement...

REGULATION

Covid Inquiry: a reminder of the importance of emergency preparedness

By Lee Peart 04 December 2025

Jon Czul, managing director, Skills for Health, says the findings of the Covid Inquiry released are a stark reminder of the importance of emergency preparedness within our NHS.

WORKFORCE