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Two possible solutions have been offered but are they viable and will they prove successful?
This week two visions are being offered for how the NHS can find its way out of the funding and quality crises. One is a myth, the other might make a difference.
The myth is, of course, being peddled by a politician. This week it's the turn of health secretary Jeremy Hunt (again). In an HSJ interview he claimed that safety and technology are all that are needed to get the NHS through more years of deficit reduction. Eradicating mistakes while installing new kit appears to be the way forward.
Of course safe care saves money, but it is specious to suggest the potential savings are anything like the size required. In support of his argument Hunt deployed the now familiar 'if only the whole NHS was like Salford Royal' line. It is no doubt true that if every organisation in the health service was suddenly rammed up to the top of the performance curve it would alleviate some financial pressure, but it is not going to happen any time soon and certainly not for free.
http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2014/may/29/nhs-funding-quality-crisis-solution
This week two visions are being offered for how the NHS can find its way out of the funding and quality crises. One is a myth, the other might make a difference.
The myth is, of course, being peddled by a politician. This week it's the turn of health secretary Jeremy Hunt (again). In an HSJ interview he claimed that safety and technology are all that are needed to get the NHS through more years of deficit reduction. Eradicating mistakes while installing new kit appears to be the way forward.
Of course safe care saves money, but it is specious to suggest the potential savings are anything like the size required. In support of his argument Hunt deployed the now familiar 'if only the whole NHS was like Salford Royal' line. It is no doubt true that if every organisation in the health service was suddenly rammed up to the top of the performance curve it would alleviate some financial pressure, but it is not going to happen any time soon and certainly not for free.
http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2014/may/29/nhs-funding-quality-crisis-solution