tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163676276212100855.post2440093062394716076..comments2024-01-18T08:34:48.394+00:00Comments on policyskeptic: There are no magic bullets to cure the NHS. But better diagnosis of its problems and clearer focus on addressing their root causes are a good place to start.matt_blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305196992301598684noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163676276212100855.post-48274589830781499822017-02-27T11:51:23.765+00:002017-02-27T11:51:23.765+00:00Unfortunately, there is a big difference between w...Unfortunately, there is a big difference between what STPs are supposed to do and what they are actually doing.<br /><br />For example, too many are planning to divert patients from A&E services. This is based on the false diagnosis that the problem is too much demand. It also assumes that we know how to divert patients to other services (we don't) and that fewer utterances will improve performance (it won't). The real problem is that the emergency care system isn't designed to adapt to the demand it faces and that hospitals don't coordinate the flows through their beds to match the demand.<br /><br />And most STPs seem to be trying to do too much. This is because they are tackling symptoms (of which there are many) and not the underlying diseases (of which there are few).matt_blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305196992301598684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163676276212100855.post-13406821642219573292017-02-27T11:22:23.651+00:002017-02-27T11:22:23.651+00:00Thanks, interesting blog. But aren't STPs spe...Thanks, interesting blog. But aren't STPs specifically there to do what you suggest? ie "focus the available effort on just a handful of goals"? or am I miss reading them?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03147421538670587291noreply@blogger.com