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HSJ InteractiveHow up-to-date patient data can help the NHS
Data quality is an important issue for NHS organisations. Poor quality data can cause multiple problems, from pressing clinical issues to simply being unable to contact patients when needed. An HSJ webinar, in association with Experian Data Quality, brought together experts to explore this topic, including what organisations facing problems ...
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HSJ InteractiveHow research and the NHS are partnering to improve patient outcomes
If the NHS wants to both improve care and become the sort of life sciences powerhouse the health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has talked about, bringing together data collected by both healthcare staff and researchers will be vital.
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CommentStop blaming agencies and doctors for NHS staffing problems
Before even completing the much-anticipated “change” consultation on NHS staffing, Wes Streeting’s plan to ban agency workers from certain roles has raised concerns about bias and missed chances for meaningful reform, writes Kate Shoesmith.
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NewsGP ‘inconsistency’ compounding dangerous A&E crowding, says trust
A review into emergency care deaths at a struggling trust claims a “lack of consistency” in primary care referrals is a major factor causing A&E crowding.
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NewsDeparting CEO given £120,000 back pay
A trust chief executive was given £120,000 in back pay and a total £380,000 in salary payments shortly before leaving the role, it has emerged.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: ‘Personal vendetta’ or legitimate concerns?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsEmergency prescribing and ‘shared care’ withdrawn by GPs
Emergency prescribing and monitoring of patients with severe mental health conditions are among services being cancelled by GP practices as part of “collective action”.
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CommentNHS dentistry must be remodelled along GP lines
As the government develops its Dental Rescue Plan, Louise Ansari, chief executive of Healthwatch England, writes what the people want is a GP-style system
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CommentNHS reluctance to work with pharma must be addressed
Effective collaboration between the NHS and life sciences requires trust, accessibility, leadership, and deeper sector integration, writes Anna Charles
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NewsNHSE accused of cutting action to protect staff from violence
A union has accused NHS England of trying to save money at the expense of reducing violence against healthcare staff, as several national initiatives face the axe.