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Kirkup: ‘Significant reluctance’ in health system to review ‘historic’ cases
One of England’s top authorities on patient safety has warned there is ‘significant reluctance’ in the health service to investigate cases considered ‘historic’, after he published a report today detailing a ‘20-year cover-up’ over the death of a baby girl.
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Exclusive: Covid pressure still rising at dozens of hospitals
Are NHS hospitals at risk of being overwhelmed by covid? As government and MPs decide their plan after lockdown, HSJ analysis reveals a large minority of hospitals are still seeing growth in coronavirus admissions, and in the number of beds taken by covid-19 patients.
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Hospital staff likely to get covid vaccine first
Hospital trusts have been put on notice that the challenging storage requirements of the first covid vaccines are likely to mean the vaccination of their staff will have to form the vanguard of the planned roll-out next month due.
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Covid admissions falling in all regions except London and the South East
Covid admissions are continuing to rise in London and the South East as they fall away in the rest of the country, NHS England’s hospital data shows.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: The long and slow decline
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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Covid deaths rise in the Humber while admissions surge in Lincolnshire
Covid deaths in hospitals are rising quickly in the Humber, Coast and Vale health system and the neighbouring Lincolnshire system, NHS data shows.
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NHS going into winter with 5,500 fewer beds than last year
The NHS is going into this winter with 5,500 fewer general acute beds than last year, NHS England data has revealed.
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Patients eight times more likely to die following major surgery at outlier hospitals
Death rates for a major emergency abdominal surgery are almost eight times higher at some outlier hospitals compared with top performers, a national report has found.
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Revealed: Nearly 10,000 year-long waiters at major acute trust
Nearly 10,000 patients have been waiting more than a year for treatment at a major London trust, with a further 10,000 waiting between nine and 12 months, leaked data shows.
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: The desperate need for a major settlement
HSJ’ s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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Covid admissions rise again in London and North West
Covid hospital admissions are rising again in the North West and London, following encouraging falls in recent weeks.
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HSJ Local
Hospitals across system cancel planned ops
Three acute trusts across the Black Country and West Birmingham have been forced to cancel some planned procedures as covid-19 pressures mount, HSJ can confirm.
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Comment
Blame or denial will not stop patients catching covid in hospitals
David Oliver shares his insights on hospital-acquired covid-19, how it is reported, why it might happen and realistic approaches to reducing rather than abolishing it.
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Exclusive: New areas see rapidly rising covid pressure on hospitals
Covid demand on hospitals is now rising rapidly in parts of England so far spared the worst of wave two, analysis of new figures reveals.
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Region least hit by covid has biggest problem with year-plus waiters
The English region least hit by the covid-19 outbreak so far has the biggest share of its waiting list who have been there a year or longer, HSJ analysis reveals.
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Covid admissions decline in London
The weekly covid total admissions in London fell for three consecutive days this week and is down by nearly 8 per cent on the same time last week, with the region now on a par with admissions in the South East region, NHS data shows.
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Patient Safety Awards winners unveiled
The winners of the 2020 HSJ Patient Safety Awards have been revealed at an online ceremony.
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NHS staff to get twice-weekly home covid tests with immediate effect
The NHS will rollout twice-weekly asymptomatic testing for all patient-facing staff by the end of next week, according to a letter from NHS medical director Stephen Powis.
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Podcast
Podcast: Can the NHS cope with covid?
Dave West, HSJ deputy editor, joins the Spectator magazine’s podcast to explain why dealing with a major covid outbreak at the same time as winter pressure would put an extreme strain on the NHS.
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Southern hospitals see covid rise fastest as North West and London go flat
The impact of the second wave of covid is spreading south as admissions and occupancy increase fastest in the South West NHS region.