All Acute care articles – Page 51
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NewsManufacturers not liable for faults in rush produced ventilators
NHS patients are being treated for covid-19 with ventilators for which the government has accepted legal liability from manufacturers over personal injury claims.
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NewsExclusive: National alert as ‘coronavirus-related condition may be emerging in children’
A serious coronavirus-related syndrome may be emerging in the UK, according to an “urgent alert” issued to doctors, following a rise in cases in the last two to three weeks, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingIn need of a strategy
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsNHS England gearing up to restart routine care
NHS England will next week set out a plan for “releasing and redeploying some of the treatment capacity” created to deal with coronavirus, now the healthcare impact of the peak of the virus has passed.
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NewsExclusive: Hospital chiefs keen to restart operations as covid peak passes
Several acute trust chief executives have told HSJ they are keen to resume more planned operations, as the peak of new coronavirus cases has passed and many hospital beds remain empty.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: After the peak — recovery, restoration, reform
For much of the country, coronavirus has peaked. This week’s HSJ Health Check debates the next steps.
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Expert BriefingWhy data modelling is key to unlocking the lockdown
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Nicholas Carding in confidence here.
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NewsUPDATE: Govt alerts trusts over ‘critical’ shortage of dialysis kit for covid patients
The availability of dialysis equipment used to treat more than a quarter of ventilated covid-19 patients has reached “critical” levels, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNewly opened Nightingale to remain empty for time being
Patients will not be sent to the new Nightingale facility in Yorkshire for the time being, as the region’s existing hospitals continue to manage the surge in coronavirus cases.
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NewsTrust to open new hospital ahead of schedule
A mental health trust is opening a new £40m hospital today, a week ahead of schedule.
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NewsThousands of extra deaths outside hospital not attributed to covid-19
There were 7,500 more deaths than usual in care homes and in people’s own homes over the two weeks to 10 April – only 1,500 of which have covid-19 recorded as a cause – new figures show.
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PodcastHSJ Health Check special: The NHS’ legal risk over covid-19
This HSJ Health Check podcast special explores the legal rules and risks for the NHS as it tackles coronavirus.
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CommentThe fine art of being found out
Too much of the media, like too many of the politicians, are undergoing the fine art of being found out. Writes Andy Cowper.
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NewsTrusts told sending patients and staff to almost empty Nightingale is essential to recovery
NHS organisations in London have been asked to send more than 200 doctors and nurses to the temporary Nightingale hospital, as regional leaders seek to increase the number of patients being treated there.
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HSJ LocalTrust contacts 136 women after review finds ‘unnecessary harm’
An acute trust in the Midlands has contacted 136 women who received major treatment from a gynaecology consultant, after initial investigations revealed “unnecessary harm” to several patients.
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News‘Disastrous results’ feared from covid-19 home tests
Experts have warned giving the public coronavirus antibody tests to be carried out at home could lead to “disastrous results”.
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NewsGovernment challenged over covid-19 death stats
A Parliamentary committee has challenged the government over its daily presentation of covid-19 deaths, after HSJ revealed the public had been misled.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Empty beds, death numbers, and non-covid care
This week’s HSJ Health Check podcast examines the latest in the NHS’ response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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News‘Prejudiced’ hospital admissions guidance for the elderly dropped by NHSE
National guidance which said some care home and community hospital residents “should not ordinarily be conveyed to hospital” has been dropped by NHS England.
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News‘Mountain’ waiting list will need five-year plan, says royal college
The NHS will need a five-year strategy to deal with a “mountain” of an elective waiting list following the coronavirus outbreak, the Royal College of Surgeons has said.