All Health Service Journal articles in April 2022 – Page 3
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LeaderThis Easter will be worse than any winter for the NHS
Two years ago the first wave of the covid pandemic reached its peak. The NHS had reacted with impressive speed to prepare for an influx of patients with an infectious disease that few knew much about, had no cure for, and for which there was no known vaccine.
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HSJ LocalPatients asked to travel 200 miles in push to cut elective waits
Long waiting times at Devon’s acute hospitals have forced commissioners to offer patients treatment 200 miles away in London in a bid to reduce the elective backlog.
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HSJ PartnersCommunication is key to getting complex discharge right
Creating a shared view of what needs to happen when for which patient can greatly reduce the risk of delayed transfers of care, argues Jane Tyacke
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The inequalities challenge laid bare
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by workforce correspondent Nick Kituno.
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CommentSpeaking truth to Twitter: A brief guide to leaderism
Leaders are a dying breed, but the ever-resourceful NHS has come up with a plan to replace them. We’re all leaderists now, writes Julian Patterson
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HSJ LocalTrust appoints former Department of Health leader as CEO
A former Department of Health leader is set to take the helm at an East of England trust.
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NewsLeaders ‘pay lip service’ to public engagement, NHSE director says
Health leaders ‘pay lip service’ to engaging with patients and ‘do not look like or live the lives of the people they are making decisions about’, an NHS England director has said.
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HSJ LocalAmbulance chief calls out acute trust over ‘lack of action’ on handover delays
An ambulance service has raised concerns over the record number of ‘hours lost’ to handover delays at an acute hospital on its patch, which it says is happening despite the number of arrivals being at its lowest level in seven years.
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Daily InsightThe Primer: Existential questions at Easter
The Primer provides a rapid guide to the most interesting comment and analysis on the English health and care sector that has not (usually) appeared in HSJ.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Christie rebuffs NHSE and refuses to apologise
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsRevealed: Trusts with the biggest falls in staff confidence in care provided
Several large teaching hospitals are among those which saw the steepest declines in the proportion of staff who would recommend the care of their organisation, according to the NHS staff survey results.
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HSJ LocalFormer NHSE director confirmed as trust chief executive
A former NHS England director has been confirmed as permanent chief executive at an East of England trust.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Would you want a family member treated at your trust?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsSystems push back on NHS England’s ‘financial break even’ ask
Multiple health systems are pushing back on their financial targets for 2022-23 and seeking to negotiate more ‘realistic’ plans with NHS, HSJ understands.
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HSJ LocalGovernance scandal trust failing to manage complaints
A trust which is facing major governance issues is failing to respond to hundreds of complaints properly, with patients and families waiting more than twice as long as the NHS target for responses to their concerns, an external review has found.
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CommentMake local NHS charities your allies in the push for service recovery
The NHS and health voluntary sector should unite to provide the extra support that staff and the health service need as they recover from the impact of the pandemic, writes Ellie Orton
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NewsRevealed: The ethnically diverse trusts with all-white leadership
Analysis of new data has identified multiple trusts which appear to have no executives or very senior managers from a minority ethnic background, despite their workforces being relatively diverse.
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: Thorn in the flesh
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence. Mental Health Matters is written by HSJ’s new mental health correspondent, Emily Townsend. Tell her what you think, or about issues she could write about, by emailing her in confidence at ...
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NewsOne tech chief leaves NHSE and another gives up ‘budgetary authority’
A long-serving NHS tech chief is departing from his national role, while another leader’s responsibilities have changed – amid the merger between NHSX and NHS England.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Breaking even or stretching credulity?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.