All Health Service Journal articles in April 2024 – Page 3
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HSJ PartnersThe NHS’s productivity conundrum – why tech investment alone won’t solve the problem
Investing in NHS tech must prioritise effective training and address wider productivity challenges to avoid repeating past mistakes and ensure sustainable improvement, writes Karina Malhotra
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HSJ PartnersInnovative population health approach is helping Cheshire and Merseyside improve healthcare outcomes for women
Catherine McClennan explains how using population health insights to target support, Cheshire and Merseyside have improved maternal and neonatal care, reduced health inequalities and enhanced outcomes for vulnerable communities
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NewsNew Hospital Programme fails to recruit chief
The government’s New Hospital Programme has failed to appoint a new chief after conducting a recruitment process for a permanent senior responsible officer, HSJ has learned.
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CommentThe NHS must rethink the role of occupational therapists
Occupational therapy faces recruitment challenges amidst evolving healthcare needs, prompting a strategic shift towards community-focused roles, writes Karin Orman
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NewsDeaths inquiry extended to last three years
A statutory inquiry into deaths of mental health patients will now cover fatalities that took place as late as December 2023.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Public money, private patients
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsUpdated: NHSE launches new elective waiting list count
NHS England will today take a decisive step towards the first major change in how service’s elective waiting list is collected and reported for 17 years.
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CommentHSJ introduces new rules for reader comments
HSJ is blessed with a very engaged readership. Each month our stories receive between 1,000-1,500 comments in total. This level of response is an order of magnitude greater than that enjoyed by most specialist titles.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The next big plan
HSJ’s briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by senior correspondent Annabelle Collins — contact me in confidence.
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NewsA&E target missed despite tough line from NHSE
The headline A&E target was missed in March, despite NHS England’s controversial last-ditch attempts to deliver it.
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NewsChair of NHS property quango returning to Australia
The chair of an NHS estates quango has announced she will be stepping down this summer.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Why this winter was (a bit) better
2022-23 was probably the worst ever winter for the NHS, after a steep collapse in performance. This year’s been a little better — new figures confirm — but how was this achieved, and what does it mean for coming months?
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: A long farewell
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsExclusive: Regions most in need of doctors still missing out under NHS workforce plan
The regions with the greatest need for more medical trainees are benefiting the least from the early years of the NHS workforce plan, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsIT system which sparked safety alert dropped by 13 trusts
More than a dozen trusts have changed their maternity IT system – or are in the process of doing so – following a national patient safety alert.
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CommentWait list (probably) flatlines as community services disappear from data
About 40,000 patient pathways have disappeared. But on the plus side, a new and better data series has begun.
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CommentRating the CQC
In a week of turbulent regulatory news, no one can be bothered to rate the CQC and system inspections prove elusive. Julian Patterson pretends to care.
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Witch hunts, averted referrals and failed rescues
Your essential update on health for the week.
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NewsRevealed: One in seven callers could not reach GP in worst-performing ICS
People attempting to contact their GP practice are almost three times as likely to report failing to get through in some integrated care systems than others, according to NHS England-commissioned data.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in February 2024, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.