All Health Service Journal articles in April 2024 – Page 7
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Podcast
HSJ 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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News
Chair 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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News
A&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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Expert Briefing
Mental 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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Comment
HSJ 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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News
Updated: 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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Daily Insight
Daily Insight: Public money, private patients
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Deaths 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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Comment
The 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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News
New 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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HSJ Partners
Innovative 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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HSJ Partners
The 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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News
Local care budgets could be blocked under tougher NHSE scrutiny
NHS England regional teams are being encouraged to block NHS better care fund spending unless commissioners provide more evidence it will help with hospital discharge and bed capacity.
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News
Revealed: Trust’s plan to offer ‘ethical’ private ops in new NHS-funded unit
A trust is considering offering private operations in its new NHS-funded elective centre, which would be “positioned in an ethical way”, board papers reveal.
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Daily Insight
Daily Insight: Referrals averted
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert Briefing
Carbon Copy: Cutting the energy bill while staying green
The ideas, policies and challenges at the heart of the NHS goal for net zero emissions, from HSJ sustainability correspondent Zoe Tidman.
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News
Government payments for strike costs hit £1.7bn
The Department of Health and Social Care earmarked £1.7bn of extra funding to NHS England to mitigate the impact of industrial action in 2023-24, new documents show.
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HSJ Local
Trust ‘fighting losing battle’ over elective waits, CEO admits
A hospital chief executive has blamed a “mind-blowing increase” in cancer referrals for his trust’s deterioration in performance on long elective waits.
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Comment
As a middle manager I am uneasy about the lack of focus on care quality
As NHS operational priorities shift towards efficiency, concerns arise over potential neglect of quality metrics. Balancing both is crucial for patient-centric care and long-term sustainability in healthcare delivery, writes Raihan Mohammed
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News
Revealed: The ICSs ‘diverting’ the most GP referrals through controversial model
There is huge regional variation in the rate at which health systems are preventing patients joining the elective waiting list through “advice and guidance” to GPs, according to analysis by HSJ.