All Health Service Journal articles in August 2020 – Page 5
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: £80m over four months
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Hancock says new ‘standalone’ body could take PHE’s remaining functions
A new public health agency could be formed to take on the health improvement and prevention functions of the soon-to-be-defunct Public Health England, the health secretary said today.
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News
Region puts £80m of waiting list catch-up out to tender
Managers in London anticipate spending £80m with private hospitals over the next four months to catch up with the region’s waiting list backlog, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Maternity service ‘inadequate’ after six babies starved of oxygen
Maternity services at an Essex hospital have been rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission, after babies were starved of oxygen and put at risk of permanent brain damage.
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: NIHP needs a nippy start
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Comment
‘Give the NHS what it needs, or tell public that cuts are on the way’
On capital funding the government needs to give the NHS an appropriate capital settlement to meet its manifesto commitments, recover care backlogs and reform social care, writes Chris Hopson.
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News
Exclusive: Many public health responsibilities to return to the NHS
There is a ‘central working hypothesis’ that many of the functions of the abolished Public Health England will return to the NHS next year, according to very senior sources close to the proposed changes.
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Expert Briefing
The Download: Digital aspirants aim higher than Hancock
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent, Nick Carding.
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News
Almost all NHS detox units face closure without reform to 'precarious' funding
Inpatient detoxification units in England are warning they could close — causing possible increases in substance and alcohol related deaths — unless NHS England changes the “precarious” way they are currently funded.
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News
Exclusive: No change to PHE staff ‘terms and conditions’ until spring
Public Health England staff will not see the terms and conditions of their jobs change until the spring, a senior source has told HSJ.
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HSJ Partners
We are all in the same storm, but we are not all in the same boat
It is more vital than ever that mental health services are not forgotten, but rather included at the forefront of the national response towards the pandemic, writes Asha Patel
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HSJ Local
Leak reveals 7,000 year-long waiters at major trust
Almost 7,000 patients have waited for treatment for a year or more at a major north London trust, according to NHS data seen by HSJ.
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: The price of going private
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Trust chief: ‘I don’t expect another top NHS job without progressing diversity’
A trust chief who oversaw a national equalities guidance group said he would not expect another top NHS job if he could not demonstrate substantial progress on diversity in his current role.
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HSJ Local
Nightingale contract extended to next year
NHS England has agreed a contract to maintain the Harrogate Nightingale Hospital until March 2021.
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News
Selbie: ‘I am sorry beyond words’
The chief executive of Public Health England says he is ‘sorry beyond words’ the demise of the arm’s length body was briefed to the media before his own staff were told.
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News
NHS braces for £10bn spend on outsourcing work to private hospitals
The NHS could spend £10bn outsourcing work to private hospital groups over the next four years, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Partners
2020: The healthcare revolution with patients at the centre
Livi’s new model NHS 2.0 aims to deliver seamless, tech-enabled care with patients at the centre, creating one digital front door.
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News
GP practices may be doing more work than reported, says NHSE
Under recording of appointments in general practice, particularly since the outbreak of covid-19, may be giving a ‘false picture’ of overall workload in surgeries, according to NHS England.
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: Cranking up the covid-19 blame game
Andy Cowper on the blame game going on in the time of coronavirus pandemic