All Coronavirus articles – Page 30
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Comment
The covid vaccine approach could cut other race inequalities in health
If we can take the lessons from covid and apply them with the discipline and energy of the vaccination campaign, we can make rapid improvements in life expectancy and rapidly reduce inequalities, says Shahed Ahmad
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Expert Briefing
Region plans to ‘eradicate 18-month waits’
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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News
‘Zero progress’ made on covid tests for visually impaired people
Charities have said rapid covid tests remain ‘completely inaccessible’ to blind people, despite the government claiming it has made efforts — including collaborating with charities — to improve access.
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HSJ Interactive
The use of data post-covid
Andrew Thompson – chief technology officer and acting digital health lead at Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System – discussed how the ICS is seeking to make data more easily accessible and actionable across the region. Meanwhile David Seymour, alliance executive director at Health Data Research UK, gave a ...
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News
Staff warn collaboration and flexibility waning after covid
Staff have warned the collaboration and flexible working achieved during covid risk being lost, in a huge and unprecedented feedback exercise for NHS England.
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: “Tens of thousands of people died who didn’t need to die”
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.
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HSJ Local
Bolton sees slight decline in covid patients
The number of covid inpatients at Royal Bolton Hospital has declined slightly over the weekend.
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Comment
Trust CEO: my cancer diagnosis has given me a new perspective on patient care
Yvonne Ormston shares her experience of dealing with covid as the CEO of Gateshead Health FT and her own cancer journey during the pandemic
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Podcast
HSJ podcast: Dominic Cummings’ fire and brimstone
Dominic Cummings set the Commons health committee on fire with his serious allegations about Matt Hancock’s handling of the pandemic earlier this week.
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Expert Briefing
The Ward Round: A fragile recovery
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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News
Government scraps free emergency parking for NHS staff
Ministers are set to scrap a free emergency parking pass issued to NHS and care staff last year once lockdown restrictions end next month, updated guidance reveals.
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News
Claims around protecting care homes from covid ‘complete nonsense’, says Cummings
Dominic Cummings has said official claims around care homes being protected from covid-positive patients who were discharged from hospitals last year are “complete nonsense”.
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Expert Briefing
Recovery Watch: Beefing up critical care and the issues system leaders must consider
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman
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News
NHS England in talks over permanent boost to critical care capacity
High-level discussions have started about a substantial permanent increase to the NHS’ critical care capacity, HSJ has learned.
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News
Cummings: ‘Hancock lied to everybody and wrongly accused Stevens over PPE’
Dominic Cummings has accused Matt Hancock of ‘lying to everybody on multiple occasions’, including about NHS chief Sir Simon Stevens blocking crucial orders of personal protective equipment.
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News
NHS chiefs press Treasury for ‘game-changing’ discharge fund
NHS leaders are pressing government for a ‘game changing’ discharge fund to be made permanently available.
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News
Covid hospital patient numbers stop falling, as admissions increase across England
The number of covid patients in English hospitals has stopped declining, with hospitalisation in the North West beginning to increase and admissions rising across the country.
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News
Revealed: Ten-fold increase in children waiting too long for specialist care
The number of children and young people waiting longer than recommended for admission to a mental health bed has increased nearly ten-fold since last summer, according to figures from one NHS region seen by HSJ.
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News
Deaths of covid hospital patients hit record low
The deaths of covid positive patients in English hospitals has hit a record low.
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HSJ Partners
Relieving health inequity in elective care access after the pandemic
By working together and utilising the ‘four Is’, health and care systems can build a fairer system with less unwarranted variation. Andrew Moran explains how this population health management approach could work.