All Coronavirus articles – Page 55
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The covid vaccine plan is the biggest integration ask to date
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior integration correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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NewsNHS going into winter with 5,500 fewer beds than last year
The NHS is going into this winter with 5,500 fewer general acute beds than last year, NHS England data has revealed.
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NewsExclusive: NHS setting up dozens of mass covid vaccination centres and seeking 40,000 staff
The health service is setting up more than 40 mass vaccination centres, and working on recruiting tens of thousands of staff for the huge covid-19 vaccination effort, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ InteractiveWhat does a growing need for remote working mean for the NHS?
The coronavirus pandemic has brought in a remote working revolution in the NHS, which brings with it new challenges and opportunities. An HSJ webinar, supported by IBM, explored this key issue.
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HSJ InteractiveThe human contact deficit
For many in the NHS, in-person contact with colleagues has become rarer during the pandemic. An HSJ webinar, supported by IBM, explored the possible consequences of increased remote working.
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NewsRevealed: Nearly 10,000 year-long waiters at major acute trust
Nearly 10,000 patients have been waiting more than a year for treatment at a major London trust, with a further 10,000 waiting between nine and 12 months, leaked data shows.
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NewsTroubled trust on PM’s patch confirms new chief
A troubled trust has announced it will make its interim chief executive permanent, after her predecessor’s departure in the wake of a staff coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsTop teaching trust blames surge in long A&E waits on covid measures
A top teaching hospital has blamed covid measures for a dramatic rise in the number of trolley waits in its accident and emergency department.
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NewsConfusion over hospital’s ‘critical incident’
A hospital trust struggling under an influx of covid patients has denied it declared a critical incident after confusion about how it had responded to extreme pressure over the last few days.
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HSJ InteractiveWhat now constitutes effective performance on elective care
Thursday, 5 November 2020, 10am-10.45am
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HSJ PartnersAddressing health inequalities and creating sustainable population health management approaches
Dr Justin Whatling, vice president population health at Cerner, explains the key to scaling population health management programmes.
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NewsCovid admissions rise again in London and North West
Covid hospital admissions are rising again in the North West and London, following encouraging falls in recent weeks.
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NewsExclusive: Major delays for new NHS England covid service
A key expansion of services for patients recovering from coronavirus has been delayed by several months, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalHospitals across system cancel planned ops
Three acute trusts across the Black Country and West Birmingham have been forced to cancel some planned procedures as covid-19 pressures mount, HSJ can confirm.
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CommentBlame or denial will not stop patients catching covid in hospitals
David Oliver shares his insights on hospital-acquired covid-19, how it is reported, why it might happen and realistic approaches to reducing rather than abolishing it.
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NewsExclusive: New areas see rapidly rising covid pressure on hospitals
Covid demand on hospitals is now rising rapidly in parts of England so far spared the worst of wave two, analysis of new figures reveals.
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NewsRegion least hit by covid has biggest problem with year-plus waiters
The English region least hit by the covid-19 outbreak so far has the biggest share of its waiting list who have been there a year or longer, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsExclusive: Thousands still being denied PPE for procedures with ‘high covid risk’
Thousands of frontline workers delivering treatments where the risk of transmitting coronavirus is heightened are still being denied personal protective equipment, according to multiple unions and professional bodies.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: The job the NHS must not screw up
Vaccinating the population for covid-19 presents an enormous logistical challenge for NHS England and the NHS — the national and reputational impact of “screwing it up” would be devastating. HSJ Health Check asks if it can succeed; plus testing, and creaking emergency care.
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CommentElective recovery fails to halt soaring waiting times
September was the NHS’ best chance to arrest the rapid deterioration in elective waiting times. But the challenge was too great, writes Rob Findlay.