All Coronavirus articles – Page 60
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NewsExclusive: Hospital covid mortality falls sharply during second wave
The proportion of covid positive patients who die after being admitted to hospitals has fallen dramatically between the first and second waves of the pandemic, exclusive HSJ analysis has discovered.
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NewsNHSX chief: Regions to get central funding for shared care records
Central funding will be available to help health economies develop shared care records by next September, according to NHSX chief executive Matthew Gould.
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HSJ LocalLeaked emails raise flag on ‘extremely concerning’ bed shortage
‘Systemic’ problems within mental health services in Birmingham have caused the number of people waiting for an inpatient bed to reach ‘extremely concerning’ levels, according to documents leaked to HSJ.
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CommentIt is policy not demographics that drives NHS funding choices
One of the big short-term decisions with very long-term consequences is the capital allocation for the NHS in this autumn’s spending review and prioritising backlog of elective care, writes Anita Charlesworth
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Nursing the Nightingales
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, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsSecond covid wave will be ‘10 times harder’ for the NHS, says CEO
The second wave of the covid pandemic will be ‘10 times harder’ for the NHS, and will require a step-change in the service’s use of technology, according to the chief executive of a trust group in the Midlands.
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NewsRising covid absences will have ‘significant impact’ on NHS recovery
Increasing staff absence due to covid-19 will have a ‘significant impact’ on the ability of the NHS to deliver critical care services and routine operations, leading intensive care doctors have said.
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HSJ LocalMidlands trust fights to ‘preserve’ elective work amid covid bed closures
Covid’s second surge has begun disrupting elective care at hospitals outside the north west, HSJ has learned.
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CommentThe benefits of international collaboration for the NHS during covid-19
An international effort to improve patient care through collaboration and the sharing of real-time experience and outcome data helped an NHS trust to stay ahead of the covid ‘curve’, notes Nina Janda
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NewsUrgent need for new law to free up NHS data sharing, says top official
There is an urgent need for new patient information sharing laws following the pandemic, NHS Digital’s boss told HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England at loggerheads with Test and Trace over staff testing
The introduction of weekly covid tests for NHS staff in ‘high risk areas’ will mean other groups missing out or waiting longer, well-placed sources have told HSJ.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: ‘Covid critical’ Liverpool abandons its restoration
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Covid-hit trust scales back electives and prepares staff for redeployment
Liverpool’s hospitals have begun scaling back their elective activity and preparing non-specialist staff to be redeployed to critical care teams, according to a memo seen by HSJ.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Helter Skelter
“When I get to the bottom, I go back to the top of the slide” ‘Helter Skelter’ (Paul McCartney) That was a week, that was. (Yes, I have a nasty feeling this could be the opening line for this column for some months to come, too.) The numbers are starting ...
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NewsGP who fought government made a dame in Queen’s honours
Prominent and sometimes controversial London GP Clare Gerada has been made a dame in the Queen’s birthday honours list, with hundreds of other health and care figures also recognised.
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NewsCovid cases caught in hospital more than double in a week
The number of covid-19 cases likely to have been caught by patients already in hospital for other conditions has more than doubled in a week — rising more quickly than coronavirus admissions from the community.
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HSJ LocalRegion’s hospitals set for 850 covid deaths by mid-November, says leaked modelling
Hospitals in the North West are forecast to see around 850 coronavirus deaths within the next five weeks, according to a modelling document seen by HSJ.
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CommentWhy ‘empty hospitals’ headlines mislead
David Oliver explains how statistics have been picked to portray the pandemic as a ‘scamdemic’ and policy responses as over-reactions in a misrepresentation of hospital admissions and bed occupancy rates
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Covid-struck city to hold talks today on cancelling ops
Urgent talks will be held this afternoon over the extent to which hospitals in Liverpool can scale back their elective care due to rising covid admissions, HSJ understands.