All Coronavirus articles – Page 66
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Patients don’t feel safe in A&E, research finds
Visiting A&E or relatives is considered much riskier than attending hospital for other reasons, according to the first in-depth piece of research into the subject.
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HSJ Interactive
How can the NHS further accelerate advances in digital communication with patients?
Professor Sultan Mahmud was part of a small expert panel considering how the NHS might further accelerate advances in communicating with patients via online services, particularly given the coronavirus pandemic.
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Covid deaths soar in Manchester as government U-turns on restrictions
Covid hospital deaths in Greater Manchester are increasing sharply and now account for 40 per cent of the national total, an analysis by HSJ can reveal.
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Expert Briefing
Recovery watch: the NHS’ biggest restoration challenge
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The new Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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Exclusive: Major A&E shake-up plans to be rolled out in coming weeks
Pilots for a new urgent care model requiring walk-in patients to book slots in emergency departments are expected to be rolled out in at least one site in every health system in the coming weeks, HSJ has learned.
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: A warning from 2019-20 performance
HSJ’ s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector - contact me in confidence.
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Exclusive: NHSX to loosen grip over care record boundaries
Health systems will be given more control over developing shared patient records in their area, after an official review highlighted major barriers to progress, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Not wearing a mask a ‘serious conduct issue’, CEO warns staff
A London acute trust has told its staff they may not be paid for time at home self-isolating if it transpires they were not wearing a mask near someone with coronavirus.
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Digital and consumer bosses encouraged to apply for CEO of new body
The government has started advertising for a chief executive of the newly formed National Institute for Health Protection.
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Podcast
HSJ podcast: Has covid changed hospital inspections forever?
The Care Quality Commission’s chief executive has said inspections will no longer be “big, disruptive events” - HSJ’s podcast discusses how covid has changed how the regulator operates for better or worse.
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CQC steps in at troubled trust over covid infections
The Care Quality Commission has taken immediate enforcement action at East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust citing “serious concerns” over patient safety.
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Microsoft mono-culture ‘putting NHS at risk of cyber attack’
The NHS’ reliance on Microsoft could be putting the organisation’s computer systems at risk of another major cyber security attack, according to a royal college IT lead.
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Comment
Embracing the seismic shift in digitisation
As the NHS continues to resume routine services, and deals with the huge backlogs of care the pandemic has created, it’s essential that technology is used in a way that best supports and enhances care for both staff and patients, writes Rachel Hutchings.
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CQC inspectors ‘could become covid super-spreaders’, unions warn
Unions have warned Care Quality Commission inspectors “could become covid-19 super-spreaders” after they were not included in plans for regular asymptomatic testing, despite experts’ assurances risk is minimal.
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Updated: Government pilots payment support for people in covid quarantine
The government will offer financial support to people in areas of highest covid-19 incidence who are on low incomes and must self-isolate after coming into contact with someone with the virus.
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Comment
Transformation is needed in NHS governance and regulation
Transforming the culture and architecture of the NHS must be on the government’s agenda for improving patient care and working lives of NHS leaders. By Danny Mortimer.
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Exclusive: Review launched after ‘injustices suffered by BAME staff’
A clinical commissioning group has ordered an independent review of its culture after what is described as “injustices experienced by black Asian and minority ethic colleagues” during the covid pandemic.
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Mental health patients excluded from ‘narrow’ winter funding
Mental health patients have been excluded from the government’s “narrowly focussed” funding to support hospital discharges over 2020-21.
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NHS Confed: Suspend routine CQC inspections over winter
NHS leaders are calling for routine inspections of hospitals and other providers to be paused until after winter so services can focus on treatment backlogs and exhausted staff.