All Coronavirus articles – Page 87
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NewsPhysios call for ‘further assurances’ after visas extension granted
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has urged ministers for “further assurances” following their calls for government to extend overseas physios’ visas during the covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsRevealed: the NHS’ plan to protect BAME staff from covid-19
The NHS faces a new set of wide-ranging requirements as part of a comprehensive plan to mitigate the impact of covid-19 on black, Asian and minority ethnic staff, HSJ has discovered.
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CommentWithout colleges, the People Plan will have a hollow core
Michael Wood reflects on the opportunity that covid-19 may have created for the future of colleges and their role in retraining, reskilling and restoring workforce.
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NewsNHS faces ‘extremely difficult’ winter - Vallance
The UK should be able to avoid a second peak of covid-19 infections but this coming winter will be “extremely difficult” for the NHS, the government’s chief scientific adviser has said.
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News100,000 people incorrectly told they needed to self-isolate because of coronavirus
Over 100,000 people have been incorrectly informed that they were “extremely vulnerable” to coronavirus and needed to self-isolate until 30 June, HSJ has discovered.
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CommentTesting and contact tracing: a role for local leaders
Local authorities must be at the heart of contact tracing because covid-19 is best understood as a pattern of local outbreaks rather than a national pandemic. By Sir Chris Ham and Robin Tuddenham.
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CommentThe NHS Covid contact tracing app: risks and safeguards
Mathilde Groppo examines the perceived risks to privacy and discusses three safeguards to secure personal information and prevent data breaches through the CV19 app.
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CommentYounger female NHS workers may face greater risk of death from coronavirus
In a follow up to their initial analysis of NHS staff deaths from coronavirus, Tim Cook, Lesa Kearney, Ella Woodman, Emira Kursumovic and Simon Lennane have looked into the age and sex of those who have died.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Wobbly’ tracing app ‘failed’ clinical safety and cyber security tests
The government’s coronavirus contact tracing app has so far failed the tests needed for it to gain approval to be included in the NHS app library, HSJ understands.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Starting again
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsMask guidance downgraded amid reports of failing stock
Public Health England has made new changes to its guidance on the use of face masks as “a pragmatic approach for times of severe shortage”.
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NewsFlagship Nightingale hospital to be mothballed until second peak
London’s Nightingale Hospital is to be mothballed until a second peak, after seeing only a fraction of the patients first envisaged.
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NewsGPs and community services given two weeks to provide consistent support to care homes
Commissioners, GPs and community health providers have a fortnight to start delivering a clinical support service to every care home in England, according to a letter from NHS England.
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HSJ PartnersIMPOWER offers a free covid-19 staff tracker
IMPOWER has developed a free to use staff tracker to track staff availability and absences during covid-19, says James Swaffield
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The People’s Chat Show Host
Andy Cowper on government’s attempts to rebut media stories and a blatant attempt at numerical chicanery.
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CommentSurgeons face “uncomfortable” decisions and a “mammoth” catch-up task
The surgical workforce has a key role to play in the current crisis which requires adaptation and cooperation, write Emily A.H. Duggan, Alex C.G. Armstrong, Justin C.R. Wormald and Mark M. Mikhail
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Comment‘Let’s not get back to normal’
Phil Hope argues that healthcare devolution may carry the answers to four burning questions about how to battle the covid-19 crisis.
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NewsSenior trust director dies after contracting covid-19
A “talented and highly-regarded” senior leader at a major specialist trust, has died after testing positive for covid-19.
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NewsGovernment bans trusts from major PPE deals to stop them competing for scarce equipment
Trusts have been told to stop procuring their own personal protective equipment, ventilators, and a range of other products in high demand due to covid-19.
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NewsCQC to call providers to decide whether inspections needed
The Care Quality Commission will call healthcare providers to decide whether they need to be inspected during the covid-19 epidemic.