All articles by Dave West – Page 10
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The Integrator: Power to the SAPs
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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ICSs must devolve ‘significant’ budget to ‘place’, says government
Integrated care systems must put a single person in charge of health and social care in each of their constituent ‘places’ by April next year, and let them manage a ‘significant’ chunk of the budget, government has said.
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Javid wants ‘best cancer care in Europe’
Sajid Javid has pledged to make England’s ‘cancer care system the best in Europe’ with a new 10-year plan, despite current problems with underdiagnosis and long waits for treatment.
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NHSE tells trusts not to dismiss unvaccinated staff, after government U-turn
Trust were tonight told to cease plans for dismissing unvaccinated staff, as the government announced it would consult on dropping its mandatory covid vaccine policy.
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New chair for red-rated ICS
Sir Andrew Cash has been appointed as interim chair of Lincolnshire’s integrated care board.
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The Integrator: ‘Parliament is being treated with absolute contempt by NHS England’
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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Another NHSE national director announces departure
NHS England’s national director for improvement has announced he is retiring.
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Government appoints third City figure as regulator chief
The government has named a senior accountant and insurance leader as its preferred candidate to chair the Care Quality Commission.
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The Integrator: The discharge debacle
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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The 16 trusts where covid patients occupy one in five beds
Sixteen hospital trusts had a fifth or more of their general beds occupied by covid patients on 4 January, the latest figures show, including three outside London and the South East.
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Exclusive: Absences hit 120,000 as military sends 200 staff to help hospitals
Staff absences from NHS trusts hit nearly 120,000 on Wednesday after another increase, HSJ has learned, as the government deployed 200 military staff to plug gaps.
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‘Outdated’ infection control rules ‘crippling’ hospitals, government told
Officials are under pressure to relax national guidance which is ‘crippling healthcare’ by taking large numbers of beds out of action and blocking patient flow, HSJ has learned.
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Leak shows surge in staff absence as trusts consider letting covid positive clinicians return to wards
NHS staff absences due to covid have risen by a further 11,000 staff in a week in England, figures seen by HSJ reveal.
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NHS given its 10 priorities for 2022
NHS England has set out 10 priorities for the 2022-23 financial year in its annual planning guidance, which was published late on Christmas eve.
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Government hires banker to lead NHS England
The government has selected a senior banker and non-executive director of the Treasury to chair NHS England.
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2,000 more NHS staff in London absent due to covid in last two days
The number of NHS staff absent for reasons linked to covid has risen by 50 per cent in two days and now stands at 6,799.
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ICS launch delayed until July
The move to put integrated care systems on a statutory footing and close clinical commissioning groups has been delayed by three months, HSJ understands.
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‘Turn private hospitals back into cancer hubs’, NHS urged
The UK’s leading cancer charity has called for the rapid reopening of cancer hubs, which saw independent hospitals used by the NHS to protect urgent surgery during previous covid waves.
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Staff absence forecasts reveal ‘bleak picture’ for coming days
The number of NHS staff in London absent due to covid has more than doubled in four days, and one in three of the workforce would be absent by new year’s eve if the growth rate continues.
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NHSE: Staff can work even if household has covid
Government and NHS guidance has been changed and now allows health and care staff with covid-positive household contacts to work, if the staff member is testing negative.