All Health Service Journal articles in December 2022
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HSJ LocalA&E staff ordered to receive ambulances ‘in all instances’
Directors of a major hospital have ordered their accident and emergency staff to continue receiving ambulance patients into their department “in all instances”, following angry exchanges with paramedics.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: ‘Useless’
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: NHS England’s failure to kill the four-hour target
NHS England’s protracted bid to scrap the four-hour A&E target has finally been shelved by ministers, as we exclusively revealed last week.
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HSJ PartnersImproving health outcomes by putting patients at the centre of partnerships
Tim Coney sheds light on the urgent need to reevaluate and ensure that patients are the core of partnerships, rather than adopting a contractual approach, consisting of performance-centric models, which is detached from the reality of day-to-day operations
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NewsExclusive: ICSs set for combined £1bn+ deficit
NHS England has told local leaders that integrated care systems and their member trusts are currently on course for a combined deficit of more than £1bn this year, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ InteractiveWebinar: How can integrated care systems make the best use of medicines optimisation and pharmacy services?
Webinar: How can integrated care systems make the best use of medicines optimisation and pharmacy services? Tuesday 06 December 2022 – 10.30am-11.15amWith medicines and prescribing teams now working together across the end-to-end patient pathway – this is a new era for medicines optimisation.Medicines have the potential to make ...
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HSJ PartnersFrom product supplier to a trusted partner
Getinge’s new technologies and approaches have demonstrated results, from increased throughput to decreases in average length of stay and reducing non-contact clinical time for staff, all helping to reduce waiting lists and improve patient outcomes
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NewsConsultant refused to carry out urgent surgery at trust facing criticism from CQC
A consultant surgeon refused to attend hospital to carry out urgent surgery at a trust which later had upper gastrointestinal surgery suspended after an unannounced Care Quality Commission visit.
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NewsExclusive: Thousands of referrals for sick babies turned down due to lack of beds
More than 1,000 referrals to admit very sick or premature babies to neonatal units were rejected in the last year due to a lack of beds, data obtained by HSJ has revealed.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: What’s the future of ICSs?
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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NewsNHSE director demands maternity consultants work nights
The deputy chair of NHS England has said it should be as ‘demanding’ of nightime medical cover in obstetrics and neonatal care as it is for emergency departments, to improve safety in the wake of repeated care scandals.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: If the worst should happen
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTrusts appoint former banker as joint chair
Two of the largest mental health and community trusts in the country have appointed a joint chair.
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CommentThe pointless leader
Beverly ‘Bev’ Heaver is NHS Blithering’s head transformationalist and director of the New Perspectives Unit. Here she sets out her vision of perpetual change. As channeled by Julian Patterson
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NewsTrust no longer faces ‘very serious’ finance problems after five years
A teaching hospital trust has been moved out of the lowest finance performance band, five years after being placed in special measures for running up a £130m deficit.
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NewsTrusts pursue tech firm for millions in cyber attack compensation
NHS trusts are seeking to recover millions of pounds from their electronic patient record supplier after months of disruption caused by a cyber attack.
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CommentEmbracing volunteering is not a risk for the NHS
Volunteers from community organisations supported vulnerable people isolating in their homes, says Mark Lever
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Radiology’s coming home and PFI costs are coming home to roost
Your essential update on health for the week.
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NewsNHS England ‘can only afford 3pc pay rise next year’
NHS England has effectively drawn a red line ahead of next year’s pay deal and NHS funding negotiations, suggesting it can only afford an increase of around 3 per cent for staff.
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Daily InsightThe Primer: Strike watch
The Primer provides a rapid guide to the most interesting comment and analysis on the English health and care sector that has not (usually) appeared in HSJ.