All Government/DH policy articles – Page 21
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Younger 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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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: Trusts see surge in acutely ill patients
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Contact me in confidence.
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Government counts mailouts to hit 100,000 testing target
The government changed the way it counts the number of covid-19 tests in order to hit its target of 100,000 tests per day by the end of April, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert Briefing
The Ward Round: The NHS shuffles its workforce pack for covid phase 2
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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Visas for further 3,000 overseas workers extended
More than 3,000 overseas health and social care workers have had their visas extended by an extra 12 months to help fight the covid-19 outbreak.
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Hancock grants GCHQ powers over NHS IT systems
The NHS must hand over information from its IT systems to the UK’s intelligence and security authority during the covid-19 pandemic after the agency was granted extra powers by Matt Hancock, HSJ can reveal.
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Physios make visa plea as NHS faces ‘tidal-wave’ of rehab
Ministers are being urged to expand the automatic visa extension scheme to include physiotherapists with the NHS facing a “tidal wave” of rehabilitation work because of the covid-19 crisis, MPs and unions have warned.
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Manufacturers not liable for faults in rush produced ventilators
NHS patients are being treated for covid-19 with ventilators for which the government has accepted legal liability from manufacturers over personal injury claims.
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Network of army-operated mobile testing units launched
The government has launched a “network” of mobile coronavirus testing units to boost access to testing for essential workers and the most vulnerable in society.
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NHS England gearing up to restart routine care
NHS England will next week set out a plan for “releasing and redeploying some of the treatment capacity” created to deal with coronavirus, now the healthcare impact of the peak of the virus has passed.
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Exclusive: Hospital chiefs keen to restart operations as covid peak passes
Several acute trust chief executives have told HSJ they are keen to resume more planned operations, as the peak of new coronavirus cases has passed and many hospital beds remain empty.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: SHAs would have helped with coronavirus
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior integration correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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Hancock: Staff should be free to speak out over coronavirus concerns
NHS staff should “feel free” to speak out about problems like protective equipment shortages, Matt Hancock has said, despite many having been warned not to do so.
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NHS data sharing failure ‘exasperating and could cause error’
Significant concerns about the NHS’ refusal to share data with councils have emerged in a letter from a leading council chief executive and clinical commissioning group accountable officer.
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‘Unprecedented’ plan to prevent suicides during covid-19 crisis
An “unprecedented” national suicide prevention plan has been launched by a government advisory group amid concerns suicides could increase during the covid-19 pandemic, HSJ can reveal.
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'People in pain have nowhere to go' as NHSE 'drags its heels' on urgent care system
The British Dental Association has criticised NHS England for “dragging its feet” in setting up an urgent care system for dental patients, putting further strain on already overstretched GPs.
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‘Disastrous results’ feared from covid-19 home tests
Experts have warned giving the public coronavirus antibody tests to be carried out at home could lead to “disastrous results”.
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Expert Briefing
Stand by staff if they refuse treatment
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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Government has misled public over UK deaths being lower than France
The government’s daily coronavirus briefings have repeatedly and incorrectly indicated that the UK has fewer coronavirus deaths than France, based on the numbers of deaths in hospitals, HSJ has learned.
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NHS to receive £6.6bn covid-19 funding
The NHS will receive £6.6bn from the Government’s coronavirus emergency fund, the Treasury has said.