All Health Service Journal articles in January 2022 – Page 9
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CommentThe lessons the NHS needs to learn from the covid vaccination programme
A study from The King’s Fund looks at the trials, tribulations and successes of the vaccine roll-out in England from its inception - and asks if there are broader lessons from it for both the NHS and local government. By Nicholas Timmins
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NewsGovernment U-turns on mandatory staff vaccination in ‘shambles’
The government is scrapping its mandatory NHS staff vaccination policy just days before the deadline for all patient facing staff to have a first jab.
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NewsCap on legal costs for negligence cases to save £600m
The government is pushing ahead with long-standing plans for a new cap on legal costs for lower value clinical negligence cases, which it predicts could save £600m spread over the next 10 years.
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CommentLevelling up must include action on variation in GP services
Unless urgent action is taken, failure to provide general practice according to people’s needs will likely widen disparities further, write Becks Fisher and Lucinda Allen
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Long-awaited NHSE report fails to answer key question
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsDaily Insight: An unexpected U-turn of events
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNHSE 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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NewsRevealed: the underserved areas losing more GPs
Several areas that already had low numbers of GPs in the middle of the last decade have seen some of the largest declines over the past six years, HSJ analysis reveals.
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HSJ LocalChair leaves trust ahead of ‘positive’ CQC report
The chair of an ‘inadequate’ rated hospital trust – said to have made improvements now being recognised by regulators – is moving to another provider in the region.
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NewsDaily Insight: Under pressure and overspending
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTrust unsure ‘whether and how’ its ‘mini Nightingale’ might be used
A trust has revealed its wide-ranging concerns about the Nightingale surge hub that has been built on its premises under national plans to cope with a future wave of covid admissions.
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NewsDaily Insight: From ‘ashamed’ to proud
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalWaiting lists balloon after suspension of private provider
Waiting lists for some diagnostic scans have ballooned after the sudden suspension of a major private provider.
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HSJ InteractiveRoundtable: Meeting the mental health needs of cancer patients
At an HSJ and All.Can roundtable, experts discussed how fragmented services often mean cancer patients’ mental health needs were not adequately met – and explored how to change that
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed how can the NHS make the most of temporary staff?
in association with On demand recording now available Temporary staff, most notably through staff banks, play an important role in the delivery of NHS services. With staffing pressures compounded by the pandemic, the need for a well managed flexible workforce is ...
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: Trusts set ‘enablers’ for merger
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: NHSE targets digital support for clinicians
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent Nick Carding.