All Health Service Journal articles in July 2021 – Page 3
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NewsRegion hardest hit by covid sees one in 10 urgent ambulance patients waiting more than eight hours
Ten per cent of urgent patients waiting for an ambulance in the North West had to wait eight hours or more during June, as response times slumped across the country in the face of increased demand.
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NewsRecord number of patients treated at major A&Es last month
A record number of people attended major emergency departments for treatment last month, the latest figures from NHS England have revealed.
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CommentDoes the buck stop with integrated care systems?
Miriam Deakin discusses the key policy documents that NHSE/I has published in recent weeks to help local health and care systems navigate the reforms which will make ICSs statutory bodies
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CommentThe 37-week wait for diagnosis
A long wait for diagnosis means late detection of many cancers
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PodcastHSJ podcast: The health bill has landed
The Health and Care Bill has finally been published. We discuss the most eye-catching measures and the controversies surrounding what was supposed to be straightforward legislation.
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NewsDaily Insight: More power to you
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsDirector who claimed she was scapegoated for A&E slump loses case
A hospital operations director has lost her case for unfair dismissal after claiming she had been made a scapegoat for performance failures.
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NewsTwo-year waiters for elective care up by half to just under 4,000
The number of patients waiting more than two years for elective care has grown by nearly half in the space of one month, HSJ analysis can reveal.
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NewsAmbulance services fear exodus of paramedics into primary care
Ambulance trusts are concerned they will lose significant numbers of paramedics after funding was introduced for primary care networks to employ them.
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NewsNew chief exec for trust with England’s worst performing A&E
One of England’s worst-performing hospital trusts is getting a new chief executive from August.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Green ambitions, blue lights and red-hot favourites
Your essential update on health for the week.
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CommentNHS' role in tackling obesity
By investing in locally produced, sustainable foods, NHS organisations can invest in their local economy and shape their local food supply chains which could increase availability of healthier foods for the population. By Jonathon Holmes
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NewsNHS England CEO hopefuls assessed for their ‘dark side traits’
More details of the interview process for the next NHS England chief executive have been uncovered, including the nature of the psychometric tests the three shortlisted candidates have undergone.
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CommentThe nation's love for the NHS is a blessing and a curse
We need to move spending and activity within our health system away from crisis provision and into communities, where health can be created, and not just managed, notes Jessica Studdert
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NewsDaily Insight: Please check your dark side at the door…
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in May 2021, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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News‘Scared’ patients left ‘unable to seek timely treatment’ by trust’s charging approach
A trust has apologised after an independent review found some of its patients were left feeling “uncomfortable, scared or unable to seek timely treatment” by its approach to charging for NHS treatment.
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NewsAmazon UK boss shortlisted for NHSE CEO job
The former boss of Amazon UK has been added to the shortlist of candidates for the next chief executive of NHS England, HSJ has confirmed.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Delta’s coming home
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.
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NewsNHSE accused of shifting ‘the entire pitch’ on elective care recovery funding
Local systems will need to carry out more planned procedures to receive cash from the elective recovery fund following NHS England and Improvement’s decision to increase the activity thresholds required.