All Health Service Journal articles in June 2024
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News
Trust hope to declare infection outbreak over next week
A hospital trust which ordered a review of potential deaths and harm caused by a serious healthcare-acquired infection hopes to declare the outbreak over next week.
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News
Regulator defends interim chief over race discrimination concerns
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has insisted it is “confident in our due diligence process” after criticism of its new interim chief executive, for her links to a landmark NHS race discrimination case.
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HSJ Partners
Cross-pathway efforts are needed to optimise multi-modality treatment for non-small cell lung cancer
After decades with little progress, the treatment landscape for lung cancer has dramatically transformed. However, experts at a roundtable event highlighted that the NHS is struggling to keep up with such rapid progress, and changes across the pathway are urgently needed to optimise outcomes from multi-modality treatment.
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News
Exclusive: Price cut will extend long waits, NHSE warned
Private providers warned a move to cut the amount of funding they get for NHS procedures would “destabilise” eyecare and lead to longer waiting lists, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Partners
Getting to grips with the workforce conundrum: A practical approach
Boston Consulting Group discusses how an approach that prioritises the engagement of frontline staff, and that leverages three key elements – data transparency, leadership, and empowerment and accountability, can lead to real and sustained improvements in activity, outcomes and staff engagement.
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Daily Insight
HSJ Weekly Catch-up: Corridor caution, research rip-off and service sluggish
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Expert Briefing
Patient Safety Watch: Regulation support, staffing appeals, and leadership changes
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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News
Midwives call women in labour ‘Asian princesses’ amid ‘hostile’ environment fears
The NHS Race and Health Observatory has raised fundamental concerns about racism towards maternity patients after several cases have come to light in recent months, including midwives branding patients “Asian princesses”.
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Podcast
HSJ Podcast: What’s missing from the manifestos
This week we’re joined by Sally Gainsbury and Leonora Merry from the Nuffield Trust think tank, who help us join the dots on the key issues for the NHS in the election campaign.
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HSJ Partners
Could better screening reduce the slide in UK cancer outcomes?
Deloitte sheds light on the barriers faced by vulnerable populations, disparities in cancer screening, and strategies for equitable access.
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Daily Insight
Daily Insight: Not the new normal
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Trusts agree staff rebanding deal after year-long dispute
Two acute trusts have agreed to reband around 1,500 healthcare assistants – and to backdate pay for five years.
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Comment
The shameful state of children’s services can be rescued by Labour
Dame Clare Gerada, Dr Camilla Kingdon and Professor Sian Griffiths highlight the urgent need for robust reform to services for children and young people.
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News
Trust in legal dispute over multimillion pound procurement deal
An arrangement between a children’s hospital and a procurement service provider has been challenged in the High Court by a rival provider which claims the trust broke regulations when entering the deal.
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News
1,300 trust staff secure ‘special leave’ in lieu of covid bonus
Trust staff who were denied a £1,600 covid bonus will now receive extra holidays worth the same amount.
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HSJ Partners
Why you can’t build an EPR on sand
Establishing a robust foundation in EPRs is crucial for ensuring patient safety, efficient workflows, accurate reporting, and smooth healthcare delivery
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Leader
The NHS needs a strong CQC
With close to £200bn spent every year on English health and care, it seems ridiculous that some believe there is no need to judge whether that investment is producing the outcomes it should. It is only human to want your boss to ‘give you the money and leave you alone’ ...
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HSJ Partners
The NHS data challenge: how to unlock insights from a sea of data
The NHS collects a vast amount of data, a treasure trove with the potential to revolutionise healthcare delivery. Yet, many NHS leaders grapple with a frustrating truth: this data doesn’t always yield the potential insight held within.
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Daily Insight
Daily Insight: Not just any chair
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Exclusive: CQC admits it is failing to keep patients safe
The Care Quality Commission has admitted it is failing to keep patients ‘safe’ and is losing the confidence of ministers and the NHS, HSJ has discovered.