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NewsStaff still in ‘long recovery’ from covid, says Pritchard
The NHS workforce still has a “long recovery ahead” before it will be back to full “resilience” after covid, Amanda Pritchard told the public inquiry into the pandemic.
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NewsNational bodies ‘failed to help staff with rationing care during covid’
Covid inquiry research finds “room for improvement” for national bodies and regulators Staff report being unable to escalate patients due to bed and workforce shortages NHS England’s representative urges inquiry to consider potential harms from counterfactuals Six in ten healthcare professionals said they lacked support from national bodies ...
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CommentTackling health inequalities should be core business for trusts
A new NHS Providers’ guide for trusts provides a comprehensive framework for identifying, prioritising, and addressing health inequalities, write Christine Camacho and Rachael McKeown
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NewsNHSE imposes ‘return to office’ policy
Full-time NHS England staff will be required to work at least two days in the office from April, despite union concerns.
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NewsSurge in hip fractures could be sign of ‘post-covid deconditioning’
A rise in hip fractures last year could be a symptom of a wider increase in general physical deconditioning in older and vulnerable people following the pandemic, senior clinicians have warned.
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NewsRevealed: The targets the NHS no longer has to meet
NHS England has shelved priorities on long covid and diversity and inclusion – as well as a wide range of other areas – in its latest slimmed down operational planning guidance, HSJ analysis shows.
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CommentTo tackle long covid, enhance support to GPs
With an estimated 1.5 million people living with long covid in the UK, Louise Ansari calls for better support for GPs in recognising and managing the condition
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NewsStaff on prolonged leave with long covid could be dismissed, says NHSE
Staff on prolonged sick leave due to long covid could be dismissed if ‘redeployment is not an option’ and they are unable to fulfil their contract, new NHS England guidance says.
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NewsGPs told to resume routine care amid lack of demand for booster jabs
GP practices and primary care networks are being asked to resume routine services that were paused due to omicron and the booster vaccination drive.
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HSJ InteractiveHow can lessons from covid help build a more inclusive health and care system?
While covid has accelerated digital transformation, a panel of experts explored how lessons from this, coupled with the use of data, can be used to help tackle inequalities and drive care in a different way. Jennifer Trueland reports
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CommentCombating long covid will take a marathon effort
With over one million people thought to be suffering from long-term symptoms after a covid infection, the NHS needs funding for research into treatments and specialist staff so people with long covid can access the help they so desperately need, writes Sarah Woolnough, CEO of Asthma UK and the British ...
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Expert BriefingUnions guilty of a ‘moral failure’ in poor support for staff with long covid
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, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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HSJ InteractiveHow can the NHS manage the needs of covid patients in the longer term?
Continuing to meet the needs of covid patients while also addressing the backlogs that have built up in other areas of care will clearly be challenging. At a recent HSJ webinar, a panel of experts explored what we have already learnt about how best to manage covid and where the ...
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CommentThe fatalism of leaders turns blind eye to vulnerable lives
The fatalism of response and the slowness of decision making in dealing with the pandemic is largely based on the assumption that nothing can be done to make others safer. By Charlotte Augst
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NewsNHSE to appoint first national lead for ‘neglected’ service
NHS England is set to appoint its first director of rehabilitation care, who will oversee a small team dedicated to running these services.
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CommentWhat HIV care can teach us about treating long covid
To successfully rehabilitate long covid patients, we should learn from existing best practice in long-term conditions care such as HIV, writes Charlotte Augst
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NewsICSs asked for ‘fully staffed’ long covid plans by mid-July
NHS England has asked integrated care systems to develop ‘fully staffed’ long covid treatment plans in the next month, and is providing £70m to enable them to do so.
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NewsStevens: My successor must ‘speak out for what is right’
Sir Simon Stevens has advised his successor they should not ‘be afraid to stand up and speak out for what is right’.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: ‘No urgency, no plan’ for long covid
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 correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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News‘Catastrophic’ threat to cancer performance at England’s third largest hospital trust
Cancer services at a large hospital trust have been at ‘catastrophic’ risk of being overwhelmed, after two of its hospital sites had to suspend life-saving cancer surgeries in the last month due to covid-19.