All Health Service Journal articles in March 2024 – Page 3
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CommentDigitising patient flow is the key to releasing operational capacity
Mary Fleming, CEO, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals FT, writes about the digital solutions undertaken by the trust to tackle patient flow challenges, and thus enhance care, staff wellbeing, and operational efficiency
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Coming up with the wrong answer
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NewsTrust ‘not guilty’ after CQC prosecution
A mental health trust has been found not guilty of care failings relating to an inpatient’s death following a trial which concluded today, over charges brought by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsStaff shortages putting A&E crisis support target at risk
A national survey, seen by HSJ, has raised concerns about the “sustainability, quality and consistency” of mental health crisis support services in emergency departments.
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HSJ InteractiveSupporting NHS transformation through digital infrastructure
A panel of experts discussed how the NHS needs to get the digital infrastructure right before running advanced software projects
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News‘Urgent action’ needed to stop AI harm, says government review
“Action at the highest levels” is “urgently needed to anticipate potential harm” – including racial and other bias – from widespread use of AI in healthcare, a government review has warned.
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News‘Outstanding’ trust CEO leaving after 13 years
The chief executive of an “outstanding” rated community trust is to step down after 13 years in the role.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: The malfunctioning machines
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTrust’s treatment of Muslims heavily criticised by board director
A board director has publicly criticised his trust for its treatment of Muslim staff and patients.
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NewsTrusts underspend tech funding despite NHSE push
NHS England’s flagship tech budget to digitise hospitals will be underspent this year, prompting fresh concern about crucial transformation funding not reaching the frontline.
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NewsNew NHSE director to lead £1.5bn savings programme
NHS England has appointed a senior director to lead an “ambitious” £1.5bn efficiencies programme.
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CommentSustaining the, apparently, unsustainable
Anita Charlesworth and Malte Gerhold explore the impact of last week’s budget on the NHS.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Continuity risk’ to abortion services triggers national intervention
NHS England has told integrated care board leaders they must intervene over failures in abortion services in their patches amid “unprecedented demand” for such provision, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingCarbon Copy: Holding the weird and wonderful to account
The ideas, policies and challenges at the heart of the NHS goal for net zero emissions, from HSJ sustainability correspondent Zoe Tidman.
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NewsTrusts offered up to £4m to make last-ditch attempt on A&E target
NHS England has confirmed new financial incentives for trusts to deliver strong performance against the four-hour emergency target this month.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Tantalisingly beyond reach
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ PartnersThe secret to making virtual wards a success
Daan Dohmen explores why greater integration of virtual wards is needed and the benefits that improved education and guidance for patients throughout their entire journey can bring
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NewsTrust chiefs criticise ‘divisive’ capital ‘prizes’ for A&E performance
Trust CEOs and other health leaders have criticised NHS England’s move to offer trusts up to £4m capital in a last-ditch effort to meet the four hour emergency care target in March.
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News2,500 missing waiters push back ICS’s elective target
Two acute trusts in the same integrated care system have discovered nearly 2,500 “missing” elective waiters, meaning it has abandoned a local target for reducing 65-week waiters.
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CommentThere’s a fire in the neonatal unit! What are you going to do?
A simulation exercise at Leicester Royal Infirmary reveals vital lessons in managing neonatal unit evacuations during major incidents, emphasising the need for tailored training and inter-agency collaboration