All National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) articles – Page 4
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NewsHSJ100: Exclusions
Based on the results of the last 15 years, we have drawn up an exclusion list of leaders who were certain to be part of our list, allowing a deeper dive beyond them
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HSJ PartnersValuing young lives
In a four-part series, Bluebirdbio is exploring how the NHS can embrace the power of gene therapy as a treatment for rare diseases in the UK, including some of the systemic changes that will be needed. In this third column, David Taylor, emeritus professor of Pharmaceutical and Public Health Policy ...
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HSJ PartnersImproving mental health with digital CBT: bridging the treatment gap for insomnia
In its efforts to address insomnia and improve mental health, the NHS is grappling with long-standing challenges that leave millions every year without access to therapy. Sleepio’s digital CBT for insomnia offers an intervention that is safe, effective, and scalable – and now proven to offer multimillion pound cost reductions ...
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NewsBlanket isolation rule for tests and ops scrapped
A blanket requirement for adults to self-isolate for 14 days before planned tests and treatment has been scrapped under updated coronavirus guidelines.
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NewsRevealed: New restrictions on tests as long waits mount
A new tranche of commissioning restrictions have been proposed to ease pressure on diagnostic teams and move more treatments to primary care settings.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Time to unmute the patient voice
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by integration senior correspondent, Sharon Brennan
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News‘Insufficient’ national response to deaths review programme, report finds
The latest annual report into the deaths of people with learning disabilities has criticised the “insufficient” national response to past recommendations and called for “urgent” policy changes.
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HSJ LocalCoroner orders closer working between five trusts after prisoner’s death
Five NHS trusts in the South West have been ordered to make immediate improvements after the death of a 20-year-old prisoner who needed healthcare.
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CommentA national urgent care planning service could be covid’s silver lining
Professor Julia Riley proposes a patient-focused strategy for care homes that would help implement a national digital advance care planning policy where advance care plans of patients are shared across all urgent care services.
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HSJ PartnersDigital solution to help expectant mothers manage diabetes
GDm-Health remote monitoring system helps ensure the highest standards of care for pregnant women in the times of the covid-19 pandemic
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NewsSome maternity inspections suspended to ‘minimise impact on trusts’
Routine investigations into maternity incidents involving babies treated for oxygen deprivation at birth, but with no apparent brain injuries, have been suspended.
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NewsLearning disabilities patients told they may be ‘too frail’ for mechanical ventilation if they get covid-19
People with learning disabilities have been told by GP surgeries they are unlikely to be prioritised for hospital care if they contract covid-19, because they could be too “frail”.
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NewsUrgent covid-19 treatment guidance to be published imminently
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is to publish rapid guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of covid-19.
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HSJ InteractiveTreating epileptic children with a ketogenic diet
An HSJ and Nutricia immersive feature explores the potential of ketogenic diets in reducing seizures in epileptic children
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NewsData ‘not sophisticated enough’ to identify all those at high risk from covid-19
Trusts and GPs are being asked to help identify patients at high risk from coronavirus because the NHS’ central data sets are “not sophisticated enough” to track all vulnerable groups, NHS England has said.
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HSJ InteractiveTackling the £1.5bn a year cost of chronic kidney disease
Modality Partnership’s project with Healthy.io and inhealthcare won the 2019 HSJ Award for primary care innovation. Jennifer Trueland finds out more about how home-based albumin screening is a cost-effective way to increase uptake and improve early detection
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NewsNICE finds new chief to replace retiring founder
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s deputy chief executive will replace founding CEO Sir Andrew Dillon, after he steps down this month.
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HSJ LocalDirector makes cash plea over ‘inequitable’ service
A director of maternity services at a financially struggling trust have issued a plea to their board for investment amid reports their department is losing patients and staff due to inequitable service provision.
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NewsFT’s leaders unaware of staff’s ‘high-risk’ practices, warns regulator
Leaders at a mental health trust have been criticised for being too “removed” from front line issues, which meant they were not alerted to “high-risk” restraint practices being used by staff.
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NewsKey NHS England ambition missed for seriously ill patients
A key ambition for the treatment of seriously ill mental health patients has been missed, with some parts of the country falling short by a large margin.