All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 134
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CommentThe pandemic has broken the promise of universal healthcare
The promise of universal healthcare from the NHS has been broken, as it is not “coping” with covid-19, and will be hard to reinstate without being honest, writes Charlotte Augst
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NewsNHS England told to cancel ‘tone-deaf’ fines on elective performance
NHS England has been criticised for its ‘tone-deaf’ attempts to maintain financial incentives on elective care, even as the service deals with extreme pressures from coronavirus.
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NewsMilitary on standby as GPs told to vaccinate all care home residents by next week
GP surgeries have been told to make sure all care home residents have received their first covid-19 vaccine dose by the end of next week, with the military on standby to support the effort.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Not yet the worst week for ICU?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsPrivate sector ‘pushing back’ on NHS request to take more patients, says top trust
Private hospitals are ‘pushing back’ on requests from trusts to send them more NHS patients, following a change to the national contract with the independent sector, and amid high pressure from covid-19.
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NewsTwo hospitals ‘decanting’ to central London trust amid ‘extreme’ pressures
A pair of major London hospitals are decanting patients to central London sites as the region asks trusts to ‘super surge’ their critical care capacity, HSJ understands.
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NewsFacebook closes ‘empty hospitals’ video group
A Facebook group hosting videos of empty hospitals has been closed down by the social network.
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NewsNHSE orders further dilution of staffing ratios to help double ICU capacity
NHS England has told hospitals in the Midlands to further dilute their staffing ratios so critical care capacity can be doubled, HSJ has learned.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Why, according to Matt Hancock, vaccines are like Range Rovers
Andy Cowper on the latest developments with regards to the coronavirus vaccine
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Medical leaders seek to ‘shame’ private hospitals and their staff into supporting NHS
NHS England and senior clinical leaders in London are ‘profoundly uncomfortable’ that some routine elective care is continuing in private hospitals, while the NHS faces ‘unthinkable’ pressures from coronavirus.
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CommentEmpowering patients with covid oximetry
Covid oximetry@home enables patients to recognise early deterioration at home and thus boost outcomes but it will entail regular cross-sector cooperation, writes Dr Matthew Inada-Kim
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NewsStevens condemns videoing of ‘empty’ hospitals
NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens has launched a blistering attack on people who post videos of ‘empty’ hospitals online claiming they show the NHS is not under pressure from covid.
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NewsUpdated: Hospital declared it may ‘refuse critical care’ as ‘overwhelmed’ by covid
A hospital in the South East today declared a level of critical care alert meaning that it may be forced into ‘refusal or withdrawal of critical care due to resource limitation’ because it has been ‘overwhelmed’ — but later claimed it was an ”administrative error”.
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NewsExclusive: Region could run out of critical care beds in two weeks
Hospitals in the Midlands could exceed their maximum number of critical care beds in just two weeks, data leaked to HSJ indicates.
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NewsAll trusts to start vaccinating staff from Monday
All English trusts will be established as vaccine ‘hospital hubs’ by next Monday and will be responsible for vaccinating frontline health and social care staff against coronavirus.
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NewsExclusive: London will be overwhelmed by covid in a fortnight says leaked NHS England briefing
London’s hospitals are less than two weeks from being overwhelmed by covid even under the ‘best’ case scenario, according to an official briefing given to the capital’s most senior doctors this afternoon.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: An NHS overwhelmed by covid
The HSJ team dissect what has been happening in a week of ever-climbing covid cases in hospital.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: New surge could see covid bed occupancy at 60pc
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsTrust chief made a dame as NHS staff dominate new year’s honours
Hospital chief executives and senior NHS workers were among those included in the New Year’s Honours list.
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NewsCovid vaccination rate falls during Christmas week
The average number of covid vaccinations delivered daily over the Christmas week dropped by almost 3,000, with the proportion given to over 80s also falling, new data has revealed.