All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 144
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NewsMidlands moves to ‘super surge’ intensive care capacity
Hospitals in the Midlands are making a final expansion to their critical care capacity that would reach the limit of what they are able to provide.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: A city on the volcanic plateau
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsPandemic’s role blamed for trust’s 1,955 mixed-sex ward breaches
East Kent University Hospitals Foundation Trust reported 1,955 mixed sex accommodation breaches in November, the month before the new variant of the virus caused a huge increase in covid admissions across the county.
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NewsRevealed: The systems struggling with discharges on top of covid pressures
More than a fifth of all general and acute beds in England are occupied by patients staying two weeks or more, rising to almost a third in some regions.
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NewsCCG mergers will still go ahead in April, says NHS England
Clinical commissioning groups planning to merge in April can still do so, despite the demands the pandemic has placed on their systems, NHS England has said.
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HSJ PartnersProviding the right elective care capacity to reduce waiting times
Jean Challiner focuses on factors significant in increasing elective care capacity amidst pandemic surges
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NewsNorth West's vaccine supply cut by a third
The supply of covid vaccine to the North West region is set to be cut by around a third in February, seemingly due to national shortages and the need for other regions to catch up with vaccinating their priority groups.
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Target date for care home vaccinations missed
The NHS has missed its first deadline for giving an initial dose of vaccine to all older people’s care home residents and staff, and is now working to do so by the end of the month.
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NewsContract error leaves tech chiefs ‘scrabbling’ to fix struggling vaccination IT
Problems with a major vaccination IT system across England are occurring because the NHS greatly under-estimated the amount of data which would need to be processed, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHS England agrees to collect ethnicity data seven weeks after covid vaccinations began
NHS England has agreed to introduce the routine collection of ethnicity when people receive the covid-19 vaccine, seven weeks after vaccinations began and following growing concern.
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HSJ PartnersSpeaking up, listening up and following up are essential to saving lives
As the pandemic reaches crisis levels with no let-up for healthcare workers, it is vital that staff have the freedom to speak up about anything which gets in the way of them providing great care, writes Dr Henrietta Hughes
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NewsVaccination sites told not to rely on same day deliveries
Covid vaccination sites should not book patients relying on vaccine which is due to be delivered on the same day, and should not be bailed out by neighbours in this event, NHS England has warned.
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CommentNo 'one size fits all' for system working
Chris Hopson seeks answers to the most important questions related to system working
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NewsHigh-earning doctors could face ‘large and unexpected’ tax bills because of covid work
NHS doctors are at risk of being hit with “large and unexpected” pension tax bills due to changes to their work patterns during the pandemic, experts are warning.
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NewsRecord ethnicity of those getting covid vaccine to fight stigma, NHSE told
NHS England has been urged to introduce routine recording of race and ethnicity data when people are given their covid vaccination.
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NewsRevealed: Cancer operations down 800 in first two weeks of January
There were 800 fewer cancer surgeries in the first two weeks of January than usually take place during the period, according to provisional data seen by HSJ.
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NewsVax sites offered more staff to record jabs as IT system struggles with ‘exceptional demand’
Ongoing problems with a major IT system which tracks covid-19 vaccinations have forced NHS chiefs to fund more staff to ensure inoculations are accurately recorded, HSJ has learned.
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News‘Racialised patterns’ of occupational risk found for emergency clinicians during pandemic
NHS England has been urged to take further action after a new report highlighted the “racialised patterns” of occupational risk faced by emergency clinicians during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Comment
More ringfenced investment will be required to empower community services
Much of the welcome extra investment for the NHS during the pandemic has been targeted at other parts of the system, not making its way to community services. Daniel Reynolds and Miriam Deakin explain why the March Budget is an opportunity to support community services through targeted investment.
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NewsExclusive: Critically ill covid patients moved between hospitals in record numbers
The number of critically ill covid-19 patients being transferred between hospitals under pressure from the third wave of the pandemic is on course to hit a record high in January, HSJ can reveal.