All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 178
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Expert Briefing
The Ward Round: Staffing The Nightingale
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, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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Data ‘black hole’ hampering covid-19 preparations, chiefs warn
A “black hole” of vital critical care data, which is being collected by NHS England but not widely distributed, is hampering trusts’ ability to prepare for the coronavirus outbreak, chiefs have warned.
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HSJ Partners
Pick the right platform for the future: Technology to fight covid-19
Alan Lowe, the chief executive of healthcare collaboration platform Visionable, argues that the pivot to digital that the NHS is making in the face of the coronavirus pandemic will support service transformation in the future; but only if the right tech choices are made
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Top teaching hospital suspends most cancer surgery
A large trust in the West Midlands has told patients it is suspending “a high proportion” of non-urgent cancer surgery, HSJ has learned.
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Cap lifted on staff testing amid growing outcry
Hospitals have been told they can test as many staff as possible after national leaders abandoned the cap they imposed last week.
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Covid-19 community hubs could become ‘lightning rods for contagion’, warns expert
New hubs for GPs to treat patients with covid-19 symptoms could become “lightning rods” for contagion, a primary care researcher has warned.
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GPs contacting patients about ‘do not resuscitate’ forms
GPs are having end of life conversations with their patients because of concerns over a lack of intensive care beds during the coronavirus crisis.
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Exclusive: Retail logistics firm put in charge of crisis-hit PPE deliveries
The firm Clipper Logistics will manage a new supply channel to deliver personal protective equipment to NHS trusts and community healthcare partners, HSJ can reveal.
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Covid-19 admissions predicted to rise by 1,000-a-day
Coronavirus hospital admissions are expected to remain at around roughly 1,000-a-day for the next two to three weeks before “stabilising”, according to the government’s chief scientific adviser.
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HSJ Local
Acute trust to close smaller A&E during covid-19 crisis
An acute trust in Lancashire will temporarily close one of its emergency departments, with staff sent to bolster the workforce at its main hospital during the covid-19 outbreak.
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New drive-through testing centre opens at Ikea
A covid-19 test centre for NHS workers has opened at Ikea’s Wembley store.
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‘I’m losing the will to live, god help us all’: despair of NHS procurement chief
Gowns for front-line staff were not included in the national pandemic stockpile of personal protective equipment, procurement chiefs have been told.
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Public health directors’ plea for 111 data to track coronavirus
Public health directors are urgently calling on NHS England to share detailed local coronavirus data collected by NHS 111 with councils.
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Trusts will still be monitored on A&E targets during covid-19 crisis
Trusts’ performance against waiting time targets will continue to be monitored, NHS England and Improvement has confirmed.
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Trusts told to test staff who are in quarantine
Acute trusts have been told to set aside 15 per cent of their daily coronavirus tests for NHS key workers who are quarantining at home with others.
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Covid-19 deaths by area: East of England fatalities growing faster than Italy
The growth of coronavirus deaths in the East of England continues to outstrip that seen in Italy, according to an exclusive HSJ analysis of NHS England data conducted today.
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Trusts advise widespread use of PPE as staff ‘refuse to see patients’
Several major hospital trusts are telling staff to use personal protective equipment in a wider set of areas than recommended by current national guidance, amid staff concern and reports of doctors refusing work without it.
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Stevens: NHS will introduce staff testing for coronavirus next week
Coronavirus testing for NHS frontline staff will be rolled out from this weekend and expanded next week, the government and Sir Simon Stevens announced.
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Tech suppliers selected for pandemic digital appointments
A group of digital health suppliers have been selected by NHS England to provide digital primary care consultations as part of the health sector’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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‘Immense concern’ over PPE continues despite assurances
NHS procurement chiefs have again called for urgent action to address continuing problems around the supply of personal protective equipment despite assurances from system leaders the issues were being resolved.