All NHS Improvement articles – Page 23
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Bed expansion as leaders fret over winter
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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News
Referrals for treatment fell by nearly two thirds during covid
Referrals for treatment have dropped by almost two thirds year-on-year despite efforts made by the NHS to plug the gap during covid, new figures have shown.
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Comment
Elective waits topped 34 weeks in May
An enormous and invisible backlog is building up during covid, as referrals are delayed. By Rob Findlay
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News
Go on holiday, says NHS England
NHS England and NHS Improvement have taken the highly unusual step of reminding local leaders of the need for staff to take holidays, despite the pressures of the covid-19 pandemic.
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: NHS failing to carry out basic checks on vulnerable
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Contact me in confidence.
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News
Stevens: NHS must gear up for huge vaccination programmes
The health service needs to prepare for its largest-ever flu immunisation season, and potentially to run a covid-19 vaccination programme in the autumn/winter, Sir Simon Stevens has said.
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News
Revealed: £350m for first three months of Nightingale hospitals
Nearly £350m was earmarked by NHS England/Improvement for spending on England’s Nightingale hospitals, according to newly published contracts.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: Legislation back on the table
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
‘Urgent’ reviews launched by NHSE as death rates double
NHS England and NHS Improvement have ordered urgent reviews into the deaths of people with a learning disability and autism during the pandemic, HSJ has learned.
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News
Webinar: How ICSs can harness the power of tech
Making use of digital technology will offer huge benefits to integrated care systems – but how can they ensure they realise these? That was the question answered in a free HSJ webinar.
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News
Exclusive: Almost half ICS leaders want full legal powers
Nearly half of ICS and STP leaders now want systems to become “statutory integrated authorities”, while the vast majority want regulation to be rolled back, according to new poll results shared with HSJ.
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News
Trusts could get public kite mark for race equality, says NHSE
A new “race equality mark” which would be given to trusts demonstrating they are furthering the careers of ethnic minority staff is being contemplated by NHS England officials.
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News
Doing away with disjointed care
Devolution is urgently required so that regional clinical teams can respond with agility to the needs of individuals and places, writes Ian Smith.
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News
Trusts ordered to publish progress on BAME covid assessments
Local NHS leaders have been ordered to complete risk assessments for all staff who are at risk of covid-19 within the next month, amid concern some are not acting fast enough.
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HSJ Interactive
As the first covid-19 peak ends, elective care demand and capacity modelling must take a new form
Amid an array of new complications, historic models for elective care will need to be reimagined and patient safety remain a guiding principle, argues Karina Malhotra
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News
Restoration delayed as trusts wait for covid cash
There is growing frustration from local leaders over delays in accessing covid-19 capital funds — despite government assurances the NHS would get “whatever it needs”.
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Expert Briefing
The Ward Round: The domino effect
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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HSJ Interactive
Discrimination and inequality cost lives – it’s time to replace virtue signalling with action
Ifti Majid and Danielle Oum explain why clarity of vision is vital as we strive for a healthcare system where ethnicity becomes irrelevant to patient experience and outcomes, as well as staff experience and career prospects
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: Watch out for that trend
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Contact me in confidence.
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News
Incoming HEE chief: ‘White leaders under pressure’ to prove black lives matter
The NHS must directly confront the issue of “white privilege”, take responsibility for the fact that some from a minority ethnic background believe the service contains “racist” organisations, and stop looking for reasons not to tackle discrimination, leading NHS figures have told HSJ.