All Health Service Journal articles in October 2020 – Page 4
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NewsRising covid absences will have ‘significant impact’ on NHS recovery
Increasing staff absence due to covid-19 will have a ‘significant impact’ on the ability of the NHS to deliver critical care services and routine operations, leading intensive care doctors have said.
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NewsSecond covid wave will be ‘10 times harder’ for the NHS, says CEO
The second wave of the covid pandemic will be ‘10 times harder’ for the NHS, and will require a step-change in the service’s use of technology, according to the chief executive of a trust group in the Midlands.
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NewsRevealed: Thirty-five areas go backwards on key cancer target
Dozens of local commissioning areas have gone backwards on a key cancer metric over the last five years, an analysis of national data reveals.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Nursing the Nightingales
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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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Wiser but not necessarily stronger
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ PartnersSupporting effective communication between clinicians
Efficient communication between clinicians has long been a challenge. With new digital solutions, and changes driven by covid, could that finally be changing?
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CommentIt is policy not demographics that drives NHS funding choices
One of the big short-term decisions with very long-term consequences is the capital allocation for the NHS in this autumn’s spending review and prioritising backlog of elective care, writes Anita Charlesworth
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HSJ LocalLeaked emails raise flag on ‘extremely concerning’ bed shortage
‘Systemic’ problems within mental health services in Birmingham have caused the number of people waiting for an inpatient bed to reach ‘extremely concerning’ levels, according to documents leaked to HSJ.
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NewsNHSX chief: Regions to get central funding for shared care records
Central funding will be available to help health economies develop shared care records by next September, according to NHSX chief executive Matthew Gould.
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NewsExclusive: Hospital covid mortality falls sharply during second wave
The proportion of covid positive patients who die after being admitted to hospitals has fallen dramatically between the first and second waves of the pandemic, exclusive HSJ analysis has discovered.
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NewsMental health nurses can reduce A&E trips, new study finds
Sending a mental health nurse and a paramedic to people in mental distress has dramatically reduced the number taken to A&E in a pilot scheme.
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NewsNHS seeks £10bn covid deal with private hospitals
Private providers have been asked to apply to a new procurement framework worth up to £10bn, from which NHS organisations will purchase additional capacity for up to four years.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: The NHS was not prepared for covid’s second wave
As covid wave two crashes on to the North of England, HSJ Health Check discusses the last minute scrambles in the NHS to deal with admissions, try to protect elective care, and provide mass testing for staff.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: How will the second wave be different?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsWards rated ‘inadequate’ treble in a year
Inspectors are finding more evidence of poor care in inpatient wards for people with a learning disability or autism, with the proportion of these services rated as ‘inadequate’ more than tripling in a year.
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HSJ PartnersNot ‘just another winter’: how leaders will build back better
Danny Silk, consulting manager at Carnall Farrar, explains how health and care leaders are shifting their approach to balance winter pressures, covid-19 waves and elective activity.
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HSJ InteractiveWhat the future of outpatient care should look like
Against the backdrop of a greater need than ever before to avoid patients visiting hospital unnecessarily, an HSJ webinar discussed what the future of outpatient care should look like. The event brought together Toby Hillman, consultant in respiratory and general medicine at University College Hospitals Foundation Trust and specialist advisor ...
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NewsRevealed: The private hospitals handed the largest covid-19 contracts
Circle Health and Spire Healthcare were handed the largest contracts to provide extra staff and capacity to the NHS at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
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HSJ InteractiveHow can the NHS use data to make informed decisions about where to go from here?
Natalie Banner, lead for the Understanding Patient Data initiative hosted at Wellcome, and Josh Keith, senior fellow at The Health Foundation, were both on the panel for an HSJ webinar.
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NewsTrusts dismissive of ‘unsuitable’ Nightingales
Senior leaders have expressed concern that Nightingale hospitals in the North of England will not be suitable for patients during the covid-19 second wave, despite their remobilisation.