All Health Service Journal articles in October 2020 – Page 6
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News
Exclusive: 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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News
NHSX 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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HSJ Local
Leaked 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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Comment
It 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 Partners
Supporting 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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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: Wiser but not necessarily stronger
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert Briefing
The 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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News
Revealed: 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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News
Second 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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News
Rising 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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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: The testing tête-à-tête
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ Local
Midlands trust fights to ‘preserve’ elective work amid covid bed closures
Covid’s second surge has begun disrupting elective care at hospitals outside the north west, HSJ has learned.
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News
‘Babies are still being damaged’ Tory peer warns ‘evasive’ ministers
The government has been told it is ‘not sustainable’ to continue to delay its response to a major review on patient safety as ‘babies are still being damaged’.
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Comment
The benefits of international collaboration for the NHS during covid-19
An international effort to improve patient care through collaboration and the sharing of real-time experience and outcome data helped an NHS trust to stay ahead of the covid ‘curve’, notes Nina Janda
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: Bed constraints start to bite
HSJ’ s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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News
Urgent need for new law to free up NHS data sharing, says top official
There is an urgent need for new patient information sharing laws following the pandemic, NHS Digital’s boss told HSJ.
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News
Exclusive: NHS England at loggerheads with Test and Trace over staff testing
The introduction of weekly covid tests for NHS staff in ‘high risk areas’ will mean other groups missing out or waiting longer, well-placed sources have told HSJ.
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: Restoration reconsidered
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: ‘Covid critical’ Liverpool abandons its restoration
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.