All Health Service Journal articles in October 2020 – Page 9
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NewsTrust ‘could have avoided four never events’ if it had acted on alert
A trust which had four ‘never events’ where patients were connected to air rather than an oxygen supply could have avoided them if it had been more proactive when a national patient safety alert was sent out several years earlier, a report has found.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: When lessons go unlearned
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ InteractiveHow the apprenticeship levy can help support and develop NHS managers
The NHS is missing out on an estimated £170m a year of funding for staff training and development, because it does not make full use of the money available to it through the apprenticeship levy. But it need not be like that. An HSJ webinar looked at how organisations can ...
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NewsICSs should have ‘accountability’ for public health, says new national lead
Responsibility for some public health services should sit with ‘integrated care systems’ once they are given a statutory basis, says the new chief executive of NHS Clinical Commissioners.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Staring at the peak
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsSenior medics urge trusts to protect electives by boosting post-op care
Senior medics urge trusts to protect electives by boosting post-op careospitals are being urged to set up enhanced post-operative care services to free up critical care beds and protect electives in the face of a covid winter surge.
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NewsGPs given wearable ‘mood monitoring’ devices in wellbeing drive
Wearable devices will monitor the mood of all 70 staff at a large GP practice, in a trial aimed at improving employee health and wellbeing.
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HSJ InteractiveHow can the NHS use data to make informed decisions about where to go from here?
Data has become ever-more prominent during the covid pandemic. But ensuring easy access – and understanding what statistics can and cannot do – remains a challenge, as a recent HSJ webinar discussed
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HSJ InteractiveMind the gap
If leaders are to use data to understand the experience and outcomes of healthcare services, some notable gaps will need to be addressed
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HSJ InteractiveUsing data in the post-covid world
How the NHS can use data to better meet patient needs as it responds and recovers after covid