All Health Service Journal articles in October 2021 – Page 4
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed how the NHS can support staff through peak demand, and develop a resilient workforce during times of stress
in association with On demand recording now available The NHS workforce is, understandably, tired. A year and a half of managing a multi-wave pandemic, and now confronting the backlog of care that built up during the crisis, have taken a toll. While there ...
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CommentCovid has given us the data blueprint for ‘programming’ population health
Data and analytics will provide the timely insights ICSs need if they are to take action and meet the new triple aim - improve outcomes, tackle inequalities and enhance productivity. By Joe Rafferty, Jim Hughes and Professor Iain Buchan
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Attacks on managers go beyond the boardroom
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, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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HSJ LocalICS fails in second attempt to appoint a chair
A troubled integrated care system has failed to appoint a chair for a second time.
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GPs who see less than 20pc of patients face-to-face barred from winter funding
GP practices recording less than 20 per cent of face-to-face GP appointments have been told this is “contrary to good clinical practice” and they will be barred from accessing a £250m winter fund.
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NewsDaily Insight: The train drain
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsSpecial measures trust appoints police and fire chief as new chair
A mental health trust that was placed into NHS England’s new ‘recovery support programme’ this summer has appointed a new chair.
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NewsLeaders appointed in four more ICSs
Four more chairs have been announced for the new ‘integrated care boards’, which are set to take on commissioning budgets for each health system from April.
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CommentWhat is integrated care meant to achieve and how will we know if it’s working?
Despite the growing mounds of national guidance and design frameworks being issued on integrated care, there is still a startling lack of clarity and agreement over what it is actually expected to achieve, and how we will know if the policy is working. By Siva Anandaciva
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HSJ PartnersWhy NHS staff wellbeing is key to caring for patients
This is paid-for content from our commercial partners. Find out more This article was authored by All.Can UK, a multi-stakeholder initiative involving patient groups and industry experts, and has been fully funded by the All.Can UK funding partners – Bristol Myers Squibb (primary sponsor) and ...
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News‘Trolley waits’ of 12 hours balloon to more than 5,000
Emergency departments reported more than 5,000 ‘trolley waits’ of at least 12 hours in September, the highest ever monthly total, and almost double the pre-covid record.
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NewsLeading trust chief announces retirement
One of the NHS’ most renowned chief executives is announcing her retirement this lunchtime, HSJ has learned.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Inequality kills: Why £2.3bn is not enough to rescue mental health
Health inequalities for those with a mental illness, learning disability or autism have existed for decades and the pandemic has made them even worse.
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NewsFormer private healthcare boss chosen to chair integrated care board
A former leader of King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust is one of three new integrated care board chairs who have been selected in the South East.
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NewsTrusts receive half of funding for ‘essential’ maternity improvements
Trusts have so far received just over half of the £102m they said was needed for ‘immediate and essential’ improvements in maternity services.
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NewsCQC criticises care scandal trust for 'unsafe staffing'
The trust at the centre of a maternity scandal does not have enough midwifery staff to keep women and babies safe, a Care Quality Commission inspection has revealed.
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CommentJulian Patterson: ‘We’ll need to learn to live with Javid’
Government scientists have admitted that health and social care secretary Sajid Javid could be a long-term problem that could return year after year like seasonal flu.
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CommentElective waits settle into steady deterioration
The temporary effects of the first covid shutdown have fed through, and waiting times are now on an upward trend.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Vax stats slated, ICS chair unfilled and training neglect feared
Your essential update on health for the week.