All Pathology articles – Page 4
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Trust chief joins covid-19 ‘test and trace’ top team
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Foundation Trust chief executive Sarah-Jane Marsh will lead the government’s ‘test and trace’ programme along with a council boss, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.
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NHSI chair to lead covid-19 test and trace programme
Dido Harding has been appointed chair of the government’s test and trace programme, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.
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Government counts mailouts to hit 100,000 testing target
The government changed the way it counts the number of covid-19 tests in order to hit its target of 100,000 tests per day by the end of April, HSJ can reveal.
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Network of army-operated mobile testing units launched
The government has launched a “network” of mobile coronavirus testing units to boost access to testing for essential workers and the most vulnerable in society.
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‘Disastrous results’ feared from covid-19 home tests
Experts have warned giving the public coronavirus antibody tests to be carried out at home could lead to “disastrous results”.
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HSJ Partners
Remote pathology resource for healthcare institutions affected by covid-19
Written by As the pandemic outbreak is causing significant limitations in the availability of human resources across pathology departments, Inspirata is putting in action its covid-19 preparedness plan, which will offer a much needed free remote pathology resource to all affected institutions. Cancer informatics ...
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Cap lifted on staff testing amid growing outcry
Hospitals have been told they can test as many staff as possible after national leaders abandoned the cap they imposed last week.
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Trusts concerned over long waits for covid-19 test results
Several NHS trusts have waited up to a week to find out if their patients have covid-19 after experiencing delays at local laboratories, HSJ has learned.
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Coronavirus deaths cluster appears in the West Midlands
A second coronavirus spike appears to be emerging in the West Midlands, with one of the region’s trusts now reporting nine deaths from the illness.
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NHS labs to test 8,000 more coronavirus cases a day
NHS laboratories must increase the number of samples they test for covid-19 from around 1,500 to 10,000 a day as the virus continues to spread, system leaders have announced.
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Royal college president-elect barred after alleged misconduct
A royal college president-elect has been removed from his position and barred from holding office at the organisation for three years following allegations of misconduct.
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Review of troubled service still not launched after 16 months
A royal college’s review of quality concerns at a pathology service — first approved in September 2018 — has yet to get underway, HSJ has been told.
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Preferred bidder announced for £2.25bn contract
An incumbent pathology provider looks set to lose its bid to retain a contract worth £2.25bn over 15 years.
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HSJ Local
Region rejects regulator’s efficiency proposal
Pathologists in the west of England are set to ditch national proposals to centralise their laboratories after describing the idea as worse than the present situation.
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Expert Briefing
A different problem
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: A clear path?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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Thirteen regions yet to agree pathology model
Thirteen out of 29 regions have yet to formally commit to new pathology models, the latest update has revealed, although senior chiefs have declared the major efficiency scheme remains on track.
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: On sovereignty south of the river
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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FT to enter regional pathology joint venture
An NHS foundation trust in north Yorkshire is participating in a pathology joint venture as part of a new networking approach.
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HSJ Interactive
Using networks to improve neurology services
Access to neurology advice from a national network of specialists helped reduce unnecessary referrals to East Suffolk and North Essex FT and potentially reduce waiting times. Claire Read reports