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NewsInfluential figures call for ‘single UEC service’ for NHS
The NHS should create a “single 24/7 service” for urgent and emergency care to address what is currently a “fragmented and disjointed” system, six expert groups have said.
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NewsExclusive: Expert review concludes NHS ‘got winter it prepared for’
A new plan authored by six leading expert groups and shared exclusively with HSJ has concluded the NHS “got the winter it prepared for” and warned poor standards of urgent and emergency care has been “normalised and accepted”.
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NewsLate delivery of equipment linked to patient’s death
The late supply of defective equipment used by care staff to reduce harm from a pressure ulcer contributed to the death of a vulnerable patient, a coroner has concluded.
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NewsNHSE’s leadership standards ‘wordy and woolly’
The new framework which is meant to set national standards for NHS leaders has been criticised as “too wordy” and “woolly”.
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HSJ PartnersHard to swallow: The critical issue of time critical medication
It might seem patently self-evident, but time critical medication needs to be taken on time. Yet, the reality is that, all too often, it isn’t – and the consequences can be fatal.
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CommentI’ve seen the future: It’s Bognor Regis
Paul Farmer highlights the critical role of the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector in improving health, preventing hospital admissions, and saving costs, urging increased investment to address current and future challenges
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NewsExclusive: Death risk doubles for long A&E waits
Patients who spent more than 12 hours in A&E were twice as likely to die within 30 days as those treated, transferred or discharged within two hours, a landmark study shared with HSJ reveals.
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NewsReform delayed by Treasury could have stopped Letby, says Hunt
A patient safety reform whose introduction was delayed due to concerns about cost and staffing in the Treasury and NHS could have detected Lucy Letby’s murders earlier, Jeremy Hunt has suggested.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: The emotional labour of the work
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.
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NewsTrust faces legal action after admin and IT failures cause ‘severe harm’
Fourteen patients suffered severe harm and 20 moderate harm after they were “lost to follow-up” by a hospital trust, it has admitted.
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CommentThe NHS must take back control of its data
Robust data infrastructure and language AI could transform the NHS, addressing the challenges of unstructured data and the critical need for ethical, transparent data governance in healthcare, writes Dr Joe Zhang, head of data science at the Artificial Intelligence Centre for Value-Based Healthcare
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NewsExclusive: Hundreds of mothers diverted while in labour
Nearly 1,000 women were diverted to other NHS trusts or units while in labour within a six-month period this year, HSJ can reveal.
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News‘Aggressive marketing’ fuels surge in patients seeking private referrals from GPs
Growing numbers of patients are requesting NHS-funded referrals to private providers “operating outside of agreed guidelines”, fuelled by long waiting lists and “aggressive direct marketing tactics”, GPs have warned.
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NewsNHS ‘ignores staff, patients and families’, says minister
Health minister Gillian Merron has declared many patients have a poor experience of NHS care as a result of a “culture that has ignored the voice of staff [and] of patients and families for too long”.
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HSJ InteractiveWhat can a broader perspective on NHS data teach us about patient safety?
When somebody enters a hospital, they assume they are in the right place to get better. However, studies show too many patients come to harm in a healthcare setting.
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NewsStreeting ‘shocked’ by his lack of ‘oversight’ of social care
Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has said he is “shocked” by his lack of oversight of adult social care and said he is “determined to improve this” in a call with local leaders this morning.
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NewsLetby trust CEO ‘was fit and proper’, claims chair
The former chair of the Countess of Chester Hospital said its then chief executive did not meet the threshold for failing a “fit and proper person” test, despite criticism of his treatment of paediatricians and their concerns about Lucy Letby.
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NewsLetby trust director regrets not telling police sooner
A medical director at the trust where Lucy Letby worked has admitted “we got things wrong” and regrets not informing the police sooner, an inquiry has been told.
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CommentThe NHS is drowning in recommendations
Overloaded with duplicative recommendations, the healthcare system must prioritise impactful actions, improve collaboration, and ensure meaningful implementation to enhance patient safety and restore public trust, writes Rosie Benneyworth.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Directors on the stand over Letby’s murders
This week, the podcast looks at accountability in the NHS and the Thirlwall Inquiry.