All Health Service Journal articles in September 2020
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CommentWithout colleges, the People Plan will have a hollow core
Michael Wood reflects on the opportunity that covid-19 may have created for the future of colleges and their role in retraining, reskilling and restoring workforce.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Can leopards change their spots?
Andy Cowper on how, and how much, health and care systems can really change
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HSJ LocalExecutives all white in city where 40pc of population is BAME
Every current executive director at the five NHS trusts in Birmingham is white, despite more than 40 per cent of the city’s population being from a black, Asian or ethnic minority background.
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NewsExclusive: NHSX to loosen grip over care record boundaries
Health systems will be given more control over developing shared patient records in their area, after an official review highlighted major barriers to progress, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Worst at diverse
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsExclusive: Major A&E shake-up plans to be rolled out in coming weeks
Pilots for a new urgent care model requiring walk-in patients to book slots in emergency departments are expected to be rolled out in at least one site in every health system in the coming weeks, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTroubled trust to share chair with neighbour
A small trust with severe quality and financial problems is to share a chair with its larger neighbour, it has announced.
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Expert BriefingRecovery watch: the NHS’ biggest restoration challenge
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The new Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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NewsCovid deaths soar in Manchester as government U-turns on restrictions
Covid hospital deaths in Greater Manchester are increasing sharply and now account for 40 per cent of the national total, an analysis by HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Not so fast, Mr Hancock…
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNational chiefs considering new cyber security ratings for trusts
NHS trusts could be given ratings for the quality of their cyber security under a project run by NHS Digital and the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalTwo paediatric EDs in region to close for the winter
Two of the five paediatric emergency departments in north central London are to close through the winter, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsPatients don’t feel safe in A&E, research finds
Visiting A&E or relatives is considered much riskier than attending hospital for other reasons, according to the first in-depth piece of research into the subject.
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NewsCovid hospital deaths disappear in a quarter of STPs
Hospitals in a quarter of the 43 sustainability and transformation partnership areas recorded zero deaths from covid-19 in the last month, the latest data has revealed.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: 13,000 more nurses, but for how long?
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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PodcastHSJ podcast: Five great ‘known unknowns’ facing the NHS this autumn
Autumn will bring pivotal funding decisions in the comprehensive spending review, while the NHS battles to “lock in” covid reforms, seek “near normal” capacity, and anticipate a surge in mental health demand. It must also brace itself for whatever coronavirus will bring next.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Preventing the next attack
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsExclusive: Commercial covid labs seek NHS support
The private sector component of England’s national covid testing regime is running short on capacity and has asked the NHS for help, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsExclusive: Plans for 150 new diagnostic hubs to cut rising waits
Plans for up to 150 new community diagnostic hubs to tackle the NHS’ ballooning diagnostic waiting lists are included in NHS England ‘blue print plans’ leaked to HSJ.