All Health Service Journal articles in September 2020 – Page 6
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Population health modelling is essential in driving effective pandemic response
Population health modelling is helping us to assess the local effects on mental health of the pandemic - but strong national planning is needed to complement this, too, says Joe Rafferty
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No problem with staff getting covid tests, says NHS people chief
The NHS’s chief people officer has said staff are still getting the access to covid-19 tests they need, despite wider shortages.
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Exclusive: NHS planning 41pc increase in international recruitment
The NHS needs to significantly increase international recruitment amid concerns the pandemic has derailed progress on the government’s target to hire an additional 50,000 nurses, an internal presentation suggests.
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HSJ Partners
How Devon used its Virtual Voices panel to stay in touch with local people during lockdown
Citizens panels can help health and care partnerships to better understand residents’ experience and aspirations, by Dame Suzi Leather
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: Had enough of experts
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Stevens to speak at HSJ integrated care summit
NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens will speak about priorities for the NHS and integration at the upcoming HSJ integrated care virtual summit.
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Unions ‘alarmed’ over ‘lack of consultation’ on PHE abolition
Unions have told Matt Hancock they are ‘alarmed’ at the ‘lack of consultation’ in his plan to replace Public Health England with a new national body.
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Government tenders £785m testing contract
The Department of Health and Social Care will spend up to £785m on a new service to pack and deliver covid home test kits over the next two years, according to tender documents published today.
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Exclusive: Top leadership team at NHS Test and Trace includes just one clinician
The top leadership of NHS Test and Trace includes several senior figures brought in from retail, commerce and industry, but only one public health expert, a leaked structure document reveals.
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CQC’s infection control concerns at covid deaths trust revealed
A trust which accounted for one in eight covid deaths in hospital during part of the summer has been criticised by the Care Quality Commission for its infection control.
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HSJ Interactive
Leadership Q&A: Surrey Heartlands
The joint executive director for Adult Social Care and Integrated Commissioning is a key role both for the local authority and for health, says Surrey County Council’s chief executive Joanna Killian
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Cowper’s Cut: We need to talk about Test And Trace
In his piece, Andy Cowper elaborates on leaders’ attempts to avoid shortcomings of the TAT programme, contracts being awarded without accountability and the prime minister’s Moonshot operation.
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Single trust accounts for one in three covid hospital deaths
A third of those who died with diagnosed or suspected covid-19 in English hospitals did so at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care Foundation Trust in the seven days to 10 September.
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Sharp rise in kids with covid symptoms as schools reopen
The beginning of September has seen a sharp uptick in children presenting with potential covid-19 symptoms to NHS 111 and 999, just as schools reopened.
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: A challenge not to be sniffed at
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ Local
‘Witch hunt’ review at Hancock’s local hospital due in December
A review ordered by ministers into an alleged “witch hunt” by West Suffolk hospital bosses following the leak of confidential patient details is expected in December, sources familiar with the process have told HSJ.
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Regulators step in at struggling trust
NHS England and Improvement is “working closely” with a troubled ambulance trust, following new regulatory action being taken against it by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ Partners
Why remote monitoring should be the focus of digital innovation
This is paid-for content from our commercial partners. Find out more When it comes to digital innovation in primary care, video calls have become the hot topic. However, there is a huge segment of patients who would benefit from more advanced digital practices, such ...
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Weekly Catch-up: Private meetings, vanishing projections, screening scrutiny
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Veteran NHS leader to chair Isle of Man care provider
A long-standing NHS chief executive and national agency leader has been appointed chair of a new board responsible for delivering health and care on the Isle of Man.