All Health Service Journal articles in September 2024 – Page 10
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NewsRevealed: The trusts struggling most with delayed discharge ‘interface’ problems
The trusts struggling most on the number of delayed discharges caused by so-called “interface issues” between acute and other care services – mostly negotiations over care packages – are revealed by a new dataset.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Not so joined up
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTrust to limit ‘non-essential’ CT scans as deficit rises
A Yorkshire acute trust is reviewing its use of diagnostic scans with a view to “limiting non-essential procedures” as it tries to bring down its deficit, according to internal messages sent to staff.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Show us the money
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Blast from the past
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsThree ICSs responsible for a quarter of very long diagnostic waits
Just three integrated care systems were responsible for nearly one in four 13-week waits for key diagnostic tests in recent months, HSJ analysis of official data has found.
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HSJ PartnersTackling youth health inequality with remote patient monitoring
Many of the long-term health conditions that affect adults’ lives are developed in childhood.1 Inequality is one of the biggest causes of these conditions. But just how serious is this issue, and what can be done to address it?
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CommentPatient choice: two decades on and in need of reform
Adam Sampson, chief executive of the Association of Optometrists, explains why we need to put systems and structures in place to underpin real choice for patients, while having a grown-up discussion about the role of private providers