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NewsTrust reviewing bed capacity after three patient deaths
A coroner has warned a trust in the West Midlands for the third time about bed shortages, after three patient deaths which he believes are linked.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Why trusts should think twice about big EPR deployments
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by senior correspondent Nicholas Carding. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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CommentHow to break the logjam preventing change
Charlotte Augst and Paul Corrigan explore the stark reality of the current healthcare challenges, dissecting policy failures, and proposing an approach to reshape patient-professional interactions for sustainable change in the NHS
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NewsEx-national director to lead ICS group
The former medical director of NHS Improvement – who now holds several local board roles – is to become chair of the national NHS Integrated Care System network.
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News‘Same day’ emergency care drops at 40 trusts, despite NHSE push
A third of acute trusts are doing proportionally less “same day emergency care” activity than a year ago, despite this being a key pillar of NHS England’s recovery plan, data suggests.
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HSJ PartnersTackling health inequalities in the elective care backlog
Martin Watts explains how a new insourcing model is helping to reduce long waits for disadvantaged patient groups with more complex conditions
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Out of the spotlight for now
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNHS England to issue ban on domestic flights
NHS England is set to ban staff from domestic air travel, even as internal data suggests the number of flights has increased over the last year.
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News‘Confident’ ICS released from ‘mandated support’
An integrated care system has been lifted out of the highest level of oversight by NHS England, after facing years of operational and financial challenges.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Trusts prepare for fight over maternity
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ PartnersTransforming neurodevelopmental care: Healios and the NHS unite to solve autism and ADHD challenges
Healios, a pioneer in neurodevelopmental care, transforms lives through innovation, tech-driven diagnostics and a collaborative approach towards mental health care
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NewsNorth West gets biggest share of emergency care fund
The government has announced 54 areas getting a share of a £40m fund to help with urgent and emergency care this winter, with the North West receiving nearly four times as much as a neighbouring region.
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HSJ Local‘Arms race’ between trusts led to ICS’s financial collapse, says CEO
A struggling health system has failed to collaborate on key issues due to a hangover from the ‘clinical arms race’ by its providers, a chief executive has said.
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CommentThe mythbuster: The real problems with the FDP are not its cost or threat to data security
The real issue with the Federated Data Platform is not its price tag or data security, but the magical expectation the NHS has for the programme, writes Steve Black
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NewsMinister: There’s systemic racism in the NHS
A health and social care minister privately said there was ‘systemic’ racism within the NHS and called for an investigation into it.
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CommentImproving patient experience needn’t cost the earth
Access to care continues to be the biggest concern reported by the public to Healthwatch. Still, William Pett, head of policy, Public Affairs and Research at Healthwatch England, argues that getting the small things right could make a big difference
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News‘Instrumental’ NHSE director departs
One of the architects of NHS England’s new commercial strategic framework is leaving the organisation this month.
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Nurses inflamed, leaders inundated and therapy inadequate
Your essential update on health for the week.
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HSJ LocalGoogle and ICS tech leaders in talks for first-of-kind patient data scheme
Tech staff in an integrated care system are in talks with tech giant Google – and has previously considered working with Apple – for a project aimed at giving patients easier access to their data.
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CommentHow to speak manager
If you want to go far in NHS management, don’t make the mistake of confusing plain English words with plain English, writes Julian Patterson