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Daily InsightNational Voices Daily Insight: Striking a balance between central and local decisions
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: main hospital corridor turned into ‘makeshift ward’
The main corridor of an acute hospital has been closed to patients and staff and turned into a ‘makeshift ward’, in what sources describe as an ‘absolutely unprecedented’ situation.
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HSJ LocalLeadership review launched at ‘outstanding’ trust
The Care Quality Commission has launched a review of leadership at an “outstanding”-rated specialist trust, after receiving multiple concerns from whistleblowers.
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NewsCEOs and chairs blamed for care failings which led to death of over 40 babies
A series of chairs and chief executives at an acute trust were ‘wrong’ to believe the organisation was providing acceptable care over an 11-year period and should be held accountable for one of NHS’s largest maternity care scandals, an inquiry concluded today.
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NewsCQC lead hospital inspector quits for ICS role
The Care Quality Commission’s head of hospital inspection is leaving the watchdog next month to oversee quality of maternity services for an integrated care system, it has emerged.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Doing North Bristol here
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsEast Kent Hospitals accused of ‘cancer at the top of the organisation’ by governor
The former lead governor of East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust has resigned this morning, claiming there is “a cancer at the top of the organisation” and that its services won’t be safe until the government provides funding for critical estates work.
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HSJ InteractiveHelping the vulnerably housed get better care
Through their work for vulnerable communities, JustLife has become a leading organisation for researching, advocating for and working with people living in temporary accommodation.
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CommentEnsuring ICSs do not create a postcode lottery for care
There have been attempts to outline and clarify how engagement and partnerships between the voluntary sector and ICSs should happen. Sam Mountney brings to light how it can be a real challenge for people affected with neurological conditions to be heard.
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CommentHow taboo subjects are hindering effective care
Sarah Sleet addresses the stigma around ‘embarrassing’ symptoms and the tools required to combat the problem of delayed diagnosis.
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CommentThe NHS needs to rethink how it communicates
The failure to consider the needs of diverse groups of people badly impacts experience of care. Sarah Sweeney, Head of Policy at National Voices points out how the NHS needs to change the way it communicates with people regarding care
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NewsMackey fires warning at trusts delivering ‘inexplicably low’ activity levels
A group of struggling trusts that are delivering “inexplicably low” elective activity levels will face “consequences” if they do not meet revised trajectories, NHS England’s elective recovery adviser has warned.
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HSJ PartnersThe Plan for Digital Health and Social Care: The Livi take
The publication of the Plan for Digital Health and Social Care welcomingly outlined key digital transformation priorities in a single action plan.
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Daily InsightNational Voices Daily Insight: How should the NHS respond to the cost of living crisis?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News‘Mothballed beds’ must be brought back into service to boost elective activity says NHSE
NHS England has warned trusts that it is “essential” that elective procedures go ahead over winter, despite acknowledging hospital occupancy is running at an “all time high”.
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NewsExclusive: Urgent safety measure took three years to implement
A key national policy change recommended by the inquest which led to the East Kent maternity inquiry will not be implemented until next February – more than three years after it was called for by a coroner.
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News‘Urgent’ patients waiting up to 14 weeks to be seen
Epilepsy patients needing to be seen urgently are waiting up to 14 weeks – against guidance to see such patients within a fortnight – at a trust with a backlog of neurology referrals.
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NewsPublic do not support plans to prioritise patients based on ethnicity and deprivation
There is little public support for prioritising waiting lists based on factors such as ethnicity, deprivation or lifestyle habits, despite a growing number of trusts exploring such an approach, new research has found.
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NewsFormer trust CEO and medical director cleared over surgery scandal
A major trust’s former chief executive and medical director have been cleared, after being accused of failing to protect breast patients from a rogue surgeon.
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HSJ InteractiveEnsuring good health and well-being for deaf people
Supporting the deaf community in accessing healthcare and committed to removing the barriers that prevent equitable access and treatment, SignHealth, a passionate and caring deaf-led team, have been working with and campaigning for deaf people, many of whom use sign language, since 1986.